Picnic Meal Plans: Saturday Lunch
Caipirinha | Cuban Paninis | Peach Cobbler with Gingered Maple Cream
Caipirinha
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Misc |
| Meal: | Saturday Lunch (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 0.5 | cup | lime juice |
| 1 | cup | water |
| 0.5 | cup | sugar, brown |
| 0.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 1 | cup | brandy |
| 4 | whole | limes, sliced |
| 0.5 | cup | club soda |
| 4 | cup | ice |
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Heat sugar and water in pan until syrup is combined and clear.
Put lime juice, sugar syrup, brandy and ice into blender and mix well.
Pour into tall glass; add lime slices and splash of club soda. Decorate with lime slice on rim of glass.
Cuban Paninis
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Easy Recipes I Can Cook |
| Meal: | Saturday Lunch (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 8 | slices | bread, French |
| 0.75 | lb | ham, shaved |
| 0.75 | lb | roast pork |
| 0.75 | lb | cheese, provolone |
| 1 | Tb | mustard, yellow |
| 4 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 8 | medium | dill pickle slices |
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Layer thinly sliced pork roast, ham, cheese slices, and dill pickle slices on four pieces of bread. Spread other pieces of bread with mustard. Butter both sides of sandwich and cook on panini grill until cheese is hot and melted.
Note: no panini grill; use a grill pan with a heavy pan on top to hold the panini down.
Shown in picture with corn and pasta with herbs
Peach Cobbler with Gingered Maple Cream
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Medium |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Saturday Lunch (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 3 | cup | peaches, sliced |
| 0.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 1 | Tb | cornstarch |
| 0.25 | cup | sugar, brown |
| 0.5 | cup | water, cold |
| 1 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 1 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
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| 1 | cup | flour |
| 0.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 1.5 | tsp | baking powder |
| 0.5 | tsp | salt, table |
| 0.25 | cup | butter, salted |
| 0.5 | cup | milk, whole |
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| 1.5 | cup | cream, heavy |
| 0.33 | cup | maple syrup |
| 3 | Tb | corn syrup, light |
| 1 | pinch | salt, table |
| 0.25 | tsp | ginger, ground |
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Combine the sliced peaches and white sugar in large saucepan and mix gently. Add cornstarch, brown sugar, and water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick. Add butter and lemon juice. Pour into a greased 12 by 7 inch baking dish. Set aside while you prepare the crust.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift the dry ingredients into large mixer bowl. Add the milk and softened butter all at once and beat just until smooth. Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons over the peach mixture and bake for 30 minutes. Serve with gingered maple cream
For Gingered Maple Cream: Combine cream, maple syrup, corn syrup, ginger, and dash of salt. Simmer for about 20 minutes or until thickened and reduced. Chill
