(Go: >> BACK << -|- >> HOME <<)
Change text size

Lauraine Jacobs: perfect picnic fare

With the arrival of summer, a cook’s thoughts turn to picnics and portable food.

By Lauraine Jacobs In Food, Recipes

Print Share
12th December, 2013
Let’s hope there will be lots of idyllic days over summer that suggest picnics and eating outdoors. Most of us have a favourite food that is non-negotiable for picnics. In my case it’s my bacon and egg pie, published previously in these pages, that has become everybody’s go-to recipe. This year, however, my salmon and spinach pie may take over the top spot. The secret to its popularity is the flaky pastry and the light, tasty spinach and ricotta filling that complements the salmon. (I recommend using Paneton’s frozen flaky puff pastry if you can find it.) Picnic food must be portable, ...

Get full access to Listener.co.nz

Subscribers can read the full version of this story.

You can subscribe and get full online access for as little as $5 per week.

Enjoy the high-quality, in-depth journalism of the Listener magazine with convenient online access. This includes access to thousands of archived articles and up-to-date TV and entertainment listings.

Our great content is available online even before it hits the shelves, and includes more focus on breaking news. With our responsive design you get a great reader experience whether you read from your home computer, tablet, or even smartphone.

Already a subscriber? Just to read full version of this story.

Already an existing print subscriber? As part of your magazine subscription you are entitled to receive full access to the New Zealand Listener Online content. Click here for instructions on how to redeem your digital access.

Or you can subscribe now to get unlimited access to listener.co.nz.

More by Lauraine Jacobs

← Older

Book review: Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing, by Anya von Bremzen

Subscriber content

By Lois Daish

Switch to our mobile site