Picnic at the park, help?!
Picnic at the park, help?
Me and my boyfriend are going to go to the park saterday at three , with his new puppy , called buddy, I'm taking gaderade, and chips, and macorrie saled, what else can I bring?It's going to be a big picnic
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Great idea, I did that a week ago. bring some blankets to sit on, maybe a little stereo to listen to some favorite music on. maybe a frisbee or something to play with. if he is bringing the food, maybe you could bring the dessert? KFC always has some good food, mac n cheese and mashed potatoes.. some chicken snackers are good and cheap too. hope you have fun!
how about sandwhiches or fried chicken?
sounds like fun
you could bring something to drink like juice and water
sandwiches, fruits or something with chocolate for dessert
if you like chili dogs, you can make them before you go. first, cook all your items {hot dogs, chili, or whatever}. then let it cool. make up your dog like you want, ex. bun w/mustard, hot dog, topped w/chili, cheese, couple of jalepenos, etc. then wrap in heavy duty aluminum foil. it makes for a great meal w/o having to take a lot of things w/you. have fun!!
ps, i like mine after they have been in the fridge.
You can bring sandwiches (egg, tuna, cheese, ham), pie, coleslaw, mash potatoes.
have you got time to cook? If you have it...
Torta di verdure - Assorted vegetable pie -
450 g (1 lb) fresh vegetables
2 tablespoons dried chives
2 teaspoons dried marjoram
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 eggs
8 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
230 g (8 oz) puff pastry
100 g (3 1/2 oz) scamorza cheese, cubed
150 ml (5 fl oz - 1/2 C) light cream
Salt
Pepper, if you like
Preparation times for this recipe can be very different according to the kind of ingredients. If you use fresh vegetables (you can choose among peas, carrots, potatoes, string beans, zucchini, sweet peppers, broccoli, ... but with the same cooking time), you have to consider cleaning, washing and cooking; but you can also use frozen vegetables.
Clean, wash and cut into little pieces vegetables. Put them in a saucepan with oil, aromatic herbs and some water. Season to taste with salt and pepper (if you like) and cook, half-covered, over a gentle flame until tender; add other water only if necessary. Let them cool and then mix with beaten eggs, Parmesan and light cream.
Preheat oven to 200 °C (400°F). Line up a deep oven dish with puff pastry after oiling it. Prick the bottom with a fork and spoon in the mixture of vegetables. Sprinkle with scamorza (or other kneaded paste cheese) and bake for about 30 minutes.
Let the pie rest for some minutes and serve.
La panzanella - Bread Salad
500 grams of bread, preferably whole grain, and a few days old
4 very ripe tomatoes
2 red onions
4 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of vinegar
Chopped fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste
The key to the dish is the soaking of the bread, diced, in cold water for half an hour. Then you wring it out with your hands and crumble it into a big mixing bowl. Then you add the other ingredients, mix, and set it in the fridge for at least two hours.
BRUSCHETTA
4 slices Italian loaf (200 g - 7 oz)
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pepper, if liked
Clean the garlic cloves.
Toast both sides of the bread slices, lightly.
Rub a cut clove of garlic on one side of each slice and sprinkle with salt and pepper, if liked. Brush with the olive oil.
Bruschetta con pomodoro
4 slices Italian loaf (200 g - 7 oz)
2 fresh ripe tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pepper, if liked
Wash the tomatoes and boil them for 1 minute; in this way you can peel them easily. Peel them, remove their seeds and chop. Drain them very well in order to eliminate their juice. Clean the cloves of garlic.
Toast both sides of the bread lightly.
On one side of each slice, rub a cut clove of garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper, if liked. Arrange the chopped tomatoes. Brush with the olive oil.
Serve warm.
GORGONZOLA BALLS
Ingredients: Gorgonzola & Mascarpone cheese, Grana Padano cheese (or Parmigiano Reggiano cheese).
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Grate Grana Padano and put it on a plate. Put Gorgonzola and Mascarpone in a ball and begin to stir and work with a spoon until you get a creamy homogeneous cheese. Now you can take a small amount of cheese and roll it into the grated Grana Padano to form a small cheese ball. Repeat the procedure until you finish Gorgonzola.
