Tag Archives: Picnic

Bread and Butter Pickles: July Can Jam

By Alexa | Published: July 23, 2010
This classic pickle couldn’t be easier or more delicious, especially since I made it not only with Golden Earthworm‘s organic cucumbers from this week’s CSA share, but with some from a Square Foot Garden that I’ve been working on with a friend. Since I’m down to the wire with this July Can Jam entry, this [...]
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Grilled Pizza

By Alexa | Published: May 2, 2010
Well, it’s that time of year again–BBQ TIME! But what do you do if you’re vegetarian or vegan and you’re going to a barbecue or if you aren’t but you’re hosting a vegetarian or vegan at your barbecue? Grilled pizzas, of course! This is a really easy recipe that is definitely a crowd pleaser. You [...]
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Sustainable Flying

By Alexa | Published: August 4, 2009
We’re off to my brother’s wedding (here we come, Cali!). We fly out this morning, so the dilemma was–what to do with last night’s box of veggies? Pack an airplane picnic of course! Veggies like this travel well, and we’ll save tons of money by not being forced to buy meals on the airplane. Add [...]
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7 Dishes for a Tuscan Picnic

By Alexa | Published: September 21, 2008
SustainablePantry.com was asked to cater a birthday party for a family member. Andi (the birthday girl) and Marshall are huge foodies and we wanted the menu to be delicious while still remaining simple and vegetarian friendly. The party was on the beautiful roof of Matthew’s sister and brother-in-law’s apartment in the East Village–and we were [...]
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Little BBQ

By Matthew | Published: August 24, 2008
Living in an apartment, we don’t get to do much barbecuing, but we do have a little travel grill and thankfully, we got to use it once before the summer ended. Grilled Corn, Bratwurst, and Grilled Peaches: A great tool for barbecuing is the chimney starter.  Using this chimney eliminates the need for lighter fluid, [...]
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