Outdoor Entertaining
20 recipes found
Tortellini Salad with Zucchini & Roasted Garlic
This tortellini salad is perfect for make-ahead lunches & makes great use of zucchini! The roasted garlic isn't necessary but in my opinion, worth it!
Evergreen Spritz
The perfect evergreen, single-serving citrus spritz recipe to get you through the holidays and beyond. Simply scale up to make a large batch; enjoy!
Greek Yogurt Potato Salad
Instead of rich mayo, there’s tangy Greek yogurt in this modern potato salad recipe. Add in torn oil-cured olives (briney! buttery!), and plenty of fresh herbs.
Jamaican Jerk Roast Chicken With Fried Plantains
I’m kicking up the heat with a spicy flair by adding a Jamaican jerk seasoning and plantains to my roast chicken recipe, along with lime juice and olive oil.
The Orchard Mocktail
The Orchard mocktail gets its striking fuchsia hue from blueberry juice, which has a concentrated berry flavor that pairs wonderfully with fresh basil.
Nigel Slater’s Raspberry Ripple Sandwich
This sandwich is a joyously messy experience and nostalgic even if you didn’t grow up in England eating raspberry ripple ice cream (which is vanilla with a raspberry swirl, for the rest of us). The recipe originally comes from Eat, Slater’s book full of simple, narrative recipe ideas, leaving the amounts to your taste and imagination. This mini recipe is adapted slightly from Genius Desserts (Ten Speed Press, September 2018), one of 7 ways to turn a loaf of bread into dessert.
Estela's Candied Sesame Seeds
This is one of the more rewarding ways to spend 10 minutes. As you stir sesame seeds in a sticky syrup, suddenly the water disappears and a dry crystalline layer of sugar pops to the surface. At Estela, chef Ignacio Mattos’s curve-shattering restaurant in New York City, they roll scoops of caramelized white chocolate in the candied seeds, but the seeds are also just as good sprinkled over ice cream or paletas, or topping a brownie or a slice of cheesecake—anywhere you want a little crunchy sesame-flavored twinkle. Recipe from Genius Desserts: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Bake (Ten Speed Press, September 2018). To read the whole story, go here, and to get the recipe for Dori Sanders' No-Churn Fresh Lemon Ice Cream, go here.
Dori Sanders’ No-Churn Fresh Lemon Ice Cream
When it’s too hot to make a custard, it’s nice to know that you can still have sweet-tart, bracing no churn lemon ice cream all the same. This recipe is perfect!
Frozen Vodka Lemonade with Berries
Nothing is quite as refreshing or easy to make as a frosty lemonade: just homemade lemonade and ice, whizzed in the blender until slushy. But it’s also a template for any kind of fruit or herbal flavors you’d want to dress it up with—or any booze you’d like to spike it with. In this recipe, vodka and summery berries combine with the tartness of the lemonade to make the ultimate warm-weather "adult" beverage.
Beet Kvass
Beet kvass is a fermented drink that tastes sweet and earthy. It's is full of probiotic bacteria, and easier to make at home than you might imagine.
Count to 4 (Basic) Margarita
I love this 4 Ingredient Margarita recipe and its riffability so much that I included two different variations of it in my cookbook, Cooking with Scraps.
Marinated Zucchini, Kalamata Olive, & Mozzarella Salad
The perfect no-cook dish for last-minute summer dinners.
Grilled Branzino with "Greek-Style Fish Sauce"
A whole grilled branzino is the perfect outdoor party centerpiece, and this recipe shines bright with a Greek-style vinaigrette and fresh oregano.
Strawberry Margarita on the Rocks
We love a fruit cocktail made with real fresh fruit. This recipe for a strawberry margarita on the rocks uses real strawberries and no sweet and sour mix.
Tom Collins
This classic Tom Collins cocktail is an easy-to-make refresher. A pared-down garnish of a lemon wheel and cherry keeps the focus on the citrusy gin.
Grilled Corn with Basil Butter
Now that the first corn is starting to appear at the markets, it's pretty much all I can think about. This dreamy basil butter recipe is the perfect solution.
The Perfect Negroni
This Perfect Negroni recipe is a classic Italian cocktail worth knowing. The Negroni's ingredients are gin, Campari, and vermouth—but its flavor is complex.
Basil Vodka Gimlet Cocktail
This simple, refreshing gimlet cocktail is a pitch-perfect blend of basil, fresh lime juice, and vodka that was made for sipping outside with friends.
Bicyclette Cocktail
A Bicyclette is similar to an Italian pre-dinner drink called a Spritz. If you're looking for a refreshing cocktail recipe that isn't too boozy--this is it.
Blackberry Caipirinha
This blackberry caipirinha has a bold hue and complex fruity flavor for a cocktail sure to brighten your happy hour. Grab your muddler and enjoy!