Fall Family Fun Dinner - A Bike Ride To The Park

It's fall! I love autumn, especially while it is still warm, but the kids are back in school and the days seem to be bathed in a beautiful golden sunlight. Before it starts getting dark too early, there's still time to have a family fun dinner adventure. Why not pack up a quick, easy dinner recipe to go and hop on your bicycles and head to the park for dinner? It's great exercise, everybody will work up a terrific appetite and you'll have a wonderful time together enjoying each other's company. If you don't have a park nearby, any local scenic spot will do. Even just a bench, or you can spread a blanket under a tree and let the kids run a bit before dinner.

What to bring:

A towel - to wipe benches clean and dry before sitting on them

A small blanket or throw - to sit on (if there aren't picnic tables where you are going)

Windbreaker or light jackets for everybody

A cooler to carry drinks and dinner

Divide items up so each person can carry something. Be sure to strap items to bike so they can be safely carried. If the park you are going to has BBQs you can consider grilling dinner. It would be fun to gather around the fire and toast marshmallows after dinner. Do you remember any silly camp songs from your youth? Now's the time to teach them to your children. "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree...".

Here are a couple of easy dinner recipes for a trip to the park, but the choices are virtually limitless. Be sure to choose someting your family will love at Dinners In A Flash .

Veggie Pita Pockets

These are outstanding, packed with vegetables, and completely portable. Take them to the beach or the park!

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 Large pita breads - 8 "
1 pkg Hummusn2 C Baby spinach
1 1/2 C Mushrooms, sliced
1/2 C Kalamata olive - seedless
1/3 C Feta cheese - crumbled
3/4 C Tzatziki sauce - prepared

Instructions

Open the pitas along one edge and spread with hummus. Add spinach, mushrooms, olives, and feta and tuck against the far edge of the pita. Drizzle with tzatziki sauce. Tuck the top edge under the fillings, and roll up burrito style. Wrap in foil and chill to transport or serve immediately.

Barley, Apple and Fennel Salad

This a great healthy side dish that also makes a great lunch.

Serves 2

Ingredients

2/3 C Barley - hulled
2 ea Apples, chopped
1 ea Fennel bulb, thinly sliced
2 Tb Walnuts, chopped
4 Tb Light vinaigrette such as Newman's own

Instructions

Combine all ingredients and serve over arugula, if desired.

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