Picnic at Araluen

This ANZAC Day we had a picnic with friends at Araluen. The coordination was simply for everyone to bring a salad; everything else was to be own supply. Amongst us we had enough food for a small army, and we managed to sort out plates, cutlery and cups for everyone! About all may have been in short supply was beer... the boys commented that they had not brought enough beer with them to take into account the slowness of the barbecue.

Noone had mentioned dessert... so of course all three ladies made something sweet! KC made the traditional ANZAC biscuits and L made a Jaffa cake. I chipped in with banana cake. We definitely did not go hungry.

Dessert spread.

The loaded barbecue.

There were many chilli plants around, full of fruit. C tasted a few of the chillis. He said that he was trying to compare the heat of the fruit.


More photos here.

Notes to self (barbecue/picnic etiquette)
- Always take extra cutlery and plates, just in case.
- Make sure that you have enough beer!
- Pack a hat and sunscreen.
- Consider BYO barbecue if the venue allows it. You might get your food quicker!