Katherines Corner

Katherines Corner a blog for sharing Life Stories, Home Decor, Bridal Shop, Meditation, DIY, Recipes, Giveaways and Creativity

  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Katherines Corner a blog for sharing Life Stories, Creativity, Giveaways and more

  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • PRIVACY POLICIES DISCLOSURES
  • BLOG
    • BLOG SERIES
  • BRIDAL SHOP
  • MEDITATION SHOP
  • CONTACT
  • GIVEAWAYS
  • DIY, CREATE, TABLESCAPES
  • RECIPES
  • CATEGORIES
You are here: Home / LIFE Stories, Family, Friendship, Faith, Gratitude, Tid Bit Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, Encouragement, Dear Katie / Picnic Outside of the Box

in KATHERINES CORNER· LIFE Stories, Family, Friendship, Faith, Gratitude, Tid Bit Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, Encouragement, Dear Katie

Picnic Outside of the Box

Whether you are having a backyard barbecue or a picnic by the sea, it’s always fun to think outside of the box when it comes to yummy food to share. We all know and love the standards, barbeque chicken, potato, salad (or macaroni salad) hamburgers and hotdogs. They are all fantastic! But today I want you to picnic outside of the box.

Please remember to follow My 4 K’s!

Instead of barbecued burgers and dogs, make and take pre-cut rolls and all you need for hoagie sandwiches, separated into containers. A variety of condiments (think of a sandwich bar, lettuce carrots, cucumbers, olives, pine nuts, etc.) Consider adding something spicy or sweet too. Your guests will enjoy making their own sandwiches and they’ll have them just the way they like them.

I love using paper sandwich wraps and baskets instead of paper plates! Click below to get your bags!

Serve plain and flavored popcorn instead of potato chips on the side of the hoagies. Or make and take some potato, and or sweet potato chips.

Replace potato or macaroni salad with pre-cut salad making goodies, so each person can create their own salad. Bring a variety of dressings. Leave the bottled dressings at home. Make and take dressings that are sure to please with three favorites and maybe add a twist. Consider a platter of Prosciutto and melon with a torn basil leaves and mozzarella. Or a simple cucumber salad my recipe is HERE, Spaghetti salad my recipe is HERE or make and take Caprese salad mine is HERE.

Having a watermelon rolling around in the back seat of your car is out of the question. Pre-cut the fruit before you leave home.

Popsicles, you can see mine HERE and ice cream is wonderful for hot summer days. But, they don’t travel well. So, picnic outside of the box with frozen grapes, frozen pitted cherries or premade fruit bowls.

Always have plenty of cold water available for drinking. Leave the canned sodas at home and set up a fizzy drink table. Your guests can create cold drinks using pre-washed berries, mint leaves, and seltzer or fizzy water. Make sure you have plenty of Ice cubes! For the adults, add bottles of chilled white or rose’ wine too.

I realize this moveable feast may not seem “kid friendly”, but children love to make food their way. So, give it a try. The adults will love it and hopefully, the children will too.

Make sure you have something sweet and “kid friendly” for dessert too.
Bake cookies, blondies or hand pies and/or make and take frozen yogurt desserts (the yogurt will thaw) and everyone will be happy.

These No Fail Blondies from Inspired Taste are perfect! Please get the recipe HERE

Enjoy your next Picnic Outside of the Box! Which of these ideas will you consider for your next get picnic?

I look forward to seeing you all back here on Thursday for the TFT party (Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Link Party for blog writers and blog readers).

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Share this:

  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  • More
  • Print
  • Pocket
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit

Related

6 Comments

About Katherine

Hello, I'm Katherine the voice behind this little corner of blog land. I'm a tea drinker, hug giver, DIY’er, designer, recipe creator, friend maker, online shop owner and child of God. It is my sincere HOPE that you will leave Katherines Corner feeling ENCOURAGED and INSPIRED enough to SUBSCRIBE and visit often. The monthly giveaways are pretty awesome too! XO
Thank you for leaving a comment, I love reading them. Comments are like hugs, they make me soooo very happy. All comments are moderated, so you may not see it posted straight away.

Katherines Corner is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking products to amazon.com. Some of the links on Katherines Corner are Amazon affiliate links or links to her shops, Keepsakes by Katherine and/or Zen Spirit Malas. Katherine receives a small advertising commission from Amazon when the linked items are purchased. When purchasing from her handmade shops you are purchasing directly from Katherine.

« Summer Style Giveaway 2019
Schools Out and TFT Blog Hop Link Party »

Comments

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh (@AlexJCavanaugh) says

    June 4, 2019 at 1:07 PM

    Making your own sandwich sounds like a winner to me.

    Reply
    • Katherines Corner says

      July 3, 2019 at 10:53 AM

      Thank you, no complaints if you make it with all the things you like. Hugs!!

      Reply
  2. Janine Huldie says

    June 4, 2019 at 1:46 PM

    Aw, what great ideas for a picnic outside of the box and need to keep a few of these in mind the next time we do this here, too now. Thanks and hope you are having a great week so far xoxo <3

    Reply
    • Katherines Corner says

      July 3, 2019 at 10:54 AM

      it really can make a fun change of pace my friend xo

      Reply
  3. Irene says

    June 6, 2019 at 1:22 PM

    A salad bar on the go, now that is definitely outside the box, yummy!

    Reply
    • Katherines Corner says

      July 3, 2019 at 10:54 AM

      Thank you Irene, hugs!

      Reply

I'm so excited you are leaving a comment, I can't wait to read it! All comments are moderated, so you may not see it straight away. Thank you hugs coming your way! Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Katherines Corner author

WELCOME friend,
I'm Katherine, Tea Drinker, Hug Giver, DIY’er, Designer, Recipe Creator, Friend Maker, Online Bridal Shop Owner, and Child of God. It is my sincere HOPE that you will leave here feeling ENCOURAGED and INSPIRED enough to SUBSCRIBE and visit often. Please click my smile to get acquainted.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe and receive 2 free subscriber-only recipes!

Join 16,349 other subscribers

  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

positive affirmations

positive affirmations for women

Katherines Meditation Shop

Katherines Meditation Shop

cottage and bungalow giveaway starts Jan 16!

cottage and bungalow giveaway

Katherines Bridal Shop

wedding keepsakes

that’s life

life stories

katherine’s bridal shop was featured in these magazines

katherine was featured in these magazine katherinss corner

about katherine

meet katherine the blogger at katherines corner

izzy the blog dog

izzy the blog dog schapso

Join Us every Thursday – Saturday

share your blogs and discover new blogs

Search

  • About Katherine
  • Blog
  • SHOP
  • Contact
  • Subscribe to Katherines Corner
  • Blogging Tips

join me on Pinterest

Preferred Vendor At

wedding vendors katherines corner

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe and receive 2 free subscriber-only recipes!

Join 16,349 other subscribers

product reviews sharing ways to keep you informed of fine products

product reviews at katherines corner

a blog for sharing life stories, monthly giveaways and creativity

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Copyright © 2021 · BobsKatie Enterprises parent company to - Katherines Corner, - all rights reserved

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.