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What kind of food should you bring to have a romantic dinner picnic?


My boyfriend and I are going to go to the park and have a picnic dinner, what foods and other things should I bring to make it romantic?

chocolate covered strwberries, champagne, orange almond salad, and someother things.... good luck!

Fresh baguette bread, two or three nice cheeses, pates, some marinated olives, prosciutto-wrapped melon, green salad (bring vinagrette dressing in a jar on the side so the salad stays fresh), bottle of wine.

Simple but elegant is the key. Foods you don't have to eat sitting up, with a knife and fork in your hands are going to be more comfortable. What really takes it from just a picnic to a romantic picnic dinner would be the nice picnic blanket, the real wine glasses & silverware, real plates.... Lugging around a big cooler and popping open a bucket of fried chicken is not romantic. A nice bottle of wine (don't forget the corkscrew!) and classy finger foods/easy foods are the way to go.

I love romantic picnics in the park. Here are several of my favorite menu's for that special occasion:

Menu I

Baguette
Cheeses: Spanish Manchega, Brie, Portobello Mushroom
Gourmet Olives, Cornichons
Cured Meats: soppressata, fennel salami
Strawberries with brown sugar and sour cream dipping sauce
San Pelligrino and/or Sangeovese or Sauvignon Blanc

Menu II:

Roasted boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced
Pasta salad with sundried tomatos, olives, chopped green onion, feta cheese, cubed salami, and Italian Dressing
Brownies
Pinot Grigio, San Pelligrino

Menu III:

Grilled Chicken skewers (marinate in Italian Dressing overnight)
Sliced tomatos and mozarella with basil (caprese salad)
Gourmet Olives
French Bread with sweet butter
Lemon bars

Menu IV:

Sliced grilled London Broil
Romaine lettuce, chopped red onion, black olives, feta cheese, Caesar Dressing
Baguette with herb and garlic cream cheese
Blondies
Chianti/Sangeovese

Menu VIII:

Country pate
French Ham
Cornichons
Mushroom brie
Baguette, dijon mustard, sweet mustard
Fresh strawberries with Nutella dipping sauce
Barbera

Menu IX:

Sub sandwiches: sourdough rolls spread with dijon mustard, mayonaise, topped with romaine lettuce, sliced tomatos, dill pickles, sliced turkey, provolone and wrapped in saran wrap.
Chips
Pickles and olives
Oatmeal Cookies
Italian Sodas (Torani Raspberry Syrup mixed with cold San Pelligrino sparkling water)

Menu X:

Thermos of Beef Barley Soup
Artisan Crackers and Irish Cheddar Cheese
Vege Sandwiches: open faced sliced baguette drizzled with olive oil, garlic, topped with tomato, spinach, mozarella.
Brownies and lemon bars
Sparkling cider

OYSTERS ON THE 1/2 SHELL!

strawberries and whipped creame in a can, mayby wine is just a suggestion.

finger foods that you can feed to eachother.

Hot dogs & tacos.

grapes, cheese, wine

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