The Picnic Cookbook

Picnics and outdoor meals are a classic theme in British food. Afternoon tea in the garden on a golden afternoon in late summer, a packed lunch consumed on a hilltop while the eyes feast on a magnificent view, and the tantalising smell of grilling from a barbecue are all part of this. Being outside sharpens the senses and the appetite, refreshes the soul and gives different perspectives – and National Trust properties provide a wealth of different environments in which to enjoy food outdoors. The book will include over 100 recipes covering picnics, barbecues and campfire food. They range from bresola rolls and lemon gin to be enjoyed as a punting picnic, to a warming minestrone and spiced parkin for bonfire night, a baba ganoush made with aubergines chargrilled on the barbecue, and mussels wrapped in seaweed and cooked on the embers of a campfire. Author Laura Mason gives tips on transporting and cooking the food in the great outdoors, as well as giving historical context to the recipes and suggesting the best National Trust places to eat outdoors.

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.

Irreverent, eccentric, Max's Picnic Book is the follow up the Sunday Times Bestseller, Max's Sandwich Book. Both an ode to the art of eating outdoors, and an entertaining, frivolous reinvention of it, Max and Ben will redefine what the picnic is, and celebrate its true potential, before creating 16 themed menus. Including ingenious hacks – think flavoured salts for dipping eggs and soft-serve with a shot of espresso – as well as twists on familiar favourites, this book about how and why we should picnic. Interpreting the ways in which we can eat outdoors through the eyes of their picnicking heroes, such as Hunter S. Thompson, Mary Berry and Snoop Dogg, the reader will be left with a broadened perception of what a picnic truly is.

Every Friday for a year, Shaheen Peerbhai and Jennie Levitt made a delicious picnic-style meal for their friends. This small tradition soon grew into a clandestine pop-up restaurant, serving much-anticipated lunches to eighty or so hungry guests once a week in different hotspots around Paris. In their charmingly illustrated book, Shaheen and Jennie offer a collection of curated flavorful recipes, taking inspiration from both classic French dishes and a selection of other diverse cuisines that are prominent throughout Paris. Pack your picnic basket with a recipe from the Small Plates chapter, such as the Frenchie Arepas with Caramelized Plum Jam. Be sure to impress the guests at your next casual dinner party with your tartine (open-faced sandwich) Smoked Ham, Brie and Onion Jam with Buttery Almonds and Garlic Zucchini recipe. Also, make sure to always include a plate of Rye, Chocolate, and Sea Salt Cookies to satisfy any companion with a sweet tooth! Along with its delicious recipes and stunning watercolor depictions, Paris Picnic Club gives you the tools to cook meals and grow your community through dishes that are supposed to be shared and recipes that are meant to be passed on. Paris Picnic Club helps you slow down, enjoy one another’s company, and nourish your community through the love of cooking for one another.

Includes simple menus for picnics with foods that both teddy bears and children can prepare with minimal help.

A collection of recipes for six picnics.

Foolproof Picnic - 60 Delightful Dishes to Enjoy Outdoors is a handy guide to eating outdoors – everything you need to make the perfect spread. Looking for new picnic ideas? You’re in the right place. In Foolproof Picnic, discover 60 simple, easy-to-share recipes that celebrate throwing down a blanket and enjoying the sunshine. Marina Filippelli, food stylist and writer, offers up perfect summer recipes you’ll want to make time and time again. With everything from delicious sandwiches, savoury snacks and dips to portable pies, tarts and frittatas, summer salads, sweet things and a selection of drinks – this book is the ultimate guide to taking your picnic to the next level.

Over 80 delicious recipes presented in creative themed menus for portable feasts to share outdoors with family and friends. Tori Finch understands the joys of a carefree picnic. There’s nothing quite like eating outdoors to capture a sense of adventure and add a little excitement to the feast. Whether you are entertaining a relaxed crowd or preparing a surprise romantic feast for two, hopping on your bike to work up an appetite, hitting the beach for a cook-out, or walking on a frosty day with a flask of hot soup; these all appear in themed menus, each featuring recipes for delicious, portable food as well as drinks to serve alongside. Wherever you are, whatever the occasion, armed with this book you will always pack the perfect picnic!