I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.

Does anyone have any fresh ideas?

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com
>

Not fresh, but an old standby, fried chicken.

In article .com>,
wrote:

> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?

Perhaps fresh but never done by me. How about cold trout on some sort of
bread thingy. I used to fish for trout in Saddlebag Lake on the Tioga
side. It would be appropriate to the area. And it's just a thought.

leo

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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:26:42 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

>Perhaps fresh but never done by me. How about cold trout on some sort of
>bread thingy.

You mean, a fish sandwich? LOL

--
Zilbandy

In article >,
Leonard Blaisdell > wrote:

> Perhaps fresh but never done by me. How about cold trout on some sort of
> bread thingy. I used to fish for trout in Saddlebag Lake on the Tioga
> side. It would be appropriate to the area. And it's just a thought.

Addendum:
A flat fry bread sliced in half would be nice per person. Make a slaw,
mayo based and make sure you have lemon, salt and pepper when you
picnic. Use the slaw sparingly on the sandwiches at the picnic area and
ask if your guests want it before making a decision for them. Cook
everything that needs to be cooked first at home and assemble in God's
Country. I've never tried any of this, but what's not to like.
I'd eat one now if I had any trout.

leo

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> wrote in message
oups.com...
>I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?

We did Yosemite about a month ago and walked the redwood trail. Beautiful
and the weather was amazing. The falls were already slowing down when we
were there which was a little early. Now for the picnic....

fruit and cheese
nice bottle of wine
hummus and flat bread
Thinly sliced roasted chicken breast
black and green olives
marinated mushrooms

Damn now I am hungry

Have a great time

Cindi
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com
>

In article >,
Zilbandy > wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:26:42 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> > wrote:
>
> >Perhaps fresh but never done by me. How about cold trout on some sort of
> >bread thingy.
>
> You mean, a fish sandwich? LOL

Perhaps, but it fits the locale. What would you suggest?

leo

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On Jul 13, 9:27 pm, "Cindi - HappyMamatoThree"
> wrote:
> > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
> >I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> > Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> > home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> > usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> > Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> We did Yosemite about a month ago and walked the redwood trail. Beautiful
> and the weather was amazing. The falls were already slowing down when we
> were there which was a little early. Now for the picnic....
>
> fruit and cheese
> nice bottle of wine
> hummus and flat bread
> Thinly sliced roasted chicken breast
> black and green olives
> marinated mushrooms
>
> Damn now I am hungry
>
> Have a great time
>
> Cindi
>
>
>
>
>
> > Myrl Jeffcoat
> >http://www.myrljeffcoat.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


I think I'm going to go with your idea Cindi. It sounds great. I
must admit the trout idea sounds good too, but I'm a little fearful of
my success in getting it together as good as it sounds.

Thanks one and all, for your ideas!

Myrl

In article .com>,
says...
> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com
>
>

I think cold roast or fried chicken makes a great picnic dish. Accompany
with French bread, a tomato salad, HB eggs, pickles, etc.

--
Peter Aitken

Myrl wrote:

> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?

I've posted these befo

Pan Bagnat
Moroccan Carrots
Saffron cooler
Truffles


Salad Nicoise
Sourdough
White wine


Grilled chicken wraps
Yogurt-cucumber dipping sauce
Lebanese stewed green beans
Baklava


Goat cheese torta
Sourdough
Peaches
Blackberry-Sage iced tea


Cold roasted chicken
French bread
Homemade mayo
Chive butter
Marinated artichoke hearts
White Gazpacho
White grape juice with lemon slices


Emeril's Lobster and Vanilla Bean Salad
Pita triangles
Chilled Asparagus-Lemon soup
Raspberry-Quince iced tea


Baba Ghanoush
Pita
Romaine
Egg salad
Olives
Honey-Lemon Iced Tea


.....and I'll add that pasta salad can also make a superb picnic dish. Here
are some examples:


Thin noodles with sun-dried tomatoes, basil leaves, pine nuts, and roast
chicken chunks, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Rice noodles with scallions and stir-fried beef strips, dressed with sesame
oil and sherry vinegar

Rotini with pitted kalamata olives, cucumber slices, red onion slices, and
tomato chunks, dressed with buttermilk, dill, garlic, and mint. You can open
some tuna to mix in at the last minute. Or you can crumble in some feta
cheese.

