Picnic Meal Plans: Carefree Saturday
Greek Mussels, Shrimp and Clams | Chopped Italian Salad | Joan's BBQ Ribs | Country Apple Crisp
Greek Mussels, Shrimp and Clams
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | Carefree Saturday (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 0.5 | cup | carrots, diced |
| 0.5 | cup | onions, diced |
| 0.5 | cup | celery ribs |
| 1 | Tb | thyme, fresh |
| 6 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 1 | 15 oz can | tomatoes, diced |
| 12 | oz | wine, dry white |
| 2 | lb | mussels |
| 1 | lb | shrimp, deveined, shelled |
| 12 | medium | clams |
| 2 | Tb | cilantro, chopped |
| 1 | Tb | lemon zest, finely chopped |
| 0.5 | medium | lemon, juice of |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Clean and rinse mussels and clams. Add oil to hot pan, sauté carrots, onions and celery (diced) until soft, add thyme, garlic, sauté for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, wine, clams, shrimp and mussels, cover pan, cook until mussels and clams open, discard unopened mussels and clams. Place on serving platter, sprinkle with zest, lemon juice and cilantro.
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Chopped Italian Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Carefree Saturday (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 6 | oz | lettuce, mixed |
| 0.5 | cup | tomatoes, cherry |
| 1 | small | cucumbers, sliced |
| 1 | Tb | onions, chopped |
| 2 | oz | cheese, Romano |
| 1 | small | celery ribs |
| 3 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 0.25 | cup | mushrooms, sliced |
| 0.125 | cup | olives, green |
| 2 | oz | salami |
| 3 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 0.5 | tsp | oregano, dried |
| 3 | Tb | vinegar, red wine |
| 1 | tsp | garlic powder |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Chop all ingredients into bite size pieces. Place in a large bowl. Add olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder and oregano and mix. Add grated romano and mix again. Serve
Joan's BBQ Ribs
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Cooking for the Kids |
| Meal: | Carefree Saturday (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 3 | lb | ribs, baby back |
| 1 | medium | onions, chopped |
| 2 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 2 | Tb | vinegar, cider |
| 3 | Tb | sugar, brown |
| 0.25 | cup | lemon, juice of |
| 1 | 10 oz bottle | ketchup |
| 3 | Tb | Worcestershire sauce |
| 1 | Tb | mustard, dried |
| 1 | cup | water |
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Brown onion in butter in large Dutch oven, add remaining ingredients (with the exception of the ribs) Simmer for 15 minutes. Add individual ribs and bake at 350 degrees for two hours.
Country Apple Crisp
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 12 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Carefree Saturday (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 3 | cup | flour |
| 3 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 3 | lb | apples, peeled and sliced |
| 1 | Tb | cinnamon. ground |
| 0.5 | cup | walnuts, chopped |
| 3 | Tb | raisins, golden |
| 2 | cup | apple juice |
| 8 | Tb | butter, salted |
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Spray bottom of 10 X 14 baking pan with PAM; mix 1/2 of the flour and 1/3 of the sugar together.
Sprinkle enough in pan to cover bottom about 1/2 “ thick. Peel apples and cut into slices, arrange evenly around pan.
Add nuts and raisins, sprinkle on cinnamon.
Mix remaining flour and 3/4 of the remaining sugar together, cover top with remaining flour/sugar mixture, add apple juice. Sprinkle top with remaining sugar. Cut butter into small pieces and dot top of crisp. Bake @ 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until the top is golden brown and crunchy.
This feeds a small army and is great for picnics.
Note: This recipe serves at least 12, if you scale the servings of this recipe you will have to use a smaller pan
