Recipe Box, Summer Picnic Ideas

the Painted Apron

6 years ago

With Memorial Day on the horizon and warmer weather arriving, doesn’t it put you in the mood for a picnic?

Grab your basket and load it up with portable yummies

Sure you can fill it with chips and a jar of pickles, but something homemade will make it special

Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad is pesto based and can hold at room temperature for several hours

Pack it in individual jars with a ribbon and a plastic fork

Italiano Morsi, mini sandwiches on a stick, are room temperature safe and easy to eat, and you can make them with or without the bread

Instead of fried chicken, opt for Picnic Chicken, chicken tender pieces that are coated in potato chips and baked

Derby Day Biscuits, temperature friendly, are filled with ham & jam and whip up quickly with purchased small rolls

For dessert, pack some Strawberry Pie Sticks

And some White Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies

And don’t forget the fruit! Summer fruits really don’t need enhancing, but you can drizzle it with Coconut Syrup and sprinkle it with coconut like in this Pina Colada Fruit Salad

Put it in a plastic container and snuggle it with a frozen ice pack in your basket

Don’t have a picnic basket? Improvise!

This portable Picnic for 2 is packed in an old fashioned bottle carrier

Sub sandwiches, fresh fruit and cones of sweet nibbles, with a bottle of wine and plastic glasses tied to the sides

Whether you’re going to the park or the patio, this picnic can go anywhere

Stay at home picnics are just as much fun, simply set an outdoor table with colorful mats and fresh flowers in jars

Summer Seaside Picnic

If the weather isn’t cooperating, stage a picnic indoors

Art in the Park

With a loaded tier full of deli treats

It’s time for a Picnic!

Watch out for pesky ants!

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The featured image of Smokey Chipotle Pasta Salad and the Lazy Lemon Pie Jars pictured with picnic basket, are other great options, but they will need to be packed in a cooler