National Picnic Day!

Happy National Picnic Day!

Picnics are one of my favorite things this time of year. I love when it’s just me, my husband, my dog, and a lot of delicious food!

We’ll spend a few hours in the park just talking, eating, reading, and/or napping. Well, I guess until our little dog, Leland, starts to get on impatient and we’ll play fetch for a while…then it’s back to napping for the three of us.

Picnics are also a great way to spring clean your marriage and connect with your young children too. So, go on a picnic!

Our Picnic Menu:

• pimento cheese sandwiches
• lemonade in jars
• fruit salad

Pimento Cheese

adapted from Chocolate & Carrots

Ingredients

• 1 pound (about 4 cups) of reduced fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 7 ounce jar of diced pimentos (pimentos and the juice)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8-1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (depending on how spicy you like it)
• 5-6 ounces light mayonnaise

How-To

1. In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients, including the juice from the pimento jar.
2. Stir until completely mixed and add more mayonnaise, if needed until it’s a spreadable consistency.

Lemonade in Jars

Ingredients

• lemonade
• jars

How-To

1. Simply fill some jars with your favorite lemonade. You may even want to freeze them just a bit before you leave so that they’ll be ice cold when you’re on your picnic!

Fruit Salad

Ingredients

• An assortment of your favorite fruits:
  • grapes
  • watermelon
  • honeydew melon
  • cantaloupe
  • pineapple
  • strawberries

How-To

1. Cut up your fruit into bit size pieces.
2. Fill container with the fruit.
3. Store in the fridge until you’re ready for your picnic!

Now go on a picnic and enjoy these beautiful spring days!