• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Maison Cupcake by Sarah Trivuncic - masthead logo 2026

Maison Cupcake

Home Cooking and Baking by Sarah Trivuncic

  • About Sarah Trivuncic
    • As Seen
  • Recipes
    • Sweet Baking & Desserts
    • Family Meals
    • French-Inspired Recipes
    • Savoury Baking & Breads
    • Shared Plates & Snacks
    • Soups, Smoothies & Drinks
  • France
  • Journal
  • Contact

Tesco Picnic Range

May 8, 2011 by Sarah Trivuncic 12 Comments


Rising temperatures and longer days mean picnic season is upon us. Each year I swear to replace my battered cool bag and dull plastic plates for something groovier.

Flicking through the Tesco Direct catalogue’s homeware section, this pale blue spotty bag edged in lime green has caught my eye – you know I’m a sucker for lime green kitchenware from this earlier post here.

The Navigate Vintage 4 Person picnic set (£40) is bowling bag shaped with a zip down pocket containing 4 plates, wine glasses, napkins and cutlery sets. You also get a “waiter’s friend” (whoever he might be), cruet set and cheese board with a knife. There’s plenty of space to snuggle up on a picnic blanket with sandwiches and salad boxes in the middle compartment.

More traditional but with a funky twist, the Carnival Pip 4 Person Picnic Basket (£70) made from retro wicker nods towards a romantic date on the riverbank. The picnic equivalent of sexy underwear beneath twin set and pearls, inside a quirky apple pip style polka dot lining with matching napkins co-ordinates with red insulated food cooler, salt and pepper shakers and acrylic tumblers.

For barbecues and eating outdoors in the garden, I could also satisfy my lime green obsession with this Tesco clear lime jug set (£17) with 4 tumblers and wine glasses and from the same range, the Tesco clear lime plate set with matching bowls and cutlery (£14).

All products are available now from Tesco Direct.

For some good picnic food recipes check out my packed lunch ideas.

Post sponsored by Tesco Direct.

Filed Under: Legacy content Tagged With: old news

About Sarah Trivuncic

Sarah Trivuncic has published recipes, restaurant and travel reviews on Maison Cupcake since 2009. She lives in Walthamstow, East London with her husband and teenager.
Read More/Contact

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Mum In Meltdown says

    May 8, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    I would soo love one of those fab old style picnic baskets!! lovely

    Reply
    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      May 9, 2011 at 1:32 pm

      They’re so nostalgic aren’t they. I just love how the plates and stuff are strapped into position!!

      Reply
  2. Janice says

    May 8, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    The rain is tipping down now, so I think I’ll wait a while before considering picnic baskets again. They do look lovely though

    Reply
    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      May 9, 2011 at 1:32 pm

      Oh no, it’s been so sunny here? Oh well….

      Reply
  3. Rose Dunkley says

    May 8, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    Great post. I must dash out this week and get a picnic basket, love the spotty one.

    Reply
« Older Comments
Newer Comments »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Seasonal Favourites

Cheesy Baked Speltotto (Spelt Risotto)

Speltotto is a type of risotto made from spelt grain rather than rice. … [Read ...] about Cheesy Baked Speltotto (Spelt Risotto)

Slice and bake lemon cookies with lemon icing - so easy to make - keep the dough in the fridge or freezer and bake a few at a time. Decorated with instant royal icing flavoured with lemon juice

Slice and Bake Lemon Cookies

Slice and bake cookies are super to have on standby for a freshly … [Read ...] about Slice and Bake Lemon Cookies

Casserole dish of richly coloured leftover lamb curry with mushrooms.

Leftover Lamb Curry with Mushrooms

Using up cooked meat and vegetables to make leftover lamb curry comes … [Read ...] about Leftover Lamb Curry with Mushrooms

Latest

Leek and potato soup topped with croutons in white bowls

Easy Leek and Potato Soup – Inspired by Classic French Vichyssoise

For weeks when I wasn't just throwing fridge bottom veg into the pot, … [Read More...] about Easy Leek and Potato Soup – Inspired by Classic French Vichyssoise

banoffee bread and butter pudding with banana and dulce de leche baked in dish

Banoffee Bread and Butter Pudding – No-Waste Rich Comfort Dessert

Use Up Leftover Bread and Overripe Bananas in This Easy "Pain Perdu" … [Read More...] about Banoffee Bread and Butter Pudding – No-Waste Rich Comfort Dessert

Lille Grand Place at dusk with cafes and Flemish buildings

How to Spend 3 Days in Lille: Culture, Shopping & Food – An Honest Travel Report

Planning 3 days in Lille or a long weekend in Lille? Here's how we … [Read More...] about How to Spend 3 Days in Lille: Culture, Shopping & Food – An Honest Travel Report

Footer

About & Contact

I’m Sarah, a recipe writer sharing thrifty everyday dinners with a touch of French inspiration. I founded Maison Cupcake in 2009 and love creating dishes that are affordable, comforting and achievable. Thanks for visiting!

About Sarah | Contact | Privacy | Disclosure

Popular Categories

French-Inspired Recipes
Baking & Desserts
Family Meals
Shared Plates & Snacks

My Book

Bake Me I'm Yours Sweet Bitesize Bakes by Sarah Trivuncic front cover

Find Recipes

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Threads
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2026 · SARAH TRIVUNCIC · All rights reserved.

Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}