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.
There are 3 good books on picnics There are 3 good books on picnics: The Picnic, Le Picnic, and this one. This is by far the best. It is more than twice the number of pages (with larger format) and has many good photos that tantalize you. However, the main strength of this book is the quality and number of recipes. My wife and I kept saying “Oh, that sounds really good” or “We have to have that at a dinner party” or “We definitely want to try that”, and so on. Very few old, tried and true recipes,…
They were both excellent. I have the pork chops for the Mustard-Herb … I pre-ordered this cookbook. When it came, I sat down to flip through it. I was impressed with the range of recipes. I have made a couple of the appetizers that were a big hit; the Roasted Garlic Black-Eyed Pea Hummus and the Fancy Figs. They were both excellent. I have the pork chops for the Mustard-Herb Grilled Pork Chops in the marinade as I type this review. When I get a new cookbook, if there are two or three “keeper recipes” in it, I feel like I got my money’s worth. This…