Grilled Artichokes & Simple Dipping Sauce (click for link)
Emily's Famous Picnic-Worthy Turkey Sandwiches
(her adaptation from Barefoot Contessa)
- Cranberry / Rasin Bread (available at your Publix Bakery)
- Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese - Chives & Onions Flavor
- Turkey Breast (deli sliced is fine)
- Fresh Basil
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Lay slices of bread down, and cover with cream cheese. Layer turkey and basil on top. Finish off by cutting in half! Add Salt and Pepper to cream cheese before layering, if you want to play around with flavors. Watercress is also lovely on these sandwiches, or even just plain-old garden variety lettuce.
Strawberry Kiwi Skewers
- 5 fresh kiwis
- 1 pint of strawberries
- Bamboo Skewers
Carefully peel and cut into quarters 5 kiwis. Hull strawberries. Combine onto bamboo skewers, alternating kiwi and strawberries. Why suggested for picnic? Skewers make your hands less sticky...
Carrots & Homemade Hummus
- Baby Carrots or Carrot Sticks
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 1 15 oz. can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans); rinsed and drained
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt & Pepper
- Equipment: Blender or food processor
Assemble food processor. Combine garlic clove, chickpeas, and water and chop until smooth (1-2 minutes); use spoon in between pulses to ensure everything is well incorporated and evenly smooth. Add olive oil, tahini and lemon juice to mixture and pulse to mix further. Taste and add salt and pepper as you see fit.
Can stay in refrigerator for up to a week, covered.
Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 2 and 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 and 1/2 cups of white chocolate chips
- 1 and 1/2 cups of Craisins
Preheat oven to 375F. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until creamed. Add in eggs, baking soda and salt and mix. Add in flour, 1 cup at a time. Once mixture is fully doughy throughout, add in white chocolate chips and craisins.
Drop cookies onto cookie sheet and cook for 10 or so minutes at 375, or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
Banana Bread (or muffins)
adapted from Williams-Sonoma:
- 1 & 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 medium very ripe bananas, peeled
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (flower, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar) stirring to mix them thoroughly. Create a well in the center and add your bananas, oil, eggs and vanilla. Using a wooden spoon (or hard type stirring instrument), mash and stir with the dry ingredients until you arrive at a doughy, wet mixture that is thoroughly incorporated.
Place into greased pan or muffin tins. For greased pan, 8x4, or normal loaf pan works well.
Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes, or until test skewer (bamboo stick, knife, etc.) comes out clean. For muffins, the bake time is reduced. Start checking them around 25 minutes.
For the loaf option, let cool in its pan for about 20 minutes until attempting to remove. Use a knife if necessary. The better you greased the pan, the easier it comes out.
