Below you will find three recipes with peas as the main ingredient. Why peas? First, because it is a common daily product, and second – because it is healthy food, rich in vitamin A, B, and C, and can certainly be considered as best choice for picnic ideas. In the recipes peas are accompanied with other products such as: pork (recipe 1), salmon (recipe 2), and ham (recipe 3).

If you decide to have a “peas” day, this combination of the recipes may be used as first and second course, and a snack.

Thick Pea Soup with Pork.

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On my first try!

What picnic is complete without a nice loaf of sweet, fragrant, French bread. Whether you’re simply having cheese and salami or a dry-aged ribeye, any meal is made better with a good loaf of bread. While bread French bread, unlike french crepes, is cheaply available from most supermarkets, there will always be a place in my heart for homemade bread. People have been baking bread for millennia and by making your own, you’re in a sense connecting with the past. Maybe you’re thinking, “Michael, I’d love to make my own bread, I just wish it wasn’t so damn hard!” Well guess what, it doesn’t have to be! Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone can take a date on a picnic but if you don’t have the right goods, then you’re already without a paddle. Although winter’s inclement weather is often a deterrent to outdoor dining, these recipes are guaranteed to remind you of the warmth and sun that’s soon to come. My name is Michael Zhao and over the next few weeks, I’ll be introducing you to all my favorite picnic recipe ideas starting with one of my favorites. Read the rest of this entry »