Re: Picnic ideas???

Myrl wrote:

I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.

Does anyone have any fresh ideas?

I've posted these before:

Pan Bagnat
Moroccan Carrots
Saffron cooler
Truffles


Salad Nicoise
Sourdough
White wine


Grilled chicken wraps
Yogurt-cucumber dipping sauce
Lebanese stewed green beans
Baklava


Goat cheese torta
Sourdough
Peaches
Blackberry-Sage iced tea


Cold roasted chicken
French bread
Homemade mayo
Chive butter
Marinated artichoke hearts
White Gazpacho
White grape juice with lemon slices


Emeril's Lobster and Vanilla Bean Salad
Pita triangles
Chilled Asparagus-Lemon soup
Raspberry-Quince iced tea


Baba Ghanoush
Pita
Romaine
Egg salad
Olives
Honey-Lemon Iced Tea


.....and I'll add that pasta salad can also make a superb picnic dish. Here
are some examples:


Thin noodles with sun-dried tomatoes, basil leaves, pine nuts, and roast
chicken chunks, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Rice noodles with scallions and stir-fried beef strips, dressed with sesame
oil and sherry vinegar

Rotini with pitted kalamata olives, cucumber slices, red onion slices, and
tomato chunks, dressed with buttermilk, dill, garlic, and mint. You can open
some tuna to mix in at the last minute. Or you can crumble in some feta
cheese.

Cous cous with pine nuts, raisins, tofu fried with cumin, and black olives

Bow-tie pasta with broccoli, cashews, and chicken, dressed with lemon juice,
chile oil, and garlic


There's more in _Cooksmart_, but I don't have that book with me at the
moment.


Bob


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