almond granola bars 96
anchovies: pissaladière 151
tomato and anchovy sandwich filling 87
apples: lambswool 81
asparagus: asparagus sandwich filling
barbecuing 126
new potato, asparagus, spinach and blue cheese frittata 69
aubergines: baba ganoush 122
avocados: avocado salsa 144
green goddess dip 26
baba ganoush 122
bacon: Brendon’s bacon and egg pie 48
bananas: baked bananas 200
banana and stem ginger cake 36
beach picnics 160–7
beef: Cornish pasties 93
marinated steaks 154
onion bombs 190
sheftali 124
shooter’s sandwich 94–5
beer can chicken 142
bilberries 179
biscuits, paprika cheese 64
bread: bridge rolls 32
burger buns and bread rolls for barbecues 155
focaccia 167
garlic bread 196
naan bread 134
sandwiches 18–20, 33, 59, 85–7, 94–5
skordalia 28
Brendon’s bacon and egg pie 48
bresaola rolls 56
bridge rolls 32
bulgur wheat: Nuray’s lentil and bulgur balls 52
butter: garlic 196
lime, chilli and coriander 125
ravigote 20
watercress 59
buttermilk posset with peaches and redcurrants 71
butternut squash, barbecuing 126
cabbage: coleslaw in a cabbage 157
Greek cabbage salad 125
cakes: banana and stem ginger cake 36
Nutella, raspberry and chocolate chip muffins 34
parkin 79
Queen of Sheba cake 22
savoury chickpea flour cake 90
cheese: bresaola rolls 56
cheese and pesto scones 88
feta, mint and courgette muffins 103
new potato, asparagus, spinach and blue cheese frittata 69
paprika cheese biscuits 64
pressed sandwiches 101
sweet Parmesan and lemon scones 21
see also ricotta cheese
chestnuts, roast 177
chicken: beer can chicken 142
chicken satay 117
lettuce wraps with chicken and tongue 58
pistachio chicken 66
seasoning mix for chicken 144
chickpea flour cake, savoury 90
chillies: avocado salsa 144
lime, chilli and coriander butter 125
pistachio chicken 66
Chinese marbled tea eggs 47
chocolate: baked bananas 200
magic pudding baked in orange skins 199
Nutella, raspberry and chocolate chip muffins 34
Queen of Sheba cake 22
chorizo: damper dogs 173
cider, strawberry 41
cocktail, watermelon and strawberry 137
Cornish pasties 93
cotechino sausage: minestrone soup 78
courgettes: barbecuing 126, 129
courgette salad 135
feta, mint and courgette muffins 103
cream cheese and ginger sandwich filling 33
crème Vichysoisse 65
crempog 182
cucumber: chilled cucumber cream 42
gazpacho shots 63
Mrs Maher’s perfect cucumber sandwiches 18
damper 173
dips 26–8
drinks: gazpacho shots 63
hot buttered rum 203
lemon gin 60
lemonade 37
strawberry cider 41
watermelon and strawberry cocktail 137
dukkah 45
éclade 170
eggs: Brendon’s bacon and egg pie 48
bridge rolls 32
Chinese marbled tea eggs 47
egg mayonnaise 33
Georgian herb and egg pie 50
new potato, asparagus, spinach and blue cheese frittata 69
Persian herb omelette 51
wild garlic omelette 185
elderflowers 179
ricotta and elderflower pancakes 184
equipment, picnic 12–15
fish: fish cooked in newspaper 174
see also mackerel; trout, etc
flapjacks 95
focaccia 167
forager’s fare 181–7
frittata, new potato, asparagus, spinach and blue cheese 69
fruit: barbecued fruit kebabs 145
fruit salad in a melon 72–3
fungi 187
garam masala 66
garlic: garlic and ginger paste 66
garlic butter and garlic bread 196
skordalia 28
see also wild garlic
gazpacho shots 63
Georgian herb and egg pie 50
gin, lemon 60
ginger: banana and stem ginger cake 36
cream cheese and ginger sandwich filling 33
garlic and ginger paste 66
parkin 79
granola bars, almond 96
Greek cabbage salad 125
Greek garlic sauce 28
green goddess dip 26
ham: ham in French bread with
watercress butter 59
pressed sandwiches 101
hazelnuts: hazelnut shortbread 72
spiced salt 45
wild garlic pesto 185
herbs: Georgian herb and egg pie 50
green goddess dip 26
Persian herb omelette 51
ravigote butter 20
hygiene, food 106–7
Irish stew 192
jelly, strawberry and Muscat wine 119
kebabs, barbecued fruit 145
kofta, lamb 132
kuku-e-sabzi 51
lamb: Irish stew 192
lamb kofta 132
spiced barbecued joint of lamb 140–1
lamb’s caul: sheftali 124
lambswool 81
leeks: crème Vichysoisse 65
lemons: lemon gin 60