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RICOTTA AND ZUCCHINI MUFFINS
(for 6 muffins)
Ingredients: 100 g white-wheat flour, 100 g Ricotta cheese, 50 g zucchini, 2 Tbsp milk, 50 g butter, 2 tsp dry yeast, 1 egg, 2 Tbsp sugar, fresh basil, 1 pinch of salt.
Preheat oven at 200°C. In a first bowl mix together flour, yeast, fresh basil, salt and sugar. In a second bowl mix melted butter, egg, milk, ricotta and salt, beat well. Very thinly Julienne cut zucchini. Mix now all the ingredients together and stir briefly. Put the mixture into muffin forms and bake in oven at 200°C for about 30 minutes or until golden color.
Spinach and Feta Frittata
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
6-ounces fresh baby spinach
1 tbsp olive oil
8 eggs
3 tbsp water
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper (to taste)
1/2 - 2/3 cup feta cheese
Preheat the oven to 325F.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
In a large skillet, over medium heat, sautee diced onions with 1 tsp olive oil (or vegetable oil) for about 4 minutes. The onions should be slightly soft. Add minced garlic and sautee for 1 minute. Add fresh baby spinach and cook until the spinach begins to wilt. Covering the pan with a lid will help speed this process along, but it is not necessary; stirring occasionally over medium heat will be fine. This should take 5-10 minutes. Remove pan from heat to cool for about 10 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 tbsp olive oil (or other vegetable oil), eggs, water, salt and black pepper. Whisk to combine until eggs are well-blended.
Using a fork or spoon, gently stir spinach mixture into the egg mixture. Pour into prepared baking dish. Top evenly with feta cheese.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking. The frittata is done when the center is just set and the edges are light gold in the corners.
Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
Serves 6 as a main course or 36 bite-sized appetizers.
PASTA SALAD IN CAPRESE STYLE
350 g (12 oz) short pasta (fusilli or penne)
7 ripe but firm tomatoes, peeled and cubed
85 g (3 oz) black olives, stoned
3 fillets of anchovies, chopped
4 tablespoons dried or fresh chives
2 mozzarella cheese, cubed or 20 cherry
mozzarella
12 leaves of fresh basil
12 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Bring to the boil abundant salted water and cook pasta according the instructions on the package.
Meanwhile prepare the dressing. Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and stir.
Cook pasta "al dente", drain it in the colander and run under cold water in order to stop its cooking. Add pasta to the mixture and stir well. Let chill at least 2 hours before serving but bring back to room temperature to serve.
RICE SALAD ITALIAN STYLE
8 hard-boiled eggs
1 360 g (12 oz) can bitter-sweet
peppers, drained
300 g (10 1/2 oz) boiled ham in a piece
8 tablespoons dried chives
10 tablespoons olive oil
6-8 tablespoons mayonnaise
550 g (1 1/4 lb) rice
salt
Prepare the ingredients. Cut the boiled ham into dice; cut the peppers into thin strips; shell the eggs and separate the yolk from the white for six of them (set aside two eggs for decorating); cut the whites into dice and mash the yolk with a fork; put all the ingredients in a large bowl with the olive oil and chives and stir gently. Meanwhile cook rice, as directed on the package, "al dente".
Drain it in the colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking.
Add the rice to the mixture in the bowl, season to taste with salt and blend in mayonnaise.
Cut into slices the two eggs and decorate the surface.
Let sit at least 2 hours before serving, or if chilled first, bring back to room temperature to serve.
How bout you make some sandwiches, cook some chicken and ribs and take them also
I thought you were already taking fried chicken and potato salad? Don't forget dessert!
Bring soemthing easy and good! Like BBQ sandwitches or Chicken breast sanwhitches. Don't forget to bring something for the dog so he doesn't get left out
potato salad, baked beans. hot dogs or sandwiches
if you cook as well as you spell, buy KFC and save yourself!!
Those little tubs of yogurt.
big picnic ? i thought it was you ,bf. and dog?
can't ever go wrong with spam or bologna !