Any ideas for picnic food??

Anne_Marie_2

What about making a quiche or two (for freezing). You can cut into portions before you freeze, so if you don't need a whole one, you can save the rest for another day. Use whatever you have to hand for a filling.

Butterfly_Brain

Plenty ofdrinks are a must, and are so expensive to buy when you are out, so take whatever you like, plus extra bottles of cold water if it is hot. I used to put the bottles in the freezer for an hour before we left then popped them in the cool box and they helped to keep all the other goodies cool even though I had a couple of freezer packs in there.
Food wise I don't make sandwiches because they go stale very quickly or soggy depending on the filling. Nor do I put in cheese because it can go rubbery very quickly in a hot car.
I would go for finger foods such as:
cheese straws
cooked chicken thighs and drumsticks in a coating or without.
cocktail sausages
home made pasties of any kind
fritatta
quiche
boiled eggs
slices of ham, corned beef, chicken etc again whatever your preference
lettuce, toms, chunks of cucumber
a packet of wraps
a packet of 26p golden vegetable rice cooked up and put in a tub.
tuna pasta salad
some cakes, biscuits/cookies or fruit.
Plenty of baby wipes

chirpychick

thank you so much thats such a big help

mandi

Now that summers finally arrived I'm planning a picnic by the river
this week :j

Rather than the usual, crisps, sandwiches and sausage rolls, I would like to do something a little more exciting, but stuck for ideas .

So Old Stylers can you help me out please .:)


My budget is around ten pounds for two adults .

cutestkids

Pate with oatcakes or nice crusty bread
Nice cheese
Strawberries
Grapes
Individual quiche

lizziebabe

HM couscous or bulgar wheat salad. HM potato salad, pasta salad, tomato and mozarella salad. Some of the supermarkets have deals on picnic items, or go to Lidl.

Have a lovely picnic.:)

mum2one

that sounds lovely, - what about a nice round loaf, take out the centre (wizz breadcrumbs for the freezer for use again), fill the inside of the loaf with fillings wrap in clingflim, plate on top compresses - cut into slice.

x

scaredy_cat

chilli pasties, curry pasties, cheese and bacon turnovers, honey mustard pasta.

mandi

Wow! thanks everyone some great ideas :j

Thanks again .

mum2one

scaredy_cat wrote: »

chilli pasties, curry pasties, cheese and bacon turnovers, honey mustard pasta.

I could just eat a cheese and bacon turnover...... think it may become a picnic for the op, guest and a few mse'ers hitching along for the nice food! x