The Picnic by
Winner, IACP Cookbook Award A picnic is a great escape from our day-to-day and a chance to turn a meal into something more festive and memorable. The Picnic shares everything you need to plan an effortless outdoor get-together: no-fail recipes, helpful checklists, and expert advice. With variations on everyone's favorite deviled eggs, 99 uses for a Mason jar (think cocktail shaker, firefly catcher, or cookie jar), rules for scoring lawn games, and refreshing drinks to mix up in crowd-friendly batches, let The Picnic take the stress out of your next party and leave only the fun.
Picnic by
Create delicious and portable feasts for any occasion. Whether you're headed to a neighborhood park, an elegant music festival, or the top of a mountain, DeeDee Stovel shows you how to create a tasty outdoor dining experience. With 125 recipes that include dishes like cucumber soup, lobster rolls, fried chicken, and apple cake, you'll be amazed at the variety of foods that are well-suited for outdoor eating. Call up your friends, grab a blanket, and fill up your picnic basket!
Picnic in Provence by
The bestselling author of Lunch in Paris takes us on another delicious journey, this time to the heart of Provence. Ten years ago, New Yorker Elizabeth Bard followed a handsome Frenchman up a spiral staircase to a love nest in the heart of Paris. Now, with a baby on the way and the world's flakiest croissant around the corner, Elizabeth is sure she's found her "forever place." But life has other plans. On a last romantic jaunt before the baby arrives, the couple take a trip to the tiny Provencal village of Céreste. A chance encounter leads them to the wartime home of a famous poet, a tale of a buried manuscript and a garden full of heirloom roses. Under the spell of the house and its unique history, in less time than it takes to flip a crepe, Elizabeth and Gwendal decide to move-lock, stock and Le Creuset-to the French countryside. When the couple and their newborn son arrive in Provence, they discover a land of blue skies, lavender fields and peaches that taste like sunshine. Seduced by the local ingredients, they begin a new adventure as culinary entrepreneurs, starting their own artisanal ice cream shop and experimenting with flavors like saffron, sheep's milk yogurt and fruity olive oil. Filled with enticing recipes for stuffed zucchini flowers, fig tart and honey and thyme ice cream, Picnic in Provence is the story of everything that happens after the happily ever after: an American learning the tricks of French motherhood, a family finding a new professional passion, and a cook's initiation into classic Provencal cuisine. With wit, humor and scoop of wild strawberry sorbet, Bard reminds us that life-in and out of the kitchen-is a rendez-vous with the unexpected.
Good Day for a Picnic by
Bored with traditional picnic fare? Coleslaw?Potato salad? Soggy sandwiches? In Good Day for a Picnic, Jeremy Jackson offers up a collection of new recipe ideas for the park and the patio, the backyard and the beach, and beyond. This is not a book of "classics" -- after all, who needs another fried-chicken recipe? It's a fresh, flavorful (and funny) look at picnics. The 120 recipes include everything from drinks and starters to sandwiches, entrées, and desserts. There's Ginger Iced Tea and Fig Pâté, Lamb Pita Meze and Noodles with Walnut and Blue Cheese Pesto, Sour Cherry Mini-Crumbles and Strawberry Cupcakes. The dishes are simple, wholesome, and quick to prepare, with lots of make-aheads and tips on food transport. In Good Day for a Picnic, Jeremy Jackson gives dining alfresco the attention it deserves. So whether you've found a sunny spot of grass or a cozy patch of carpet, it's time to spread out the food and dig in!
A Perfect Day for a Picnic by
Chic country girl and gourmet Tori Finch understands the joy of a carefree picnic. There's nothing like eating outdoors to capture your sense of adventure, and add a flair to the food--whether you are entertaining a relaxed crowd of friends and family or preparing a romantic feast for two. Hop on your vintage bike to work up an appetite, hit the beach for a cook-out, or host a teddy bears picnic for little ones; these all feature within Tori's 10 themed menus, each complete with recipes for savory and sweet dishes, as well as drinks. On a balmy summers eve, hang paper lanterns from trees and serve Asian-inspired food in the Indochine picnic, or lay luxurious rugs and evoke a sense of the middle east with a meze platter and spiced citrus couscous at a Bohemian picnic. Warm up during a fall walk in the woods with a thermos of spiced squash soup and slabs of zingy Jamaican Gingercake, or dream of sunnier climes with a Provenc¸al-inspired feast. Whatever the occasion, A Perfect Day for a Picnic is your guide to enjoying the outdoors life.
