Vegetable salads, pasta salads, and fruit salad that can be served at room temperature are the best picnic foods! Even if there are trash cans in the picnic area, especially if you have a large ...

You can put just about anything in a salad – even meat. So what are you feeling? Green beans and lemon? Potato and bacon? Cauliflower and tahini? Tomato and basil? We’ve got these combos and plenty ...

When you're planning a picnic for a beautiful sunny day, not much sounds better than a cool and refreshing veggie-packed salad. Many of the best salad recipes are built on a base of crisp leafy ...

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Cool down at your picnic with a jug of one of our easy summer cocktails. Try a fruity daiquiri, refreshing mojito or a classic long drink made with Pimms.

Potato salad can be prepared dozens of ways, most often by tossing chopped, boiled potatoes with a mayonnaise or vinegar dressing. To mix up this classic picnic side dish, we love using mustard ...

At its simplest, fruit salad is a supereasy dish that hardly requires a recipe. Just chop up your favorite fruits, mix them together in a bowl and serve them at your next cookout of picnic.

If you love to wander up and down the parade route on Mardi Gras, especially if you have children with you, consider bringing a simple, portable picnic ... them with potato salad for parades.