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There’s nothing quite like eating outside on a warm summer’s day. After months curled up inside, huddled over bowls of soup and hearty meals, it’s refreshing to enjoy light meals out in the fresh air and sunshine. Whether for a family picnic, a barbeque or a summer party, this blog recommends some excellent outdoor food recipes for you to try out this summer.
Many of Mrs Beeton’s practical cookery guides are still in publication today. This delightful desert and pudding book is filled with summery recipes, including jellies, fruit dishes, creams, cold puddings and ices. Mrs Beeton shares tips on how to mix, make and present cold sweets, providing practical and precise instructions for every recipe. This is the perfect book to inspire some outdoor deserts this summer.
This volume deals exclusively with non-sweet dishes and Hors d'Oeuvres. For cooks who are unfamiliar with Hors d’Oeuvres, they are typically associated with European cuisine and are hot or cold appetisers served before a meal. Mrs Beeton once again shares practical advice on how to create these dainty dishes which are perfect for a summery outdoor dinner or cocktail party.
If you’re looking for a comprehensive guide to outdoor cookery, then this is it. The book includes everything you could ever imagine about cooking on the grill. Brown and Beard share all manner of meat and vegetarian recipes and offer tips on how to season each dish and cook it perfectly on the grill. The use of herbs in many recipes is particularly tantalizing. If you enjoy outdoor cooking then this is the book for you!
If you’re planning to go on some picnics this summer, this book will help you to prepare the perfect lunch. It focuses how to make excellent sandwiches, with delicious meat, fish and vegetarian fillings. Countess Morphy offers tips on how to cut the bread and keep the filling inside in order to make sandwiches for a top-notch picnic!
Summer is often seen as a good time of year to start eating light, healthy meals. In this book, Peter Pauper Press presents a selection of colourful salad recipes, including familiar and unusual combinations. Lettuce, cucumber, avocado and tomato all appear as key ingredients but blackberries and pears also make an appearance in a few recipes. This is an excellent book for anyone wanting some outdoor food inspiration this summer.
Nothing beats a summer barbeque. Sizzling meats and lightly charred vegetables cooked in the back garden under the scorching sun. Sharing more than 250 barbeque recipes, this book is a must have outdoor food guide. It not only includes a range of delicious recipes but also shares tips on ow to build your barbeque or fire and how to cook your food to perfection. Although barbeque technologies and tools have changed since the 1960s, the recipes shared can still be enjoyed today!
What could be better than enjoying a tropical dish on a hot summer’s day? This book is brimming with delicious recipes and ingredients, including, yams, coconuts, limes as well as more common items such as walnuts, lentils and potatoes. The recipes are divided into multiple sections, including those on meat, fish, soups, hors d’oeuvres, vegetables, salads, sweets and many more! It is the perfect recipe book to inspire outdoor food during the summer months.
Naturally, everything tastes better in the sunshine! If you feel inspired by the books on this list, all you need to do is buy the ingredients and get cooking! Whether you’re a fan of sandwiches, salads, sizzling meats or sweets, there are plenty of recipes to choose from. Whichever book you choose, we hope you feel inspired to try some outdoor cooking and eating this summer!
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