picnics

We’re not going to do a song and dance to try to entice you to bake this cherry pie. We don’t need to. Just look at it. A stunner, right? And wait’ll you taste it. Here’s how to make it.

• Quick Glance
• 1 H
• 3 H
• 19

Why make your own mustard? Because you can. And if that’s not reason enough, there’s no comparison between this and the store-bought stuff. Enough said.

• 1 H, 15 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 44

Need to bring something to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home? This blueberry crumble with a crumbly oatmeal cookie topping is your answer.

• 15 M
• 50 M
• 53

Don’t let the delicate appearance of these little tea sandwiches—just another name for open-face sandwiches—fool you. They’re surprisingly satisfying.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 10 M
• -

Perfectly battered. Nicely seasoned. And easy as heck. That’s how we like our fried chicken wings, thank you very much. This recipe delivers all that.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 1 H
• 12

If spring had a taste, we dare say it’d be this simple yet sophisticated tart with its cheese custard, shatteringly crisp phyllo crust, and row after row of spring spears.

• 20 M
• 1 H
• 2

Known in some parts as tar heel pie, this ridiculously rich and gooey chocolate brownie pie is crazy easy to make—and just as easy to make disappear.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 4 H
• 0

Eating healthy was never so easy—or mingled so nicely with tortilla chips and beer.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

Creamy but not gloppy, light but not abstemious, this shrimp salad is gonna rock your world. And your cocktail party. And your lunch work rotation.

• 1 H
• 1 H, 15 M
• 17

Because there weren’t enough tempting potato salads in the world, The South came up with its own rendition. And yes, it calls for Duke’s. And a whole lotta other tempting things.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 30 M
• 0

We’ve no idea where the saying “in a pickle” comes from, but we’d love to find ourselves in a jar of these subtly sweet specimens.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 3 H, 25 M
• 2

“Could not have been easier.” “Perfect.” “A one-pot wonder!” That’s what folks are saying about these super simple cakey brownies.

• 15 M
• 55 M
• 8

You don’t have to be Greek for this amalgam of tomatoes, green beans, red onion, and feta to taste like home.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 9

Fresh herbs and a squeeze of lemon lend this chicken its effusive Greek accent. A foolproof grilling technique makes it irresistible in any language.

• 15 M
• 55 M
• 18