Soon the summer holidays will be upon us again. In any case, the weather is already nice, so you really don't have to wait with our picnic recipes in that regard. You still have the Wednesday afternoons, or the weekends 😉 . And if you are too busy in the near future, you can simply save these recipes for the picnic until the holidays. Can you spontaneously surprise your kids when they have a bored moment.
Because for 6 weeks (or in my case for an adolescent 7.5 weeks) the children around you, that is quite a change. One mother loves it, and the other thinks it's 'a thing'. Because what do you do with your children for such a whole holiday? With a bit of luck you go on holiday, but if you don't go on holiday, you also want to spoil or surprise your children every now and then. And if you do leave, there will still be more than enough time for your children to get bored.
And I know… boredom is good for them. But 6 weeks a child around you who doesn't know what to do… uhhh… carry me away! I personally don't get along very well with that 😉 .
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So doing fun things isn't as difficult as you think. And it doesn't have to cost a lot either. You can have a picnic in a playground nearby (the best option in my opinion), or during a bike ride if you want to make it a whole happening.
But it is also nice to just have a picnic in your own garden in the grass, or in bad weather just in your own living room. Many people forget the last option, but throw a cloth on the floor, some different plates or bowls with often the 'ordinary things', but served just a little differently. And your picnic is ready.
Tip:Let the children help with the preparations. This way you are busy together and the boredom has disappeared! And afterwards you can of course have a snack together!
The wraps are a must-have for every picnic. They are quite easy to make, very tasty and also very easy to take with you! If you prefer no wraps, you can also bake an omelette and add the same ingredients as indicated below. Also delicious!
What you need is some wraps, Philadelphia or herb cheese, lamb's lettuce or arugula, salmon and/or smoked chicken breast. Read here how to make the salmon wraps.
You make the best pancakes yourself. Also great to bake them for a day. Add sugar, roll up and put in the fridge. Eat cold the next day. If you would also like to take a healthy variant with you, choose these healthy pancakes.
I bet that your own creativity will go a long way when making these fruit skewers 😉 . Just keep in mind that -if you make them in advance- you can smear the apple pieces with a little lemon, for example, so that they don't get brown. That looks a lot fresher!
What do you need for this tasty picnic recipe?
Puff pastry pie preparation:
Preheat the oven to 220°. Cut the Mozarella into slices, the onion into rings and the tomatoes into slices. Place the puff pastry sheets on the baking paper. Spread with pesto and then divide the tomatoes, onions and mozzarella over the slices of dough. Sprinkle basil to taste and pop into the oven. Bake for about 15 minutes until the puff pastry is cooked.
Also very tasty cold, so a nice addition to the picnic recipes for in your picnic basket!
There is nothing better than a delicious fresh piece of melon in between. Not only for the moms and dads, but also for the kids of course! Cut the melon into pieces and add fresh mint. Just a little different than usual 😉 . Of course you can just take this salad in a bowl to serve during the picnic.
Sweet treats are always welcome, of course. When I go on a picnic, I always make sure that I don't take the most sugary items with me. That is not so successful with all insects. But of course there must be something sweet in the cooler bag! What do you make then? See below!
A chocolate cake to take away is of course to the taste of all children! This chocolate cake is ready very quickly and will be in your picnic basket in no time!
Just like you have coffee to go, you also have cupcakes to go… I found the idea at Laura's Bakery. Not only cleverly conceived, but also very cozy and practical! Here Laura explains how to make them and the best way to eat them. Aren't they cuties?
Not to mention. A tip from one of our readers, but a good one 😉
If you have a little more time, a creative mood, and enough space to take these creations with you, then the following picnic recipes will appeal to you. The animal sandwiches!
You can turn an ordinary slice of bread into a sheep!
Start with a slice of goat cheese for the face. Use cottage cheese for the hair. With olive slices for the eyes, cucumber slices for the ears and tomato pieces for the nose and mouth, you have a sheep in no time.
Spread a slice of wholemeal bread with a large leaf of lettuce and make the face of the cow from white and brown bread. The face of the cow is made from a slice of ham. Slices of olive form the eyes and for the nose and tongue you use salami. Make horns from tomatoes (or red peppers) cut in half.
Cut off the crusts from two slices of bread. Top the bottom slice of bread with, for example, cheese or salami. Make scales from cucumber or carrot slices (just cut them through). You also use this for the eye, with a slice of olive on top. And your fish is ready!
With the above picnic recipes you are of course already fully equipped with the goodies that you can take with you. But of course you need more to make a picnic really successful!
Tip:There is nothing more frustrating than falling cups during your picnic. And let that go rather easily in the grass on your picnic blanket! Purchase a cup tray, then you won't be bothered by this problem for a few euros!
Last but not least… the wine! Too much alcohol in the sun may not be smart, but a nice Chardonnay is part of such a relaxed picnic, don't you think?
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