Savoury bakes for a garden party, barbecue or picnic, to eat with your fingers or with one hand holding a fork
May 2024
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Spiced fish and herby broad beans: Yotam Ottolenghi’s spring sandwich recipes
Controversial, maybe, but these sandwich fillings dial up the taste factor and fit pretty well in a soft white roll
August 2023
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Roast chicken and super salads: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for an alfresco feast
The secret to alfresco success is prep, so try this trio of make-ahead recipes for size: apricot-basted chicken with preserved lemon, plus sides of tomato and chickpea, and green beans and aïoli
July 2023
Thomasina Miers recipes
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for tomato and red onion quiche
Full of savoury punch, this roast tomato and red onion quiche with olives and a parmesan crust is perfect picnic fare
Brief letters
Invasion of the yellow-bellied sliders
Brief letters: Turtles or terrapins? | The joy of picnic tables | Hair nests | Pink door problems | The Lord’s Prayer
Picnic season is here - and I hate it
Adrian Chiles
Do I want to have lunch with all the ants, flies, wasps, dogs and rodents that will inevitably turn up? No. And then there is the hell of sitting down ... writes Adrian Chiles
June 2023
Kitchen aide
The best drinks to take on a picnic
A kitchen in Rome
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for picnic pie with greens and parmesan