Cous cous with pine nuts, raisins, tofu fried with cumin, and black olives

Bow-tie pasta with broccoli, cashews, and chicken, dressed with lemon juice,
chile oil, and garlic


There's more in _Cooksmart_, but I don't have that book with me at the
moment.


Bob

On Jul 14, 6:28 am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Myrl wrote:
> > I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> > Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> > home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> > usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> > Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> I've posted these befo
>
> Pan Bagnat
> Moroccan Carrots
> Saffron cooler
> Truffles
>
> Salad Nicoise
> Sourdough
> White wine
>
> Grilled chicken wraps
> Yogurt-cucumber dipping sauce
> Lebanese stewed green beans
> Baklava
>
> Goat cheese torta
> Sourdough
> Peaches
> Blackberry-Sage iced tea
>
> Cold roasted chicken
> French bread
> Homemade mayo
> Chive butter
> Marinated artichoke hearts
> White Gazpacho
> White grape juice with lemon slices
>
> Emeril's Lobster and Vanilla Bean Salad
> Pita triangles
> Chilled Asparagus-Lemon soup
> Raspberry-Quince iced tea
>
> Baba Ghanoush
> Pita
> Romaine
> Egg salad
> Olives
> Honey-Lemon Iced Tea
>
> ....and I'll add that pasta salad can also make a superb picnic dish. Here
> are some examples:
>
> Thin noodles with sun-dried tomatoes, basil leaves, pine nuts, and roast
> chicken chunks, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar
>
> Rice noodles with scallions and stir-fried beef strips, dressed with sesame
> oil and sherry vinegar
>
> Rotini with pitted kalamata olives, cucumber slices, red onion slices, and
> tomato chunks, dressed with buttermilk, dill, garlic, and mint. You can open
> some tuna to mix in at the last minute. Or you can crumble in some feta
> cheese.
>
> Cous cous with pine nuts, raisins, tofu fried with cumin, and black olives
>
> Bow-tie pasta with broccoli, cashews, and chicken, dressed with lemon juice,
> chile oil, and garlic
>
> There's more in _Cooksmart_, but I don't have that book with me at the
> moment.
>
> Bob


All of that, sounds OH SO GOOD!. . .Yum!

In article .com>,
wrote:

> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Chilled pan fried chicken
(or smoked chicken/turkey)
Pasta Salad
Raw Veggies and dip
Fresh Fruit salad with sour cream and a little sweetner

Bagels and a small choice of spreads for those that want to make
sammiches.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

wrote:
> On Jul 14, 6:28 am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
> wrote:
>> Myrl wrote:
>>> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
>>> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
>>> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
>>> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>>
>>> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>>
>> I've posted these befo
>>
(snippety)
>> Bob
>
> All of that, sounds OH SO GOOD!. . .Yum!

It does... and also sounds a little more complicated than I'd want to deal
with when packing a simple picnic lunch

On Jul 14, 9:28?am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Myrl wrote:
> > I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> > Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> > home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> > usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> > Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> I've posted these befo
>
> Pan Bagnat
> Moroccan Carrots
> Saffron cooler
> Truffles
>
> Salad Nicoise
> Sourdough
> White wine
>
> Grilled chicken wraps
> Yogurt-cucumber dipping sauce
> Lebanese stewed green beans
> Baklava
>
> Goat cheese torta
> Sourdough
> Peaches
> Blackberry-Sage iced tea
>
> Cold roasted chicken
> French bread
> Homemade mayo
> Chive butter
> Marinated artichoke hearts
> White Gazpacho
> White grape juice with lemon slices
>
> Emeril's Lobster and Vanilla Bean Salad
> Pita triangles
> Chilled Asparagus-Lemon soup
> Raspberry-Quince iced tea
>
> Baba Ghanoush
> Pita
> Romaine
> Egg salad
> Olives
> Honey-Lemon Iced Tea
>
> ....and I'll add that pasta salad can also make a superb picnic dish. Here
> are some examples:
>
> Thin noodles with sun-dried tomatoes, basil leaves, pine nuts, and roast
> chicken chunks, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar
>
> Rice noodles with scallions and stir-fried beef strips, dressed with sesame
> oil and sherry vinegar
>
> Rotini with pitted kalamata olives, cucumber slices, red onion slices, and
> tomato chunks, dressed with buttermilk, dill, garlic, and mint. You can open
> some tuna to mix in at the last minute. Or you can crumble in some feta
> cheese.
>
> Cous cous with pine nuts, raisins, tofu fried with cumin, and black olives
>
> Bow-tie pasta with broccoli, cashews, and chicken, dressed with lemon juice,
> chile oil, and garlic

