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Picnics

Celebrate the summer with a few simple picnic food ideas that will make your next picnic a delicious success!

When it comes to choosing dishes for a picnic, there are a few things to keep in mind. The first is the recipe should be able to be prepared the night before to make sure you can get on the road in the morning. The second is the dish needs to be able to travel long distances without going bad. The last thing is it needs to be able to be eaten cold.

Whether you’re looking for recipes for sandwiches, salads, side dishes, or desserts, this collection has everything you need for your next summer picnic.

    Creamy Ranch Salad Dressing

    Creamy Ranch Salad Dressing

    Having a homemade creamy ranch style dressing recipe at one’s fingertips helps make sure everyone eats their veggies. This ranch dressing recipe takes 10 minutes to make and keeps for a couple of weeks in the fridge.

    Strawberry Pie

    Strawberry Pie

    If you want to revel in the indulgence of high summer, this strawberry pie recipe will turn fresh strawberries into one of the best pies you’ve ever eaten.

    Vanilla Bourbon Ice Cream

    Vanilla Bourbon Ice Cream

    Combining vanilla and bourbon make an exceptional ice cream. This bourbon vanilla ice cream recipe is reminiscent of classic vanilla ice cream with just enough bourbon to make it stand out.

    Grilled Garlic Bread With Cheese Square

    Grilled Garlic Bread with Cheese

    This grilled garlic bread recipe uses basil and mozzarella to create a cheesy garlic bread filled with scrumptious summer flavors.

    Lamb Burger with Grilled Shallots and Goat Cheese

    Lamb Burgers with Grilled Shallots and Goat Cheese

    These scrumptious grilled lamb burgers get their Mediterranean flavors from a blend of cumin, coriander, and smoked paprika that is topped with grilled shallots and goat cheese.

    Hickory Smoked Chicken Wings Recipe Closeup

    Hickory Smoked Chicken Wings

    These tasty smoked chicken wings use Tabasco and a homemade spice rub with deep smoky flavors and some heat to create bold, flavorful smoked wings that are nice and crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.

    Blue Cheese Dip Recipe

    Blue Cheese Dip

    What makes this tasty blue cheese dip recipe so good is the zip it gets from the Chipotle Tabasco sauce and chili powder that really compliments the creaminess of the blue cheese crumbles and greek yogurt.

    Garlicky Refrigerator Pickles

    Garlicky Refrigerator Pickles

    This refrigerator pickle recipe only takes a few minutes to make and is a tasty way to eat more veggies. We like to eat these refrigerator pickles as a side dish, appetizer, or accouterments to sandwiches, burgers, and BBQ.

    Smoked Pork Ribs

    Smoked Pork Ribs

    Smoked pork ribs are the pinnacle of great barbecue. The best barbecue ribs are tender and juicy with a deep smoky flavor on the inside and a nice crisp bark on the outside that has a touch of barbecue sauce that highlights the pork’s natural flavors.

    Onion Dip

    Onion Dip Two Ways

    Our two tasty onion dip recipes work for whatever mood you’re in. The healthier version substitutes Greek yogurt for the mayo and sour cream in the more traditional recipe.

    Orzo, Chickpea, and Tahini Salad

    Orzo, Chickpea, and Tahini Salad

    This Orzo, Chickpea, and Tahini Salad recipe combines crisp vegetables with a touch of heat from the harissa. The recipe makes a vegetarian dinner for one or two with a few leftovers.

    Roasted Sweet Corn

    Roasted Sweet Corn

    The secret to roasting great sweet corn is to buy it as fresh as possible, soak it in water, and roast the corn on the grill while it is still in its husk.

    Rose, Lavender, and Mint No-Churn Ice Cream

    No-Churn Ice Cream: The Flavor of Fleeting Summer Days

    Savor the fleeting days of summer and learn how to make three fresh floral scented no-churn ice creams.

    Panzanella Salad

    Panzanella Salad

    The fresh basil, capers and toasted bread in this Panzanella recipe provide the salad with a fresh flavor and crunchy texture that will keep you coming back for more.

    We broke out the good glasses for this taste test

    Three Recipes: Does the Best Lemonade Recipe Come From Lemons, a Bottle, or Powder

    To figure out the best way to make lemonade we squeezed some lemons, opened a bottle, and stirred up some powdered lemonade mix.

    Greek Farmers Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes

    Greek Farmers Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes

    Loaded with bright red tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, feta, and really good olives this Greek farmers salad recipe helped me learn that fresh ingredients don’t need a lot of dressing up to be delicious.

    Raspberry Lemonade In Pitcher

    Fresh Raspberry Lemonade

    What makes this raspberry lemonade recipe so delicious is how the sweetness and the sass of the raspberries compliment the tartness of the lemons.

    Guests are often welcomed with a batch of cookies

    Cranberry Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

    Plump, tangy cranberries and earthy walnuts fill these palm-sized treats, making these cranberry oatmeal walnut cookies the perfect anecdote to a tall glass of lemonade.

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