National Picnic Week

Did you know that it’s National Picnic Week this week?! We love a picnic, and will take any excuse to have another! We teamed up with Wayfair and through a picnic in our local park with some lovely Mama friends. Thankfully, the sun shone which always helps – though we have been known to picnic in Winter – we just take a Thermos of hot chocolate and another full of soup to warm our bellies.
The great thing about picnics is that they don’t have to take a lot of planning. Sometimes, we’ll just throw a selection of food into a basket and head out the door. Houmous, wraps, some cheese and crisps, fruit and cake for afters…

We used this fab bamboo tiffin tin to fill with some yummy pudding treats to share – cookies, doughnuts and popcorn. I love me a tiffin tin, and this one is gorgeous too.

I like to pack up my picnic in a traditional basket, this Trug Basket is a great choice, or for something a little bigger we use this Picnic Hamper. We always have a few of these lunch bags to fill with any items that need keeping cool.

Here are a few of my favourite picnic recipes to take along with us:

Quinola Salad
Quick Cookies
Roasted Vegetable Tart
Houmous
Flat Bread Pizza
Nutella Brownies

What are your picnic essentials?