A group of my friends and I are having a picnic this Friday and I want to go overboard. We are going to a local brewery that has a beautiful patio/lawn overlooking a lake. They encourage you to bring in your own food and non-alcoholic drinks. (They only sell beer) It's going to be six adults and three kids.
What is part of a perfect picnic for you? What are your favorite foods to bring? Any other general picnic tips?
honeydew / 7811 posts
Well if you're going overboard I'd love a fancy cheese and fruit platter! 
And some kind of delicious, hand held dessert, like mini brownies!
Picnic foods to me are things like pasta salad, sandwiches, fresh fruit, etc.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
cheese, crackers, fruit, sandwiches @cmomma17: mmmm brownies
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
For me, it would be a really well curated charcuterie with artisinal cheeses and jam, fresh fruit, baguettes and a killer dessert, like a lemon tart. Ohhhhh, salivating.
pear / 1998 posts
Good ideas! I want to make a red and white checked blanket to bring, but I doubt I'll have time.
coconut / 8854 posts
@TemperanceBrennan: You could totally make a blanket!! Just make them biiiiig pieces! That way there is less sewing!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
@MrsBrewer: haha! Brilliant idea!! Biiiiig pieces
I second a desserts in those lil parfait looking cups. So darn cute and fancy looking.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I agree with PP, cheese/meat/crackers, fresh fruit, pasta salad, baguette with a dill spread and topped with cucumbers, and dessert my vote is a fruit tart or mini brownies!
coconut / 8854 posts
@Alivoo01: I'm talking like.....2? hahahaha maaaaaaybe 4, but that's pushing it! 
pomelo / 5220 posts
mm yes, lots of cheese and crackers, salami, fruit and proscutto plus chicken salad sandwiches on croissants maybe? I also think of pasta salad, potato salad, etc. Sounds so fun, enjoy!
grapefruit / 4903 posts
My picnic standards are caprese kabobs (short skewers of mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes and basil leaves), fruit salsa and cinnamon chips (a variety of chopped fruit and a tablespoon of sugar to bring out juices, baked tortillas with butter/cinnamon sugar), grain salads and cookies.
pear / 1998 posts
@MrsBrewer: I think I'm stopping by the fabric store and seeing what they have!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
@TemperanceBrennan: You can do big bandanas, to save yourself some time with cutting and piecing. I have a 9 square bandana quilt I made years ago, super fast to put together.
grapefruit / 4649 posts
Hand pies are especially awesome for picnics! There are some awesome ideas here, I think I need to plan a picnic for this weekend! Pasta salad is always a go to for me.
clementine / 806 posts
I used to do huge picnic spreads. My go to was to buy a large round loaf of bread, cut the top off, rip out the inside bread and then fill it with basil, fresh mozzarella, cold cuts, more cheese, olives, more basil, and then place the top back on once the layers were filled to the top and then wrap it in aluminum foil and pressed down with a heavy sauce pan in the fridge. That way all the flavors meld together and it makes cutting it easier. Then the day of you cut it into wedges. it's a gorgeous presentation.
pomegranate / 3393 posts
Watermelon, grapes, baguette, potato or pasta salad and/or coleslaw, cheese or a savory spread, chips, pie, sandwiches, olives, red checkered tablecloth/picnic basket, lemonade!
eggplant / 11824 posts
Cold fried chicken, potato or pasta salad, cheese/salami/nuts/olives platter with good, crusty bread.
pear / 1998 posts
@yoursilverlining: Martha Stewart suggested cold fried chicken on her site too, and I've never heard of it as a picnic food before. Sounds tasty though.
I love the suggestion of nuts. I would not have thought of that!
papaya / 10570 posts
@TemperanceBrennan: The first thing I was going to say is a red and white checkered blanket!!!! You also need a basket to put everything in!
Well, I know a lot about this kind of thing, being English and all!
- Scones, clotted cream and jam
- Strawberries
- Cucumber sandwiches, crustless of course, cut into triangle quarters (to eat daintily!)
- A flask of tea! (to serve in china cups and saucers)
- Teddy bears (for Teddy Bear's picnic)
I just asked DH what he associates with a traditional English picnic and he said "wasps and disappointment".
pear / 1998 posts
@Cherrybee: Your husband's comment made me lol 
and I love your list.
It's funny you recommended a basket because I was browsing online trying to find something cheap. I looked at Target (do you have them in England?) and found one I liked, but then I looked at the price. It was $349.99!!!
grapefruit / 4903 posts
@TemperanceBrennan: our basket is by Picnic at Ascot. It wouldn't be helpful for this weekend, but if you want one for the longterm, they're on One Kings Lane pretty regularly at this time of year.
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