Picnic

The Best And Worst Picnic Foods

Posted 05.27.2012

By Anne Harding A gorgeous day, great food -- who doesn't love a picnic? You, that's who, if the food is a rogue's gallery of fatty fare likely t...

Healthy and Vegan Memorial Day Recipes

Carolyn Scott | Posted 05.25.2012

Carolyn Scott

Memorial Day marks the start of the "fun in the sun" season, so kick it off with an awesome get-together and killer food! Check out our fun menu of recipes for the weekend.

5 Ways You Can Help Save Our Planet's Resources On Earth Day

Posted 04.22.2012

It's the Earth's Day today, but it's our moment to look around, breathe our air in a little deeper and hug our trees a little tighter. It's a day ...

This Earth Day, Appreciate the Value of Small Actions

M. Sanjayan | Posted 04.20.2012

M. Sanjayan

Large-scale action, like legislation, corporate practices and government investment, are critical to designing a different future. But over time, small personal actions can also evolve into cultural consciousness shifts.

5 Reasons Why Selena Gomez Is Having The Best Week Ever

The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 04.09.2012

Selena Gomez is having a great week! The half-Mexican singer/actress is lining up projects left and right, celebrities and TV shows are singing her...

City May Soon Charge Fee To Sit In Park

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.05.2012

Imagine having to pay to sit on the grass. That could be happening soon in North Las Vegas, where the city council is considering charging residen...

A St. Patrick's Day Picnic

Food52 | Posted 05.16.2012

Food52

There are many reasons to celebrate this Saturday: it's the weekend, it's St. Patrick's Day and it's the beginning of spring. Dust off those baskets, those blankets, and those sunglasses -- and grab a few beers.

Planning Painting

Amy Bernays | Posted 11.26.2011

Amy Bernays

There are paintings drifting in my thoughts; snaps of thoughts and memories. They are breaths and wisps of colors and forms.

Salads Safe For Picnics

The Splendid Table | Posted 10.12.2011

The Splendid Table

The general rule of thumb is that all dishes with proteins from animals (eggs, meat, fish, etc.), with dairy, or with mayonnaise need to be kept cool all the time.

Ideas for Corn Soup

The Splendid Table | Posted 10.05.2011

The Splendid Table

Variations have cropped up over the years, but the basic soup still holds its own. It needs only a little heat and is served cool.

Heat Wave Cooking: Making Dinner Without The Stove

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 09.18.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Here in Heat Wave New York, cooking and summer just don't go that well together. Added up, their heat can be just unbearable. With our small apartment...

A Guide To New York’s Great Premade Picnic Baskets

Grub Street New York | By: | Posted 09.14.2011

Random rain showers notwithstanding, it's officially picnic season: It's sunny, the High Line extension opened a few weeks ago, and there are parks ap...

8 Winning Burgers For The 4th

Food52 | Posted 08.30.2011

Food52

8 of our best burger recipes, and not all of them beef -- everything from the Classic Diner Burger to unique Shrimp Burgers with Roasted Garlic-Orange...

The Casual Beer Drinker's Summer Brews Rundown

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 08.16.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Small Kitchen College Ahh, summer! Nary a warm breeze wafted o'er my sunkissed cheeks before I thought: man, I could really use a beer right now. In...

How To Pack a Perfect Picnic

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 08.14.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

In our book, the potluck section comes along bright and early. That's because we're obsessed with potlucks--they're practical, cheap, and fun. And pic...

The 5 Things To Do With Friends Before You Graduate

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 07.31.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College The last few weeks of every semester is a whirlwind. Weeks are spent in the library basement consuming copious a...

How To Avoid Overeating At Picnics

Penny Love Hoff | Posted 07.20.2011

Penny Love Hoff

Life is meant to be lived and even just saying the word "picnic" makes me happy. So go, but bring along these slick tricks for picnics.

Fail-Safe Potluck Recipes From Batali, Florence & Flay

EatingWell | Posted 07.26.2011

EatingWell

By Jessie Price, Deputy Food Editor for EatingWell Magazine It’s no surprise that I love a potluck—I am a food editor, after all. Potluck...

My Wife's Purse, The Mini-Series

Lawrence Shulruff | Posted 07.18.2011

Lawrence Shulruff

No matter the situation my wife's always prepared. Like the time we were having a romantic fondue picnic when we ran out of sterno. Simple solution: she took her solar-powered Bunsen burner right out of her purse.

New York City's Indoor Pop-up Park Is A Winter Escape

Leslie Koch | Posted 09.19.2011

Leslie Koch

Tired of the snow and slush covering New York City streets? You don't have to wait until spring to enjoy a day in the park.

My Favorite Organic Baked Beans

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Maria Rodale

Who's the lucky winner of my newfound loyalty? Walnut Acres baked beans, made with 100 percent organic ingredients and flavored with that essential baked-beany twang.

A Mother's Day Picnic

One For The Table | Posted 11.17.2011

One For The Table

What makes a better Mother's Day than a picnic? I contemplated this while driving down Sunset Blvd tonight, the big ol' moon silhouetted behind the p...

PHOTOS: Fire, Smoke, Spears & Salmon At the White House Congressional Picnic

Posted 05.25.2011

Last night, President Obama hosted the annual Congressional Picnic on the White House lawn. The AP reported on the affair: WASHINGTON -- Members of C...

It's Not a Holiday Unless There's Dip

One For The Table | Posted 05.25.2011

One For The Table

It doesn't matter what kind, just as long as the dip exists in some shape or form in my kitchen.

Four Hot Tips for a Cool Summer

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 11.17.2011

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

All this effort for just three months of basking in the sunshine? Here are four ideas to make your efforts less painstaking and remind you that it is well worth the trouble.