Life's a Picnic

When was the last time you had a picnic?

In a world full of laptops, cell phones and ipods; having a picnic seems like a forgotten art.

Get together with your friends or family - find the perfect place - pick the right food and wine and (re)discover a world in which batteries are not required.

For some cool picnic baskets and wine baskets to go along with it check out epicnicbasket.com

Places to Go

Parks and Places to go

National Parks & State Parks: Step outside and explore the country's National Parks, State Parks, and National Forests. Explore the majesty of Yellowstone in the summer, or the splendor of Yosemite in the winter. No matter the season, Yahoo! Travel can help you plan the perfect vacation in America's great outdoors
romanticplaces.com: A Collection of Romantic Places
Lists small hotels, inns, and places worldwide chosen by travel writers.
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National Park, Preserve, Forest and Wilderness Directory: Listing of locations, seasons open, area in acres, major attractions and activities.
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Picnic Baskets by Category

what kind of basket are you looking for?

Picnic Baskets: Whether it's a simple wine basket or a complete hamper with all the accessories -
quality, craftsmanship and a great value for the money
Wine Picnic Baskets: Whether you choose traditional English Willow, or our popular Rattan and Bamboo, you're ready for a romantic picnic when you're accompanied by one of these high-quality baskets and someone you love!
Picnic-Backpack: Spur-of-the-moment picnics are more fun when you throw a go-anywhere insulated picnic backpack in your car and take off. Stocked with everything you need for a day in the park, at the beach, or at your favorite sporting event.
Picnic & Tea Baskets: You've found the elegance and style of the traditional English Tea Picnic Basket. Each of these classic baskets combine the ambience of days gone by,including tablecloths, napkins, fine dinnerware, flatware,glasses, and more.
Wine Totes & Coolers: Enjoy the ultimate in last-minute romantic entertainment with these tastefully elegant wine totes and coolers.
Luxury Garden Baskets: Stylish and practical, our garden baskets our of excellent quality and great value for money. The baskets are hand-woven in willow and the tools are made from carbon steel with a green hammer tone finish, wood handles and brass ferrules

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Vegetarian Picnic Recipes

Bean and mint salad
2 cups of both green beans AND peas
8 scallions trimmed and sliced
1 large bunch of mint
3tbsp olive oil
grated zest and juice of one lemon
salt and pepper
Crumble feta (optional)

Boil water then add beans and peas cook 3 min, remove and cool under cold water,
Put scallion and mint in a bowl and peas and beans then sprinkle with olive oil, lemon zest, and juice , salt , pepper, add feta toss well.

Braised fennel
2 fennel bulbs trimmed and cut in half
2tbsp Olive oil
1/3 cup for Parmesan cheese

boil fennel in water for 6-8 min then in shallow baking pan place fennel, sprinkle Olive oil and cheese cook at 375 for 8 min or until cheese in melted ( the longer you boil the fennel the mellower the taste)