Outdoor Eating

Picnic food - what better way to eat outdoors? Take simple ingredients and a picture-perfect setting, putting together the things you want to eat in the sunshine: fresh, vibrant tomatoes, soft fruits, crusty bread and smelly cheeses, to name but a few. A picnic is not a truly successful occasion unless you have sticky fingers and a huge mess to shake off the rug afterwards!

My ideal picnic basket would include a mouth-watering cheese. A hard cheese is the safest bet if you want to be able to enjoy it all afternoon. Simple garnishes and a knife are all that is needed ... quintessentially British! One of my favourite hard English cheeses is Montgomery’s Cheddar, and there is now a Montgomery made with Jersey milk which is just delicious!