Picnic: 125 Recipes with 29 Seasonal Menus

by DeeDee Stovel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580173772
• ISBN13: 9781580173773
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.7" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellant

I love to have picnics and have many cookbooks on that subject. Out of my collection, this is the one I go to the most. No pictures, but easy and excellant tasting recipes.

Idyllic Picnics for all Seasons

"A picnic evokes thoughts of leisure, relaxation, and enjoyment of the outdoors. It can be a still life in the open air or a boisterous frolic on the beach. Some picnics celebrate a special occasion, some offer the opportunity for friends to gather, and others provide an excuse for breaking the routine of daily life." ~DeeDee Stovel Are you dreaming of sipping hot chocolate out in the snow or nibbling on brownies after skiing, then there is a lot to offer even in the winter. DeeDee Stovel is a caterer and cooking teacher who is also the author of "Weekend! A Menu Cookbook for Relaxed Entertaining." The recipes in this cookbook are family favorites so most are for eight people. You can easily cut the recipes in half or plan to have leftovers. The picnics for Romantic outings are designed for smaller quantities. In this creative work, you can find picnic ideas for every season. This would be perfect as a gift with a basket filled with items needed for some of the recipes. The recipes are a reflection of the favorites on the East Coast, but they will appeal to anyone who loves to go on a picnic. You will find information on: Picnic Planning Spring Flings Summer Spreads Autumn Outings Winter Wanderings DeeDee Stovel loves art and introduces the reader to famous artists who loved to paint picnic scenes. She briefly introduces picnic history and includes information on portable meals from the past. The useful information includes ideas on how to keep food safe, how to prepare meals to go and how to keep food cold or hot. If you are looking to create "ambience" then she gives recommendations for flowers, mints, candy and other items to add to your checklist. There are two ready-to-go checklists for "Baskets at the Ready." This enables the picnic prone to be ready to travel at the hint of a picnic longing. Picnics of Interest: Breakfast in a Meadow Spring Day Hike Family Celebration in the Backyard Summer Canoe Picnic Beach Picnic Sunlight Through the Trees Picnic Music Festival Picnic Sports-Fan Picnic Moonlight on a Mountaintop Picnic Teddy Bear's Birthday Party Picnic Cross-Country Ski Picnic Workday Picnic Recipe Ideas are organized according to the Picnic, but you can even just take one new idea from your favorite chapters and create your own outdoor feast. There are tantalizing recipes for: Gingerbread Herbal Ice Tea Champagne Mimosas Bundt Cake Brownies Apricot Almond Bars Barbecued Chicken Red Potato Salad Grilled Salmon Fillets with Mustard Dill Sauce Frosty Fruit Salad Chocolate Zucchini Cake Tortellini Salad Fresh Peach Ice Cream Marinated Pasta Salad Sun Tea Petite Lobster Rolls Cucumber Sandwiches Gazpacho Madrileno Cold Rice Salad Strawberry Cookies Spicy Beans with Sausage If I had to choose one picnic book to keep in a basket for spontaneous outdoor feasts, this would be it. There are 125 recipes with seasonal appeal and lots of classic favorites and some intriguing surprises. ~The Rebecca Review

125 recipes with twenty-nine seasonal menus

In Picnic, DeeDee Stovel draws upon her extensive experience and expertise as a cooking teacher and family chef to present 125 recipes with twenty-nine seasonal menus for creating that perfect picnicking experience. From Taco Salad; Sour Cream Chocolate Cake; and Thai Grilled Shrimp Appetizer; to Rice and Peanut Crispy Bars; Baked Chicken Fingers with Dipping Sauces; and Banana Frosty; Picnic has wonderful recipes for every possible outdoor outing from the mountain valley to the sandy beach, from the backyard to the National Forest. Planning to have a picnic? Then begin with browsing through the pages of DeeDee Stovel's Picnic!