All that... she said a *picnic* at Yosemite for a few friends, not a
wedding at Leonards of Greatneck. It'll require a crew of illegal
aliens a week slaving away to prepare all that... and odds are most
will go uneaten. I really don't think typing an entire cookbook was
what was asked for.

For a picnic I'd pack labor-free picnic food... a couple-three coolers
rotisseried chickens and some potato/mac/slaw salads from the local
deli, an assortment of cheeses and hard sausages, assorted fresh
fruit, a watermelon, soft drinks (I don't think alchohol is permitted
in Natl. Parks), assorted chips and pretzels, and a cooler filled with
extra ice.... it gets hottern' hell at Yosemite this time of year.
And there's plenty work normally hosting guests, it's not fair that
the host/esses bust their butts 24/7, certainly not to cater a picnic,
they're supposed to have a good time too. Sounds like you're a greedy
guest, I bet no one invites you for seconds.

Sheldon

wrote:
> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com
>


A big thermos of icy gazpacho, good baguette bread, a large hunk of
fairly mild cheese, and a chilled bottle of white wine. Fruit for
dessert, or if you must, a n elegant box of chocolates.

gloria p

Sheldon wrote:
> On Jul 14, 9:28?am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
> wrote:
>> Myrl wrote:
>>> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
>>> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
>>> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
>>> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>>
>>> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>>
>> I've posted these befo
>>
(snippage)
> All that... she said a *picnic* at Yosemite for a few friends, not a
> wedding at Leonards of Greatneck. It'll require a crew of illegal
> aliens a week slaving away to prepare all that... and odds are most
> will go uneaten. I really don't think typing an entire cookbook was
> what was asked for.
>
I think those were individual "menus". Still way too much work for a few
visiting friends for whom she wants to pack a simple picnic, IMHO.

> For a picnic I'd pack labor-free picnic food... a couple-three coolers
> rotisseried chickens and some potato/mac/slaw salads from the local
> deli, an assortment of cheeses and hard sausages, assorted fresh
> fruit
(snip)
> Sheldon

> wrote in message
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>I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com
>

I'm not really a sandwich fan per se. For a picnic, I like to grab some things I
don't normally get very often. Sometimes I will get some proscuitto, genoa,
soprasotta, and the like, a few good cheeses and a baguette. I really like a thin
slice of baguette with some herbed goat cheese and a bit of proscuitto. Thinly slice
some cukes and roma tomatoes to go with.

Then again, you can go a whole other directions and make a huge salad with a bit of
everything. Just don't add the dressing until you're ready to eat! You could go with
a pasta salad, or a salad of greens with whatever you like...say, a chef's salad or
antipasti salad.

Or, you if you want to prepare the day before, you could make a lemon chicken, then
slice it up and serve it with tatziki and hummus and some pita wedges and a Greek
salad.

Have fun!

kimberly

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:05:52 -0000, rummaged
among random neurons and opined:

>I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
>Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
>home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
>usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
>Does anyone have any fresh ideas?

You'd have to get crackin' pretty soon, but this is a very easy recipe
that needs to cure over a period of a few days. It "reads" long, but
it is really simple. It is very tasty, very pretty and does well when
served with dense crackers:

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

Tequila And Lime Cured Gravlax

appetizers, fish and seafood

For the dry cu
1 1/2 pounds side of salmon (sushi grade); unsliced, skin on
1 1/2 cups kosher salt
3 cups light brown sugar
For the liquid cu
1/2 cup tequila
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
zest of 1 lemon; colored part of peel
; only
zest of 1 orange; colored part of peel
; only
2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
3 sprigs fresh dill; with stems
3 sprigs fresh mint; with stems
3 sprigs fresh basil; with stems

Day One - The Dry Cu Mix the salt and sugar together and reserve
1/3 of it for Day Two. Next to the salmon, place a plastic-wrapped
jelly roll pan and, forming a bed 1/4" thick along the length and
width of the salmon, spread the cure. Turn the salmon over and lay it
fresh side down on the cure. Scatter leftover cure along the sides and
ends of the fish, and then pull the plastic up so it wraps around the
fish securely and will capture extruding juices. Place a board or
another pan on the fish and set 5 pounds of cans or other heavy
objects on the board to weigh down the salmon. Refrigerate for 24
hours.

