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Home » CookBlogShare » Summer Recipes plus #CookBlogShare 2020 Week 27

Summer Recipes plus #CookBlogShare 2020 Week 27

7 July, 2020

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Summer recipes perfect for picnics, dining outdoors and enjoying the warm weather plus #CookBlogShare. Grab a blanket or set your patio table.

Welcome to our summer edition of #CookBlogShare 2020 Week 27 and selection of recipes perfected suited for outdoors dining.

#CookBlogShare is a weekly link party where recipes are shared, we comment on each other’s cooking creations and generally indulge in all things food related!  If you’ve got a recipe to share then this is the place to show it off!

We host this link party, which runs every Tuesday with Jacqui at Recipes Made Easy and fellow guest bloggers.

Your host for next week will be over to Rebecca at Glutarama so head over there next week to see more recipes.

If you are new to this link party then take a few minutes to read the guidelines below before joining us. You are welcome to share your old and new recipes as there is no specific theme and all recipes are welcome.

Thank you to everyone who contributed last week and shared their recipes with us. We were spoilt for choice with so many lovely dishes to add to our list of makes & bakes.

Whats happening with Lost in Food

We are now into the summer holidays in Scotland for the schools. Whilst it’s been an odd end of term I’ve welcomed the break as have my teens.

I am making plans for dining outside more this holiday at home including picnics whenever we can. I’m celebrating a decade birthday and whilst our plans have changed – food is still the centre of the celebration.

Picnics for me tend not to involve traditional sandwiches, yes they have their place but give me some flatbreads and dips and you’ve found my happy place. That celebration mentioned above will involve eating and enjoying meals outdoors as much as I can.

Best of the summer season

Summer brings with it such a plentiful selection of vibrant coloured foods, fresh tastes and so many soft fruits. These are the things that you will find on my dining table all summer long while at their best.

Dining al fresco doesn’t have to be a huge affair or event. Keep it simple and you are more likely to enjoy and repeat it. Don’t rush to choose fancy dishes, just take your food outside! My teens always comment that “food tastes better outdoors”

Sharing platters are my go to and great for outdoors. They can be packaged up for a picnic, placed on a table outside or taken in the car with you. Lesley keeps an emergency picnic box in her car – containing a blanket, cutlery and condiments like salt & pepper – because you just never know where you might find a picnic spot!

Enjoying the outdoors with simple bread and dips

In our house flatbreads are a staple, quick to make and with no need for yeast they make the perfect spoon to enjoy many delicious dips.

Easy Flatbreads. Photo courtesy of Only Crumbs Remain.

Jacqui from Only Crumbs Remain shares her recipe for Easy Flatbreads to kick off this roundup. This recipe is quick to make and simple combination of flour, water, salt & oil. Perfect for dipping and scooping.

Dips & Mezze Style Foods

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Baba Ganoush. Photo courtesy of Gluten Free Alchemist.

Sweet and smokey flavours unite in this baba ganoush from Gluten Free Alchemist. Sweet smoked paprika and tahini added to the roasted flesh of aubergine is so delicious, always part of my mezze platter.

tight shot of carrot hummus in a green bowl with olives and vegetable sticks in the background
Carrot hummus – Lost in Food

The simple everyday carrot is often overlooked, served alongside a main course, but used in hummus becomes the hero. Simple to make and a lighter change from chickpeas.

Broad bean & Feta Dip - Lost in Food
Broad Bean & Feta Dip – Lost in Food

This is the season for broad beans. They make a delicious savoury dip as we’ve done in our broad bean, mint and feta dip. If you don’t find fresh then frozen broad beans can be just an easily used in this dish.

Super fresh guacamole in. purple bowl with all the elements for a taco party in the back, chicken, salsa, wraps all on a wooden table.
Guacamole – Lost in Food

And let’s not forget a favourite – guacamole. Great as a side for any feast or as a dip as well. So many variations on this classic dish, ours is simple using perfectly ripe avocados and lost of fresh lime juice.

