Planning a Picnic

Ah, summer. The season of swimming, vacations, suntans and picnics. The weather is perfect these days for packing up some food and drink, and heading to the nearest park (or maybe even just your own backyard).

Top Thermos Bottles
A good thermos bottle will keep your precious coffee or tea piping hot for hours, which is a necessity when taking your brew on a picnic. Of course, if you are a fan of iced drinks, your thermos will also keep your iced coffee or iced tea nice and cold until lunch time too. If you don't have time or the energy to brew your own, you can grab a bottled drink on the go:
Bottled Iced Tea
Bottled Coffee Drinks

Sandwiches
If you want something a little more sophisticated than baloney or peanut butter and jelly, try out some of these sandwich recipes. Traditional English tea sandwiches make very good picnic additions:
Sweet and Savory Ham Sandwiches
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Cucumber Sandwiches with Tarragon Butter

Sweets
Sweet treats are an important part of any picnic. You need all that sugar for a good game of frisbee. Desserts area always more decadent when eaten out in the summer sunshine.
Butter Tarts
Lavendar Cookies

Coffee Over a Campfire
Plan on having a campfire at your picnic? You can brew up some fresh coffee right over your open fire. There are various ways to make coffee or tea with a campfire. These are good ideas for those weekend hiking trips too. No reason to go without your morning cup.
Camping Coffee Equipment