19-05-2025
Take It Outside! 24 Easy-to-Pack Recipes for Summer Picnics, Beach Days and More
You'd think the first 70-degree day in New York was a government-sanctioned holiday, the way that throngs of winter-weary city dwellers spill out onto patios and piers and into parks. It's a culturally sanctioned holiday, at least, an excuse to grab the portable speaker and some friends, and finally — finally! — eat outdoors. That feverish appetite for summer's arrival is universal. We're all itching to get outside, and the season's restless nature necessitates food that can tag along with us. So below you'll find 24 portable and shareable recipes built for the backyard, the beach and the communal barbecue, along with tips that will make planning and packing for blissfully unstructured days a little bit easier, and a lot more delicious.
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Snacks
Furikake Snack Mix
No one is more popular at the park hang than the friend who rolls up with a tub of fancy Spanish potato chips or a bag of elusive Japanese butter corn Cheetos. That is, until you show up with Sue Li's snack mix, teeming with crunchy ramen noodles, shrimp crackers, puffed cereal, wasabi peas and more crunchy bits tossed in soy butter.
Recipe: Furikake Snack Mix
Caprese Antipasto
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