No picnic is complete without your favorite items. For me it is my Grandmas potato and Mac salad. A Sketchbook, good food in a picnic basket a comfy blanket and fun dress and bag.

inspired by vintage advertisements of canned foods from the 1950's, I wanted to create a fun kitschy vibrant picnic featuring an array of delights such as elaborately moulded jello, chiffon pie, and shrimp cocktail. Of course no picnic would be complete without ELLIE B'S BAKE BEAN CASSEROLE SPARKLER.

One of my favorite parts about vintage food advertisements are the strange recipes included alongside the ad, so I just had to come up with a whacky dish to accompany my new fictitious bean brand! Of course you can alternatively eat Ellie B's beans straight from the can, and be sure to bring extra to share with the ants!

Sweet and delish, fresh Strawberries just picked
Jam, Strawberry, summer, homemade, love

These are two dishes which are very attractive and easy to make. I often like crunchy dishes, so this is my choice for menu design this time. Hope you will enjoy it!

This is one of the most common berry found here in India. Here is a recipe to make a mulberry jam!

Homemade blackberry jam for your daily toast to sweeten your day.

An invaluble winter preserve. We call this recipe " Amlaa Murabba".Amlas(Indian Gooseberries) are major ingredient in
serveral herbal tonics as they are reputed to be good for liver,eyes,hairs and stomach. Amlas are the
richest known source of Vitamin C. Gooseberries Abundantly available during the winter months.
We Indian use gooseberries in pickle in digestive powders and dried them with sugar or salt or both
to eat after every meal for good digestive system.

Growing up in Virginia Beach, VA, every summer my mom would take my siblings and I to Pungo to go pick strawberries. We would make jar after jar of strawberry jam. This recipe is a quicker version, which can be kept in the freezer till use. Remember to only fill the jar to it’s “shoulder”, or the far could explode in the freezer as the jam expands.

Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish consisting of pickled vegetables, which is mainly served as a side dish with every meal, but also can be served as a main dish. Kimchi is mainly recognized as a spicy fermented cabbage dish globally. (this is not a traditional version of kimchi as usually there is fish sauce this recipe is vegan). For this recipe you will need a few small bowls for holding the ingredients at different stages, a few clean air tight jars (make sure your jars are properly cleaned and dry otherwise your kimchi may spoil), a sharp knife, a blender, weighing scales.

Being Chinese American, it's a salad from my childhood that never disappoints and always refreshing for the sunny summer funs. Here are the ingredients. Have fun splashing and experimenting around (hint - the size of each ingredient represented is proportional to their needed ratios.) Enjoy~

What really makes this recipe is your own herbs fresh picked from your garden!

A Farmer's Market treat—fresh zucchini blossoms. Different regions of Italy make them even more decadent by stuffing them with ricotta or mozzarella and prosciutto before frying.

For this delish dish, we bought the herbs from our local farmers market. This year, the shopping experience at the market is different. All shoppers and vendors are required to wear masks. Shoppers can't touch the produce and must maintain 6' distance from one another. The first hour of shopping is restricted to the elderly population and those with health issues. Despite the experience, the produce tasted and looked good as usual.

Beet roots fresh from the Farmer’s Market are the star of the show in this delish pesto. Serve on pasta, meat, chicken, or fish.

Taste the garden, Rose Petal Jam Recipe