Hazelnut Pesto. Photo courtesy of Curly’s Cooking.

Pesto is another great option and works so well with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. It can be tossed together to add a great side or filling for any flatbread as well. Curly’s Cooking takes the usual pine nuts and replaces with hazelnuts for her Hazelnut Pesto and this one is very tempting for me as its also my favourite nut.

Sausage roll ideas

Cheesy Puff Pastry Sausage Rolls. Photo courtesy of Lavender & Lovage.

I dare you to try and find a British picnic without a sausage roll? Yes easy to buy but also easy to make and flavour yourself. Easy cheesy sausage rolls from Lavender & Lovage sound so tempting.

Karen also gives you lots of options for tweaking them and making your own. Why not head over and have a read.

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Vegan Sausage Rolls. Photo courtesy of Feast Glorious Feast

Feast Glorious Feast with her Vegan Sausage Rolls has taken her cue from a British high street bakery and made them into her own. British readers will recognise this one.

Picnic roll from lost in food
Picnic Roll – Lost in Food

If you you looking for a sausage roll with a difference then why not try our own Picnic Roll, a combination of sausages, ham and eggs will be greatly received.

Egg Based Ideas

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Easy Carrot & Coriander Tart. Photo courtesy of Taste Botanical.

I love a quiche or any egg based dish as well for enjoying outside. Tarts are great warm but work equally well served cold on the go. Carrot and Coriander Tart from Taste Botanical is a great classic combination of flavours but turned into a tart for something that bit different.

A wild garlic, cheese and onion quiche on a blue plate with fresh wild garlic leaves, a green salad and salt and pepper pots to the back.
Wild Garlic, Cheese & Onion Tart – Lost in Food

Although wild garlic has gone past, you can adapt our Cheese, Onion & Wild Garlic Tart to include a bit of normal garlic and add some spinach to give it some colour. I made extra of this tart, froze it in portions so that it is now easy to enjoy on a picnic.

Adding some sweetness

4 jam jars filled with a strawberry and raspberry eton mess, topped with more fresh berries, some with spoons and the jar lids on the table, all ready for a picnic
Eton Mess – Lost in Food

Let’s not forget something sweet to cap off our al fresco dining. We’ve taken a classic Eton Mess and added it to jam jars to give it portability. Pack in your picnic hamper with some ice blocks and enjoy. Just don’t forget the spoons!

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Blackberry & Apple Jelly. Photo courtesy of Farmersgirl Kitchen

Blackberries are an amazing soft fruit. We are lucky here in Scotland to have them readily available in the summer but they can be bought frozen too. Turn them into an amazing Blackberry & Apple Jelly like Farmersgirl Kitchen and bring outside to top Scotch Pancakes in the morning for a late breakfast or afternoon treat.

Easy Tomato Chutney. Photo courtesy of Recipes Made Easy.

If you’re more a savoury than sweet finisher then this Easy Tomato Chutney from Recipes Made Easy looks ideal to serve with cheese and a glass of wine whilst enjoying the last of the days sun. You might also enjoy or Quick Courgette & Shallot Pickle served alongside that cheese board and wine.

I hope you found some great ideas and ways to make the most of your summer and foods outside. Drop us and message and us know what you love in a picnic or al fresco dining?

#COOKBLOGSHARE 2020 WEEK #27

Are you a blogger and interesting in joining in with CookBlogShare? Then read on for how to get involved.

Link up your recipe, sweet or savoury, or any foodie post to the #CookBlogShare link party.  Just click the blue ‘Add your link‘ button below and follow the instructions.

  • Include this party’s link in your post (so everyone else can find it).
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  • Help us comment on some of the other recipes linked up here, share the love and have fun!Its that easy!
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We’ll visit all the blogs participating in the link party and share your recipes across all the major social media channels as well as pin them on to the Cook Blog Share Pinterest Board.  If you tweet a link to your recipe to us, @LostinF00d, using #CookBlogShare we’ll do my best to retweet it!

