Summer is picnic time! Whether your picnic is taking place on the beach, on a boat, in a park, or in your own backyard, these recipes will make the gathering a true celebration. Be sure to follow Food Safety Rules (and to test your knowledge, take my Summer Food Safety Quiz), provide lots of napkins and cold beverages, and have a marvelous summer.
These cookies, with the ground oatmeal and white chocolate and tons of chocolate chips, are superb. They are also wonderful for making ice cream sandwiches; just sandwich about 1/2 cup of any flavor ice cream between two cookies and press down. Freeze until firm, then devour!
These delicious wrap sandwiches were developed for kids, but anybody will love them! Think about using a variety of flavored tortillas for these classic sandwiches; and of course, you can roll 'em with any filling you like.
A muffuletta is an Italian sandwich, with lots of meat and cheese layered with olivada, which is an olive paste. You can make your own olivada, as in the recipe, or buy one from any gourmet or specialty shop. As a matter of fact, you can find olivada in your regular grocery store!
This fabulous frozen salad is really wonderful for a picnic; serve it in ice cream cones! The kids will love the novelty of this idea, and serving is super easy for you.
My love of Tex Mex cooking comes out in this fabulous recipe. What's so nice about wrap sandwiches on picnics is that they're so easy to eat! The bread doesn't get soggy (one of my pet picnic peeves) because it can't, and you can fill them with anything you like.
Every picnic must include this recipe for the best potato salad in the world. Follow the instructions to the letter, and please, don't substitute ingredients, especially for the dressing; each is an integral part of a wonderful melody.
Cantaloupe is loaded with Vitamins A and C, yet it's so sweet, juicy, and succulent. Each one of these popsicles provides your kids with 30% of their daily requirement of Vitamin A and 60% Vitamin C. Plus, they're delicious and nicely portable.
These delicious rolls hold their shape when filled with lots of luscious sandwich fillings. This recipe doesn't last long; freeze them after one day for longer storage.
Muffins might seem an odd choice for a picnic, but think about it - they're totally portable, travel beautifully, and everybody loves them.
Use any flavor of pie filling in this easy recipe. You can also spoon it into muffin cups or small drink cups and freeze it for more portability.
