Tag Archives: picnic

Jul 07 6 comments
drinks, fruits, the picnic series

Watermelon Vodka Tonic

Internet, today is my 25th birthday. I can now rent a car, I am officially in my mid-twenties, and there’s a little bigger gap in age between myself and our slew of summer interns. Or at least, so it feels. I’ve been looking forward to this birthday for a while, and I am so excited [...]

May 13 0 comments
burgers and sandwiches, the picnic series

Perfect Picnic Sandwich

For picnics, my mother always makes hoagies.  The sandwiches vary, but usually it is turkey, provolone, greens, pesto, and some sort of roasted pepper or onion.  These simple sandwiches were always fresh and delicious, paired with chips or fruit salad, soda and maybe even dessert.  Over the years we’ve eaten these sandwiches up and down [...]

Apr 04 3 comments
grilled, barbequed, smoked, and fried, the picnic series

Grammy’s Steak Sandwiches

This past weekend my grandparents invited us to their house for a picnic style dinner. My grandmother made a dozen little dishes and we sat around the coffee table and listened to stories, eating all of our favorite picnic foods. My grandparents grew up in the same neighborhood in Trenton, New Jersey. They’ve known each [...]

May 23 4 comments
beans, slaws, quiches, mashers, and casseroles, grilled, barbequed, smoked, and fried, vegetables

Grilled Potato Salad

You know those moments when you say “Hot Damn! This is the best thing I’ve ever made!”  Yeah, I totally had one of those moments with this potato salad.  Last night Dan and I went to our first cookout of the season (which was, all night, inappropriately called a barbeque) and I partook in a [...]

May 13 4 comments
appetizers, fruits

Raspberry, Mint, & Mozzarella Skewers

Friends!  I have so much to tell you about, but no time to do it.  A lot has changed since I was here writing about the most delicious homemade granola bars ever.  In fact, the last two weeks have been a whirlwind, and I expect the next few weeks to get crazier.  First off, we [...]