Printthe picnic has come off!
I posted a few weeks back about doing a romantic picnic for my best friend and her man.
Well it all came off today - and thanks to you guys it was a serious success.....
I packed up the following -
Baked Brie with Peach Chutney - the chutney was jarred, but I found a heater that would keep it warm. Served this with white and whole grain crostini.
Chef's Salad with hard cooked eggs and home made whole grain croutons.
The amazing Horseradish and Mustard Ina Garten special Beef Sandwich. Thanks to I think it was Perky Mac for the idea - they were great.
And Dark Chocolate and Orange Waffle cookies for dessert.
Apparently it went over well...
Maureen
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4 Comments:
@Maureen........what a friend you are! I'm so happy to hear that it went so well. Your menu sounds scrumptious! Any leftovers? I'm hungry! That Ina sandwich is unsurpassed - glad you tried it and liked it. What beverage did you serve? Did you leave comfy pillows for this romantic picnic? We need more dish than food.......haha.
PerkyMac at 11:26PM on 05/12/08
Congratulations! The menu sounds great. I'm with PerkyMac - give us more details! Like, how did the food transportation go?
butterface at 1:27AM on 05/13/08
Maureen post recipes we love when its a hit!
JerzeeTomato at 1:52AM on 05/13/08
Well, here are the recipes for the two things that required recipes - the sandwich and the cookies -
http://www.recipezaar.com/190538
http://www.dairygoodness.ca/en/consumers/food/recipes/all/2000/2049.htm?recipeid=2049
The salad was a simple lettuce, tomato, green onion, celery mixture. I boiled an egg and sliced it on top. Cut up a whole grain bagel half and pan fried it with garlic, salt and pepper and generous amount of olive oil. Served a poppy seed dressing (an Epicure mix - quite nice). The brie I heated in the oven with a peach chutney (store bought) and borrowed my husband`s heater upper thingie - he is a contractor and uses it to keep meals warm when the houses he builds don`t have electricity yet. Runs off the lighter in your car.
Everything else went in a bag with a cooler pack. I chose a spot at an old mill in between my town and my friend`s city - about 55K from my house. I met her there, and made the hand off. I got some rave emails last night, so perhaps I`ll make a habit out of this!
Maureen at 5:11PM on 05/13/08