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Finally thank you for sharing your recipes with #CookBlogShare! We will do our best to get over to read them all and comment over the coming week.

Your host next week will be Rebecca at Glutarama.

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  1. Clare

    13 July, 2020 at 10:57

    I just love picnics and let’s be honest right now it’s our new restaurant. I was bought the most beautiful picnic basket for my birthday – so I’ll be busy filling it with some of these lovely recipes

    Thanks for the inspiration Cx

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    • Lesley

      18 July, 2020 at 08:43

      Thank you Clare, I love a good picnic and picnic all year round. There are some great ideas in this round up. Lesley x

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  2. Joanna

    10 July, 2020 at 15:19

    We are having A LOT of picnics this year (social distancing and all…) some of which are in not terribly sunny conditions! There are lots of great ideas in your round-up for food to enjoy outside even if the weather isn’t perfect. Thanks very much for including my Carrot and Coriander Tart in the round-up too!

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    • Lesley

      18 July, 2020 at 08:40

      You are very welcome Joanne, it is a great roundup. I love picnics and picnic regardless of the weather, in NE Scotland you have to ignore the weather and my kids have had many picnics sitting in the boot of the car with the door open! Lesley x

      Reply
  3. Helen at Casa Costello

    7 July, 2020 at 20:41

    Outdoor eating makes everything taste better. Just need this torrential rain to disappear first. I’m loving the idea of a portable Eton Mess.

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    • Lesley

      9 July, 2020 at 16:16

      I couldn’t agree more Helen, I love eating outdoors. Of course, like you, I’m waiting for the rain to stop! I do love a proper sweet treat on a picnic, jam jar desserts are the way to go and this Eton Mess is ready in minutes. Lesley

      Reply
  4. Karen S Burns-Booth

    7 July, 2020 at 15:49

    What a truly fabulous round up of tempting picnic food thank you for adding my Easy Cheesy Puff Pastry Sausage Rolls too Karen

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    • Michelle

      12 August, 2020 at 11:07

      Your very welcome Karen! Sorry for the late response your comment got put into our spam folder! Cheers, Michelle

      Reply
  5. Kate - Gluten Free Alchemist

    7 July, 2020 at 13:25

    You’ve got to love summer food… Especially when the weather’s great and the seats are outdoors. Love this selection. Perfect inspiration for the (hopefully) warm weeks ahead.
    Thanks for including my baba ganoush too!

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    • Lesley

      7 July, 2020 at 17:59

      Thank you Kate, you are more than welcome. I do love summer food, and eating it outdoors makes it extra special. Lesley

      Reply
  6. Janice Pattie

    7 July, 2020 at 12:09

    We love to eat outdoors and this spring/early summer had lots of opportunities to do so. I’m not a big barbecue fan but I’ll happily take my plate outside to enjoy my meal sitting at our table on the patio. Some great recipes and ideas for delicious treats, thanks for including my jelly in the round-up.

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    • Lesley

      7 July, 2020 at 17:58

      You are very welcome Janice. I agree, I take any opportunity to eat outdoors, it makes the food taste better and there’s just a general feeling of wellbeing. I hope we get some sunshine over the holidays so that we can eat al fresco all summer long! Lesley

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  7. Choclette

    7 July, 2020 at 11:18

    Summer alfresco dining? Now you’re talking. I just love all the foods available at this time of year and nearly all of them are just better eaten outside. There’s quite a few you’ve highlighted here I rather wish I was having for lunch today – sitting out in the garden of course!

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    • Lesley

      7 July, 2020 at 11:36

      Thank you Choclette, we are both big fans of a picnic, whether that’s outdoors in the countryside, or sat at the picnic bench in my own back garden. Lesley

      Reply

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