Picnic at the Zoo

In Seattle, we live just two blocks below the Woodland Park Zoo. It’s an awesome place to be – we can hear peacocks calling to one another, and when you walk around the perimeter of the zoo there’s one spot where you can usually see elephants from the trail. Currently, the zoo is featuring their annual Zoo Tunes concerts series. And since we live so close, we got free tickets to see two shows!! We decided to see Ziggy Marley, Bob Marley’s son, perform last night. It was a packed, fun, and family-friendly venue.

Since the show started at 6:00 p.m., it ran smack through the middle of dinnertime. And you don’t want to know how I get when I miss a meal. Grumpy and cranky, just like the dozens of toddlers who were at the concert with their parents! Anticipating disaster if we went on an empty stomach, I ran by Whole Foods to pick up some impromptu picnic goodies. I love picnics as a fun, budget-friendly meal option (especially when you are traveling in a foreign country, where the exchange rate can make restaurant meals pricey). Usually I bypass Whole Foods as too expensive, but actually the most expensive item I bought was an spinach/artichoke dip for $4.49, and we didn’t even end up bringing that to the zoo. 

Picnic Basket:

1. French Baguette

2. Pink Lady apples

3. Sliced watermelon

4. Spinach artichoke dip

5. Kerrygold Dubliner cheddar cheese

6. Gouda Red Wax cheese

7. Genoa uncured salami

 It definitely hit the spot, particularly the Kerrygold cheddar and the sliced watermelon!