What are some great picnic ideas?!
What are some great picnic ideas?
Answers:
Spur of the moment or carefully planned, a memorable picnic requires simple ingredients: sunshine, good company, and a cooler full of your favorite foods.
Picnic Basket Essentials
Stash a basket or backpack filled with the basics in a hall closet or car trunk, and keep reusable gel packs in the freezer. That way you'll be ready to picnic at a moment's notice.
Blanket, ground cloth or tablecloth
Cooler
Serving utensils, bottle opener/corkscrew
Moist towelettes or hand sanitizer
Forks, spoons, knives, cups, plates, napkins
Paper towels and trash bags for clean-up
First aid kit: include bug spray, sunscreen, bandages
Planning the Menu in Four Easy Steps
1. Keep things simple by limiting beverages to one or two choices (iced tea, lemonade.) Bring along vodka or a mixer for adults to add to beverages.
2. Make up one or two side salads. Go with old favorites or try salads that add a few fun flavor twists to the traditional recipe.
3. Include at least one main dish salad with meat or fish. Or offer a meat dish (cold fried chicken, luncheon meats) on the side instead.
4. Make low-fuss one-dish desserts. Even when they call themselves salads, these offerings can satisfy any sweet tooth.
PICNIC RECIPES:
TEA PUNCH
INGREDIENTS
1 cup white sugar
1 cup strong brewed black tea
4 cups orange juice
4 cups pineapple juice
4 cups prepared lemonade
1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled
DIRECTIONS
In a pitcher, combine sugar and tea. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in orange juice, pineapple juice and lemonade. Chill in refrigerator for 4 hours.
Just before serving, pour chilled juice mixture into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale.
TEXAS COLESLAW
INGREDIENTS
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 medium head green cabbage, rinsed and very thinly sliced
1 large carrot, shredded
2 green onions, sliced
2 radishes, sliced
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lime juice, cumin, salt and pepper. Add the cabbage, carrot, green onions and radishes and stir until well-combined. Chill at least an hour before serving.
OVEN FRIED CHICKEN
INGREDIENTS
12 chicken thighs
3 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 cup vegetable oil
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place flour in a shallow plate or bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Put the bread crumbs in another shallow plate or bowl and beat the eggs in another bowl.
Dredge the chicken piece by piece in the flour, then the egg, then the bread crumbs, until all pieces are coated. Pour the oil into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Add the chicken to the dish and sprinkle with paprika to taste. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then turn pieces over and bake for another 30 minutes. Remove from oven and drain on paper towels. Enjoy!
WATERGATE SALAD
INGREDIENTS
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, mix together pudding mix, pineapple with juice, marshmallows, and nuts. Fold in whipped topping. Chill.
hope I made your picnic more memorable!!