Paris Picnic Club O/P by
"Charming . . . Home cooks will delight in the creative array of meals . . . The recipes here are fun, fresh, and perfect to share with friends." --Publishers Weekly Delicious recipes from two chefs who cooked up a community as well as a meal. Winner of the Pacific Book Award--Best Cookbook! Every Friday for a year in a small town tucked into the hillsides south of Paris, Shaheen Peerbhai and Jennie Levitt made a delicious picnic-style meal for their friends, and it grew into a clandestine pop-up restaurant, serving much-anticipated lunches to eighty hungry guests. Soon they moved their picnic club to parks and hidden spots across Paris. In this charmingly illustrated book, Shaheen and Jennie offer a collection of their flavorful recipes, taking inspiration from the diverse cuisines of Paris. You'll delight in eclectic small plates and sharing platters, abundant tartines, creative drinks, indulgent desserts, and more--to savor and share in your favorite picnic spot or at your dinner table.
The Outdoor Table by
April McKinney celebrates the tradition of packing up your best food and enjoying a meal outdoors. When most people say they are going out to eat, they usually mean out to a restaurant. But it could mean a front porch brunch with your closest friends; a nighttime concert in the park; a tailgate party at the stadium; a moonlit dinner at the drive-in movie theater; or a picnic at a vineyard. Whether at a planned event or just an impromptu cookout in the backyard with your friends and neighbors, The Outdoor Table is your guide to creating portable dishes that you can prepare ahead of time and serve cold or at room temperature when you get to your destination that your family and friends will love. It's time to pack a picnic and start making memories.
A Moveable Feast by
We're all after a food experience that will transport us - but what about food we can transport? This gorgeous cookbook is full of recipes that look good, taste great and travel well, from a chicken and pork picnic pie to pistachio meringues with caramel filling. Whether you're planning a picnic in the park or an outdoor birthday party, you'll need food that looks good, tastes great - and travels well! These tried and true recipes from Katy Holder are suitable for every moveable occasion, whether you want to make sweet treats or bigger bites. Having a moveable feast has never been so easy (or tasty)!
The Picnic Cookbook by
In her follow-up to The Camping Cookbook, acclaimed food writer Annie Bell gives one of our favorite pastimes a new lease on life. Whether your picnic is a last-minute, spur-of-the-moment decision, has been planned in advance, is for several people rather than just a family, or needs to be a glamorous event, you'll find everything you need to know about throwing the perfect picnic in this gorgeous book. Easy to use and packed with practical advice on everything from essential equipment to cooking on location and eating outside in cold weather, this book is a clear and concise guide. The speedy "Let's Go" suggestions at the start of every chapter should cater to even the most time-pressed picknicker. With 100 mouthwatering recipes such as Quinoa Tabbouleh, Baked Chicken with Za'atar and Pint Nuts, Fondue Mushroom Burgers, and Tiramisu in a Jar, Annie demonstrates how you can create a scrumptious outdoor eating experience without spending hours of preparation in the kitchen. She includes a handy key to enable you to quickly identify recipes that can be prepared the night before the meal, those that are easy to share and pass around on the day, and show-stoppers fit for a glamorous picnic for a special event. So let Annie inspire you to pack up your picnic basket and find the ideal location to enjoy a spot of al fresco eating, and make your picnic an occasion to remember.
Picnics by
A taste-tempting array of quick-and-easy dishes that are perfect for alfresco feasts includes a variety of finger foods, wraps, sandwiches, salads, cookies, and desserts, accompanied by tips on packing and serving foods to preserve taste and appearance. 25,000 first printing.
A Year of Picnics by
Everyone loves picnicking-dining in the great outdoors, cozied up on blankets, and surrounded by the beauty of the natural world. Now imagine doing it year-round, where the setting speaks to the foods served, and you've got A Year of Picnics! Savour good food and good company while lounging beneath the shady canopy of trees or under the sparkle of a starry sky. With just a picnic blanket and a little inspiration, you can transform mealtimes into an opportunity to relax, connect, and enjoy the outdoors. A Year of Picnics presents everything you need to picnic through the seasons, with over 70 picnic-perfect recipes, tips on selecting your location, advice for packing your basket, and creative ideas for outdoor activities. Through 20 themed picnics-celebrate the bounty of summer produce with a Table to Farm Picnic or revel in the colors of autumn with a Falling Leaves Picnic-you'll discover the ways food can be elevated by your surroundings. From mountaintops to meadows, rooftops to formal gardens, let your picnicking take you to new places.