I have fallen into the trap of making a posh picnic. It really is crazy but its no longer acceptable to serve sandwiches, bag of crisps, yoghurts and fruit for a picnic its all got very ‘posh’. Don’t get my wrong I think if you are having a picnic with children under 10 years old they would be quite happy with my original offering but an adult picnic these days is quite an occasion and I think my Ikea plastic cups would look out of place. For me it started about six years ago

These are delicious for a picnic, snack or as an accompaniement with other things for lunch. I made these with half a red pepper which I thought was tasty you could use a little broccoli or other vegetable like sweetcorn. Ingredients: (makes approx 50 small puffs) 125ml milk 1 egg, lightly beaten 250g cheddar cheese, coarsely grated 4 slices ham, finely diced 300g red onion, finely chopped 1/2 red pepper, small floret of broccoli (optional) finely chopped 150gm self-raising f