Picnics and children's party ideas

The simplest ideas are often the best.

Bread or rolls and butter
Wide range of salad and crudities
Sauces and dips
Wide range of fresh fruit

Barbecue

The Australian style barbie which uses a thick, solid steel plate over the flames is much easier to use than the wire mesh grills through which the flames burn the food.

Vegetable kebabs, baked potatoes and wholemeal bread can be accompanied by a range of sauces and dips. (Bake the potatoes beforehand and keep them hot at the side of the barbecue.)