Home Food Safety It’s picnic season. That means packable food taken to your favorite outdoor spaces and enjoyed under the glistening blue sky or twinkling stars. The same old stuff–ham sandwiches, potato chips, and etcetera–are acceptable, but to make your next picnic extra special, you might want to try a combination of recipes included in this roundup.
Appetizers:
1 Mango Tango Black Bean Salsa
4 White Bean Dip with Pita Chips
Salads:
Main Dishes:
10 Double-Dipped Spicy Chicken
11 Grilled Veggies and Goat Cheese Pitas
12 Picnic-Perfect Lobster Rolls
Drinks:
15 Orangemade
Dessert:
18 Chocolate-Chip-Pecan Cookie Bars
Those are the highlights, but for even more ideas, check out these great pages:
- Delish’s 12 Perfectly Packable Recipes (and Tips)
- Spoonful’s Picnic Ideas Gallery
- Country Living’s Eat Outside! 44 Summer Picnic Recipes
- Inner Child Fun’s Top 15 Cheap Picnic Foods
- Cooking Light’s Top-Rated Picnic Recipes
- Betty Crocker’s Best Picnic Recipes
- NY Times’s 101 20-Minute Dishes for Inspired Picnics
- Food Network’s Picnic Sides and Salads
- Mr. Food’s Perfect Picnic Menu: 53 Make Ahead Picnic Recipes
- RD’s 9 Great Recipes for Your Next Picnic
- And for Tips for Safe Outdoor Eating, visit Home Food Safety.