"picnic ideas" news and stories

All our bags are packed and we're ready to go... on a picnic (not an airplane). It's Slashfood's Picnic Day! We're excited to get out of the house and hit the road, and we're sure that many of you readers are eager to get away this summer, too. Whether you're going out to the beach for a long weekend or simply over to a friend's barbecue, we hope you'll like some of our favorite ideas, tips and recipes for foods that can be made ahead and taken along.

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• Portable Peanut Butter
• Picnics: Easy Recipes for the Best Alfresco Foods, Cookbook of the Day
• Bacon-wrapped dates
• Silverware to-go!
• All-cookie picnic
• Better-than-you-can-buy chewy granola bars (recipe)
• Ultimate picnic food: pasta salad (recipe)
• Wine For Picnics - Salads
• Quiche Lorraine (recipe)
• Chocolate Covered Ants
• Picnic tip: take veggies to go
• Sweet, savory and healthy Waldorf Coleslaw (recipe)
• More veggies to go: wraps
• Wine For Picnics - Salad Dressings
• Gazpacho to go (recipe)
• Take your 6-pack on the road
• Salad Recipe - Thai Inspired Melon Salad (recipe)
• Picnic Bread: Prosciutto and Artichoke Schiacciata (recipe)