Picnics: Outdoor Dining for the Patio, Park, and Beach

Rating:
Summary: not that great
Review: This book is divided into four sections of recipes: Picnics to Go (quick and easy to prepare, easily packed and transported, more traditional picnic fare), Food with Fire (outdoor grilling and barbecuing), Moveable Feasts (more time-intensive to prepare, the recipes are usually more full meals than in Picnics to Go), and Dining Alfresco (the most elaborate meals in the book and better for backyard meals than for on-the-go, most can be prepared ahead and served chilled or popped into the oven at the last minute). What I liked about this book was the division of recipes into the four chapters and I really liked that there were full color photographs of every recipe in the book. That being said, I didn't really like many of the recipes themselves. Maybe it's just my tastes, but none of the recipes really appealed to me in my preparation for a picnic. With recipes like curried eggs, watercress & herb soup, and oven-baked eggplant sald, I didn't find too many appealing things to make here. Maybe someone with more refined tastes would like this book better.