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Recipe: Barbecue Chicken and Macaroni Salad

About this time in the summer, we start getting tired of the goopy, mayonnaise-thick side salads that are standard fare at every cook-out and picnic. We wanted something a little different to bring to...

Keeping Cool: Have a Picnic by the Water

Welcome to August, the most abundant time of year. The produce is fresh and (very possibly) home grown, and as varied as you're ever going to see it. Tomatoes! Peaches! Zucchini! Paradise! Except...

The Best Foods to Pack for the Beach

Packing food for a picnic in the park and packing food for a trip to the beach require a different set of rules. For starters, there's the sand......

Recipe: Lorrie Mae's Amazing Marinated Vegetables

It's late July and unless you live in San Francisco where it was 60 and foggy this weekend, you probably don't want to stand over a hot stove today. And if you've planted a big garden, you may be loo...

What Started as a Quick Escape with Goats...

In honor of Escapes Month, I made a quick — or so I thought — escape Wednesday afternoon to a goat farm on the North Fork of Long Island, which led to an all-day meander to farm stands, a ...

Super-Fast, No-Cook Appetizers You Can Make After Work

Raise your hand if you've been there: You're at work all day, but you're going to a party or picnic after work (perhaps something like the Symphony in the Park tonight in NYC) and you need to bring...

Old School Practicality: The Seven-Layer Salad

My mother made a mean Seven-Layer Salad back in the day. And still does, I'm happy to report. A classic 70's dish, Seven-Layer Salad offers much in the way of practicality: it's assembled ahead of ...

Try This! Sweet "Vinaigrette" for Fruit Salad

On a picnic table laden with cheese-filled side dishes and sugary desserts, fruit salad can sometimes seem like the requisite healthy choice. Here's one way to spruce it up!...

Beer Guide: Favorite Beers for Summer

An ice-cold beer is just about the most perfect accompaniment to a grilled hamburger and a side of coleslaw that we can think of! Here are a few of the beers we'll be bringing to our picnics and barbe...

Flickr Find: Picnics We'd Like To Go To

We're confident in our abilities to pack a delicious picnic basket, but it doesn't hurt to have some inspiration once in awhile. We flipped through hundreds of picnic photos and picked 10 favorite...

Craving: Summery Grain Salads

Grain salads just seem so perfect to us right now. They're economical to make and satisfying to eat. Plus, we can make a big batch and eat the leftovers all week long. Which means less time heating up...

PlatyPreserve: On The Go Wine Storage

It's nice to bring a bottle of wine when you head out on your summer picnics and parties, but we don't always want to bring along the bottle. For starters, it can weigh your basket down and it also ...

Good Question: How to Make Soft Hamburger Buns?

Andrea sent us this question about making soft bread – a good one for the picnic season! I know that crusty bread is all the rage but I sometimes I really just want to make soft burger buns/rolls ...

Picnic Recipe: Chocolate Bouchons from Thomas Keller

Are you looking for a good picnic dessert? How about little chocolate cakes just right for packing and eating al fresco? These are from Thomas Keller, who seems to like a good picnic. First we had a f...

10 Summer Drink Dispensers (and Drinks to Put In Them)

The thought of a big cooler on the back porch, filled up with lemonade and dispensing sweet coolness from a frosty spigot, is captivating right now. Here are a few good drink dispensers that might fit...

New Yorkers: What Are Your Favorite Public Picnic Spots?

For many of us who live in cities, eating outdoors doesn't just involve carrying a platter of potato salad to the back deck. It requires packing, hauling, and finding a spot not already occupied by on...

Outdoor Dining: A Pie Carrier

Pie "hamper"? Pie "basket"? Whatever you want to call this, a friend of ours has one and we're coveting it! It's the perfect way to transport a fresh pie or tart from oven to picnic table without worr...

Survey: Do You Enjoy Picnics?

This is the time of year when parks suddenly fill with happy picnickers toting hampers, blankets, and hot dogs. What about you? Do you love picnicking outdoors in the back yard or the park, or do you ...

Look! Funky Picnic Plates from the NY Botanical Garden

Melamine plates are such a great alternative to paper if you're planning a picnic. They're lightweight, reusable, and usually dishwasher-safe. We showed you some in our summer sale roundup last week, ...

Recipe: Pineapple Macadamia Upside-Down Bars

I'm not usually one to buy a whole pineapple — where I live, pineapples are not exactly in season at the moment — but when I was writing The Greyston Bakery Cookbook, I happened to have be...

A Modern, Potato Salad-Free Picnic
Fine Cooking

Not that we have anything against potato salad. We love potato salad. But a change from the traditional is good, and this upscale picnic fare from Fine Cooking looks delightful......

Picnic Fare: Pork Tenderloin and Onion Jam Sandwiches

Well, the weather in New York City is going back towards brrrr this weekend, but while it was unseasonably warm earlier this week, we managed to squeeze in one weeknight picnic in Central Park. If you...

Good Question: Spill-Proof Containers for Leftovers?

Jamie is looking for spill-proof, leak-proof containers for leftover and lunch. This is a good question for all of you who bike to work or school! Can you help her?Whenever my boyfriend and I go out c...

Inspiration: Secret Suppers

Not quite a potluck, definitely more high brow than a picnic, and more exciting than a meal in a restaurant, the renegade supper club is part of a growing trend of food lovers gathering in fields, war...

What Are Your Favorite Tailgating Recipes?

Football season is already underway and tailgating parties are happening all over the place! We've gone through our archives and made a list of recipes that would be good at a tailgate party. ...

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