October 17, 2008
Italian-Canadian picnic
When fall colors are at their best and you’re lucky enough to have a sunny day, you then have the perfect setting for an Italian-Canadian picnic. We went to gorgeous Parc National de la Mauricie in Quebec, about an hour and a half from both Montreal and Quebec City.
So, what are the staples for an Italian-Canadian picnic? Please take note:
Fresh and tangy shrimp, olive and arugula salad
Luxurious duck and chickpea salad
Piquant prosciutto crudo, ricotta, limone candito e rucola panini
Wholesome prosciutto cotto e formaggio panini
Bright and pungent crostini with black olive tapenade
Crostini with melt-in-your-mouth French paté de foie
Luscious French brioche bread with strawberry and blueberry jam
At least 3 different kinds of cheese
A whole salame, salty almonds, hazelnuts and Italian chips
Decadent and chocolaty crostata al cioccolato
Smooth, full-bodied and fruity French-Canadian ice cider
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Looking at your great pictures makes me homesick. I love your picnic. Thanks for sharing.
Wow spectacular photographs!!
Your pictures are beautiful!! Next time you go on a picnic..take me with you!! The food sounds wonderful!!!!!
Wow I'd love to picnic there with that menu. What a day!
Beautiful setting for a picnic with wonderful yummies to munch on!
Now THAT is a picnic! Good job, Dazi! :)
What stunning fall colours. reminds me of one fall when we were in the US & Canada on vacation...we just could not stop clicking & those were the days of good ole non-digital cameras. What an envious spread you have out there...drooliciously good! WOW!!
If only we could have all been on this picnic in the gorgeous Quebec countryside. Autumn and all it has to offer in Eastern Canada is my favourite time of the year!!
Now that's a feast! una festa adatta per un re.
I love this cooler weather for hiking and tons of walking, then you work up a nice appetite.
I love this cooler weather for hiking and tons of walking, then you work up a nice appetite.
kay, I'd LOVED to join you on ANY picnic YOU are hosting. That would be a fabulous spread. And the pics are breath-taking!
I just posted a pesto recipe, don't go look at it -now I fear your judgment when I post anything 'Italian' because I am a white girl just trying to replicate but probably not doing a good job of it!!
I just posted a pesto recipe, don't go look at it -now I fear your judgment when I post anything 'Italian' because I am a white girl just trying to replicate but probably not doing a good job of it!!
I'd love to invite all of you for a dinner or a picnic. Really! ;)
Hot Garlic, don't worry about making Italian food... if you keep it simple but using really good ingredients, then you have the Italian approach... and that's the most important thing. The Italian way is all about enjoying life, and despite the fact that Italians can get serious about their own recipes, nothing is further away from enjoying life than having a lot of rules! ;)
Hot Garlic, don't worry about making Italian food... if you keep it simple but using really good ingredients, then you have the Italian approach... and that's the most important thing. The Italian way is all about enjoying life, and despite the fact that Italians can get serious about their own recipes, nothing is further away from enjoying life than having a lot of rules! ;)
When the leaves are perfect like that there is no better day for a picnic!
That picnic sounds delicious! Especially while looking at the Fall leaves in the sun!
mmmDaziano, todo se ve fantástico y las fotos maravillosas, aaahh!!! me encanta el Otoño, se ven tan lindo! xxGloria
Hey that sounds like a perfect picnic and u look great too.
Thank you!!! ;)
You have the best picnic's, the scenery is beautiful and the food, oh, the food!!!!
