Index

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

barbecuing 126, 129

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

barbecues 9, 105–77

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

campfires 9, 105–7, 189–203

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

mushrooms 126, 187

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