lemonade 37
sweet Parmesan and lemon scones 21
lentils: Nuray’s lentil and bulgur balls 52
tomato, red pepper and lentil soup 84
lettuce wraps with chicken and tongue 58
lime, chilli and coriander butter 125
mackerel, barbecued 164
magic pudding baked in orange skins 199
marinades: herb 94–5
teriyaki 164
mayonnaise: egg 33
poached salmon 20
melon, fruit salad in a 72–3
minestrone soup 78
Mrs Maher’s perfect cucumber
sandwiches 18
muffins: feta, mint and courgette 103
Nutella, raspberry and chocolate chip 34
shooter’s sandwich 94–5
mussels steamed in seaweed 170
naan bread 134
Nuray’s lentil and bulgur balls 52
oatmeal: parkin 79
oats: almond granola bars 96
flapjacks 95
porridge in a flask 179
olives: pissaladière 151
tapenade 102
omelettes: Persian herb 51
wild garlic 185
onions: barbecuing 127
onion bombs 190
pissaladière 151
oranges: magic pudding baked in
orange skins 199
oriental sandwich filler 85
palmiers, savoury 29
pancakes, ricotta and elderflower 184
parkin 79
pasties, Cornish 93
patties, spiced pork 152
peaches: buttermilk posset with
peaches and redcurrants 71
grilled peaches 158
peanut butter: chicken satay 117
peanuts: oriental sandwich filler 85
peas: savoury chickpea flour cake 90
penny buns 187
peppers: barbecuing 127
gazpacho shots 63
sweet pepper relish 148
tomato, red pepper and lentil soup 84
Persian herb omelette 51
pesto: cheese and pesto scones 88
pesto Genovese 89
pressed sandwiches 101
savoury palmiers 29
wild garlic pesto 185
pies: Brendon’s bacon and egg 48
Georgian herb and egg 50
pissaladière 151
pistachio chicken 66
pork: rillettes 44
spiced pork patties 152
porridge in a flask 179
posset, buttermilk 71
potatoes: barbecuing 127
Irish stew 192
new potato, asparagus, spinach and blue cheese frittata 69
potato salad 41
potatoes in tin cans 177
salt sticks 61
prawns, marinated barbecued 163
prosciutto-wrapped scallops 116
quail, grilled 114
Queen of Sheba cake 22
raspberries: Nutella, raspberry and
chocolate chip muffins 34
ratatouille, barbecue 129
ravigote butter 20
redcurrants, buttermilk posset with
peaches and 71
relish, sweet pepper 148
rice salad, spiced 68
ricotta and elderflower pancakes 184
rillettes 44
rum, hot buttered 203
salads: coleslaw in a cabbage 157
courgette salad 135
fruit salad in a melon 72–3
Greek cabbage salad 125
potato salad 41
spiced rice salad 68
salmon mayonnaise, poached 20
salsa, avocado 144
salt, spiced 45
salt sticks 61
sandwiches: asparagus sandwich filling 86
cream cheese and ginger sandwich filling 33
egg mayonnaise 33
Mrs Maher’s perfect cucumber
sandwiches 18
oriental sandwich filler 85
poached salmon mayonnaise 20
pressed sandwiches 101–2
sandwiches for walkers 85–7
shooter’s sandwich 94–5
tomato and anchovy sandwich filling 87
satay, chicken 117
sauces, tahini 141
sausages: damper dogs 173
minestrone soup 78
sausage rolls 31
scallops, prosciutto-wrapped 116
scones: cheese and pesto 88
sweet parmesan and lemon 21
sweet potato and cardamom 76
sea bass, marinated 162
seasoning mix for chicken 144
sheftali 124
shooter’s sandwich 94–5
shortbread, hazelnut 72
skordalia 28
soups: crème Vichysoisse 65
minestrone 78
tomato, red pepper and lentil 84
spinach: new potato, asparagus, spinach and blue cheese frittata 69
stew, Irish 192
strawberries: fruit salad in a melon 72–3
strawberry and Muscat wine jelly 119
strawberry cider 41
watermelon and strawberry cocktail 137
sweet potatoes: barbecuing 127
sweet potato and cardamom scones 76
sweetcorn: barbecuing 127
corn in the husk 176
tahini sauce 141
tapenade 102
teriyaki marinade 164
tomatoes: avocado salsa 144
barbecuing 127
gazpacho shots 63
minestrone soup 78
tomato and anchovy sandwich filling 87
tomato, red pepper and lentil soup 84
tongue, lettuce wraps with chicken and 58
trout: smoked trout 192–3
trout en papillote 195
vegetables: cooking on a barbecue 126–7
watercress butter 59
watermelon and strawberry cocktail 137
wild garlic 179
wild garlic omelette 185
wild garlic pesto 185
wine: strawberry and Muscat wine jelly 119