Picnic: 125 Recipes with 29 Seasonal Menus

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Picnics are casual, they're fun and somehow the food just tastes better in a beautiful outdoor setting. Dee Dee Stovei offers 28 picnic event ideas with more than 125 recipes - packable repasts from an informal Berry Picking Picnic to an elegant Music Festival Picnic. Although Picnic includes all of the traditional fare, the recipes for the soups, entrees, salads and desserts are all a cut above the ordinary. And when lazy summer days turn chilly, enjoy a Sports Booster Picnic or an Apres Ski Picnic. Wine and beer selections accompany each menu. Plus picnic lore, packing to go, the perfect picnic basket, rainy day alternatives and much more!

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"For great ideas on serving the tastiest outdoor meals, pick up Picnic!" - Country Accents

"... a useful compilation of 125 recipes fit for outdoor eating ... they can also be used as potluck fare." - St. Petersburg (FL) Times

"Not just for summer, by the way -- [Stovel's] subtitle tells you she offers '125 recipes with 29 seasonal menus, ' i.e. year-round picnics." -- Associated Press

"... provides readers with imaginative menus for many settings and seasons." - Kansas City Star

"After flipping through the informal repasts in Picnic, you'll see that life can indeed be the proverbial you-know-what." -- Cookbook Digest

"Check out Stovel's 'After the Wedding Brunch Picnic' for a delicious post-matrimonial menu." - WeddingChannel.com

"This colorful book just puts you in the mood for a warm-weather outing." -- Birmingham (AL) News

"With good humor and creative flair, Stovel offers 125 recipes to be enjoyed indoors or out, rain or shine." -- Carolina Parent

Author Bio

DeeDee Stovel is the author of numerous cookbooks, including the bestseller Picnic. A caterer, longtime teacher of cooking and nutrition, and passionate advocate of fresh, homemade food, she lives in northern California.