DEL.ICIO.USAtlanta Summer Guide: Picnic ideas for you and your honey or a crowd
Eating outdoors always seems like a party, and it doesn’t take much to get the fun rolling
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Stone Mountain Lasershow family-style picnic
(Easy food for a finicky crowd)
Jessica McGowan/Staff
Southern Iced Tea Punch gets some fruitiness from lemonade and pineapple-orange concentrates.
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• Southern Iced Tea Punch (the recipe)
• Ham and pimento cheese sandwiches, cut into bite-size triangles
• Chips
• Ants on a log (peanut butter- filled celery sticks, sprinkled with raisins)
• Seven layer bars
• Glow sticks for the big finale
The Stone Mountain Lasershow Spectacular runs all summer. Admission to the show is free, with an $8 vehicle entry fee. 9:30 p.m. nightly. Call 770-498-5690 or visit www.stonemountainpark.com
A romantic concert picnic
(Take a little more time with the details, because you need only enough for two.)
• Grapes or strawberries
• Cheese and crackers
• Tomatoes Stuffed With Avocado and Smoked Salmon (the recipe) or caprese salad (fresh mozzarella, grape tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, oil and vinegar)
• Roast beef finger sandwiches, or
• Medley of raw zucchini, red bell pepper, carrots and celery, cut into strips
• Wine
• Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies (see recipe)
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Salads for friends at Screen on the Green
(Sophisticated, yet easy to prepare)
• Mediterranean Couscous (see recipe)
• Watermelon pieces with mint leaves and crumbed feta
• Mixed tossed salad
• Potato salad
• Wine, beer or soda
Screen on the Green is held Thursdays through June 25 at Centennial Olympic Park. Movies begin at sunset. Admission is free. For movie schedule, call 404-222-7275 or go to www.centennialpark.com .