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Everybody Loves a Picnic!!!

May 8, 2011 By Dana White | 7 Comments

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I mentioned in last week’s menu plan that it’s officially Baseball Season!!!Picnic Ideas Family Sub Sandwich at ASlobComesClean.com

Crazy, crazy, crazy . . . but fun, fun, fun!!!

At least one night each week, we have to spend five whole hours at the fields, so I’m declaring it Picnic Season!

And because I have a blog and all, I’m going to be sharing my picnic ideas for the next four or five Mondays along with my menu plans.

Our first picnic was last Thursday night.  I made sub sandwiches.  Sandwiches are normal. Sub Sandwiches are fun!  My kids kept asking me, “Mom, did YOU really make these???”

(Since it’s not exactly hard, their amazement makes me think perhaps I should put a little more effort into their school lunches.)

A friend made these for her son’s birthday party a few years ago, and I was amazed at how such a super-simple idea felt so special.

I bought two loaves of french bread.  One plain for the kids, and one with yummy garlic-stuff on top for the adults.  (My parents came down for the game, so we had four adults.) I cut the loaves in half, and loaded them up with turkey, ham, and provolone for the kids.

For the adults, I tried to cater as much as possible to each person’s likes.  One end was mustard only, the middle was mustard and mayo and the other end was mayo only.

 

I used bagged shredded lettuce, because I was pretty sure that I wouldn’t remember to wash the lettuce in time for it to be totally dry before I needed to assemble the sandwiches.  And nobody wants a soggy sandwich.

At some point in the assembling process, I thought to put foil under the sandwich.  I cut the sandwich into four (plenty large) pieces.

I wrapped the entire sandwich with a layer of foil on top and a second layer on bottom, since the piece that was there had been cut during slicing.  This was the solution I came up with after a less-than-successful attempt at getting the kids’ sandwich wrapped up.  Thankfully, theirs wasn’t as fall-apart-prone.

I know this is super simple. But if you’re anything like me, it’s possible that unless you think ahead and get some ideas, your family would end up going through the drive-through or eating peanut butter crackers for supper.

I packed individual drinks and bags of chips.  (So no grubby ballpark hands would have to reach into the chip bag.)

I was overly proud that I thought to bring plates and leftover pink birthday napkins.

 

And do you know the best part?  It was fun.

There’s just something about sitting side by side in a long row of folding chairs with your family, cheering on your brother and having something special to pull out of the ice-chest.

Next Monday, I’ll share this week’s picnic adventure.

 

Here’s our menu plan for the week:

Monday – Homemade Pizza Pockets (This will be the Picnic Post for next week.)

Tuesday – Crock pot Enchiladas

Wednesday – Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets

Thursday – Gyros (or something like that, using this Greek meatball recipe as a basic idea)

Friday – Out to Eat

Saturday – Burgers again?  (We realized last night that we’ve grilled burgers every Saturday for at least a month.)

Sunday – Dance Recital and dinner out.  (My daughter’s dance recital, not mine.  Don’t I wish.)

Check out more menu plans over at Orgjunkie.com.

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Filed Under: Menu Plan Monday, Picnic Ideas | 7 Comments

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  1. DannielleSB says

    May 8, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Yummy!! I'm a newbie.. well the last couple of weeks ish. (and I'm trying to get organized too, I'm a HUGE slob!!!)

    I'm impressed too! I didn't know subs are THAT easy to make. I wouldn't think to use a loaf of french bread.

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  2. DannielleSB says

    May 8, 2011 at 10:57 pm

    I should say I would have thought to use a sub/hoagie roll. But w/a french loaf you would serve more people.

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  3. Nony the Slob says

    May 9, 2011 at 1:48 am

    Yes, I don't know what it is about the french loaf, but it just seems more festive and the bread is soooo soft and yummy!

    And welcome Dannielle! I'm excited to have you here!

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  4. Heather says

    May 9, 2011 at 3:45 am

    You could probably put a shoe between the slices of a french bread loaf & I'd eat it. It definitely makes a yummy samdwich!

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  5. Anonymous says

    May 9, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Hi Nony, here is the recipe I was telling you about. For some reason FB won't let me cut and paste in the comments so that is why it didn't show up!! Enjoy

    Pasta Salad

    1lb Angel hair pasta cooked (rinse with cold water before mixing with other ingredients)
    1 zesty Italian salad drsg
    ½ bottle of McCormicks Salad seasoning (Spice aisle)
    2 cans diced tomatoes drained
    1-2 cucumbers sliced
    Green onions diced up (as many or as little as you like)
    ½ cup parmasean cheese
    Black olives (optional) (I never use these)

    12 slices (more or less) of cooked bacon crumbled (add this right before serving or it will get soggy)I USE PEPPERONI INSTEAD BECAUSE THE BACON WON'T STAY GOOD LONG OR I GUESS YOU COULD KEEP IT ON THE SIDE.

    Note: If salad dressing is not cold I would refrigerate dish about an hour before adding bacon and then serve.

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  6. Shannon L says

    May 9, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    I loooove subs! They're better than plain jane loaf of bread. But I'm excited to find out how the homemade chicken nuggets turn out as well.

    Please keep us posted.

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  7. Fruitful Harvest says

    May 9, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    I here ya!
    I have 4 kiddos playin baseball.
    On practice days I spend from 3:30-8:00pm at the firlds! eeekkk!

    We are using the crock pot on those days and packing snacks during the other times.

    We have car pool set up as some of the games are at the same time different places! 🙂
    OH the joy!

    Peace,
    Georgiann

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