Picnic Recipes

What started out as a frustrating attempt to test some pizza dough, turned into what we're calling salami bread. It would make a great Italian submarine sandwich, or just load it up with lots of Italian cheeses and fresh and pickled vegetables.

Potato salad the old-fashioned way, with eggs, celery and relish.

Wow! Melt-in-your-mouth brownies that are easy and elegant. Chocolate brownies marbled with cheesecake make fabulous squares! This is by far my most requested recipe.

This classic macaroni salad is a crowd-pleaser at every cookout, potluck, and picnic!

This recipe makes for fresh fruit that you can drink! It's best served cold over ice.

This is the crispiest, spiciest, homemade fried chicken I've ever tasted!

This cake is good to make a day ahead, and is very popular at pot-lucks.

Get smart tips for packing a cooler or ice chest so food stays cold and fresh longer.

A simple but delicious no-cook side dish for summer that is equally good and easy to do any time of the year!

These gigantic sandwiches were invented a century ago at Sicilian Deli here in New Orleans. The spicy, tangy olive salad is what really sets this meat and cheese sandwich apart. A genuine muffuletta should be made on oven-fresh Italian bread topped with sesame seeds. Be sure and use the highest-quality ingredients available; it really makes a difference! Since you're going to all the trouble of making the olive salad, consider doubling the recipe so you'll have some extra waiting around for when you get another muffuletta craving -- it keeps for at least a month! Note: Use round bread loaves for real muffuletta.

This is a really quick and easy pasta salad. Great for picnics and BBQ's.

This cobbler can be made with peaches, apples, cherries, or berries.