Day Two - The Liquid Cu Pour the tequila and the lime juice into a
bowl and stir in the zests. Place the coriander seeds in a plastic
bag, lay it on your work surface, and crush the seeds with a rolling
pin or the bottom of a heavy pan; pour them into the bowl, then chop
the herbs roughly and stir them in. Pour the tequila marinade into a
second plastic-lined jelly roll pan, spreading the zests and herbs out
so they are evenly distributed on what will be the length and width of
the fish. Sprinkle the reserved dry cure over the liquid, again
reserving a bit for the ends and sides. Remove the salmon from the
refrigerator and lay it flesh side down on top of the cure, scattering
the dry ingredients along the sides and ends of the fish. Wrap the
plastic around it, replace the board and weights, and refrigerate
for at least another two days and up to four.

Slice the salmon into thin, long, wide, handsome pieces, using smooth,
long strokes with your very sharp, long knife, and that you leave the
skin on the cutting board. Cut only as much as you plan to eat. Store
the salmon in its cure, but it need not be kept weighted down. Cured
salmon will keep for at least 10 days in the refrigerator.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Contributor: Monique Barbeau

Yield: 25 servings

I've also used orange juice, which also works well.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:39:25 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:05:52 -0000, rummaged
>among random neurons and opined:
>
>>I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
>>Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
>>home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
>>usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>>
>>Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
>You'd have to get crackin' pretty soon, but this is a very easy recipe
>that needs to cure over a period of a few days. It "reads" long, but
>it is really simple. It is very tasty, very pretty and does well when
>served with dense crackers:
>
>@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format
>
>Tequila And Lime Cured Gravlax
>

If this is what you brought to the Sany eggo '03 cookin' it's
delicious.

What a great picnic food and very impresive.

Koko
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updated 7/14

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:05:52 -0000, wrote:

>I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
>Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
>home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
>usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
>Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
>Myrl Jeffcoat
>http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

I realized from this thread that my idea of a real picnic involves a
bbq. What I've read so far is just a genteel luncheon outside.


--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:30:39 -0700, Koko rummaged among random neurons
and opined:

>On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:39:25 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:05:52 -0000, rummaged
>>among random neurons and opined:
>>
>>>I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
>>>Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
>>>home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
>>>usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>>
>>You'd have to get crackin' pretty soon, but this is a very easy recipe
>>that needs to cure over a period of a few days. It "reads" long, but
>>it is really simple. It is very tasty, very pretty and does well when
>>served with dense crackers:
>>
>>@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format
>>
>>Tequila And Lime Cured Gravlax
>>
>
>If this is what you brought to the Sany eggo '03 cookin' it's
>delicious.
>
>What a great picnic food and very impresive.

It is and I thank you. It's an old stand by. I even carried it from
SoCal to Washington, D.C. when my daughter had her graduate school
art exhibit.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Jul 13, 8:05 pm, wrote:
> I have some friends coming to visit for a few days next week, from
> Florida. While they are here, we plan on making a day trip from my
> home, to Yosemite. I want to pack a picnic, but am bored with the
> usual sandwich ideas for the lunch.
>
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas?
>
> Myrl Jeffcoathttp://www.myrljeffcoat.com


Well folks, I must admit I cheated a bit on the picnic lunch. I ended
up making a Roasted Corn and Pepper Salad, and packing some fresh
pineapple chunks. But best of all, were the sandwiches, which I ended
up getting at the BelAir Deli here in Sacramento. They were
absolutely better than anything, I've ever made myself. They were
sliced Roast Beef, Horseradish Cheese, Mayo, Fresh Basil Leaves,
Sliced Tomato, and Red Onion, on Chibata Rolls. Something we could
make on our own, but it was so wonderful to just pick up, and take!

As an aside, this is the very first time, I ever witnessed Yosemite
Falls being completely dry. . .It was as if someone had turned off the
spicket at the top! That's how dry it is here in California right
now!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com