Out & About. Family fun, picnics & al fresco dining. As Spring moves to Summer, food moves outside – either entertaining family and friends in the garden ‘al fresco’, or off to parks, woodland, beaches and picnics. Quiz yourself with these foodie ideas … which is picnic, al’ fresco or both?
The English word picnic ultimately comes from the French pique-nique.
Although, we Brits really take it seriously, from a coffee and sandwich at the side of the road, to the full tartan rugs, wicker baskets, champagne, fine food and great friends.
Al fresco dining, meaning ‘in the fresh air’ in Italian, refers to eating outdoors, taking advantage of warmer climes and summer evenings.
Swedish Prawn Bites.
Too elegant and clumsy to take on a picnic but a delicious start to al fresco dining with friends. They’re very easy to make but your guests won’t believe it.
You will wind the recipe HERE.
Mackerel Paté.
Homemade, mixing flaked mackerel with our Creamed Horseradish Sauce. It’s a fabulous (or absolutely fabulous) combination.
Picnic or al fresco – perhaps both. Save empty Stokes jars to load with dips and patés. Al fresco, home sharing, it makes a great starter.
You’ll find the simple recipe – HERE.
Bruschetta & Tapas.
Brilliantly light and refreshing sharing food, to enjoy indoors and out – does not travel without a seriously messy picnic basket.
Your imagination will create so many delicious specimens, and our chutneys will add so much natural uncompromising taste.
Rainbow Salads.
Take your picnics to a different level of ‘tasty fun‘ with these rainbow salads. They can be savoury, crunchy, spicy, fruity – whatever you want.
Click HERE for some basic recipe ideas.
The ‘Picnic’ Sandwich
With a little clever thinking, you can create a salad in a roll. Turn a ham salad into a masterpiece with Caper Mayonnaise, simply chopping capers and mixing them with our Real Mayonnaise to taste.
Packed, wrapped and ready to go.
Now, wash it all down with:
Pomegranate Pimm’s
To make half a litre: 300ml Lemonade, 100ml Pimm’s, 100ml Pomegranate juice, pomegranate seeds and chopped cucumber. Chill, garnish, serve ‘wow‘.
Perfect for patio or beach.
For sandwiches, dips, salads and platters – just add the ultimate taste collections from Stokes:
Phew, what a scorcher!
As the temperatures soar across the country, they get pretty hot on the plate and palate too.
Welcome to … The CHILLI COLLECTION.
For those who thrive on the heat in the kitchen, our Chilli Collection has a delightful combination of natural base flavours, each ending with a warm lingering chilli finish.
Mayonnaise, pouring sauces, dipping sauce and fiery BBQ sauce – there’s something for everyone who likes it hot.
Habanero Chilli Mayonnaise.
This is a seriously hot and spicy mayonnaise with fermented red habanero chilli and fragrant coriander for real depth of flavour.
All this is wrapped in velvet-smooth mayonnaise made from fine rapeseed oil and British free-range eggs.
It’s a fiery one – watch out! Enjoy.
The recipe for the Spicy, Crispy Chicken Burger has been created by our Resident Chef, Andy.
It’s absolutely delicious and you can find it HERE.
Chipotle Ketchup.
A twist on the best – brimful of sweet, juicy tomatoes with a smoky, spicy kick!
Chipotle Chillies are Jalapenos left to ripen on the plant to a deep red, before being smoked, giving them their distinctive flavour.
Perfect for BBQ’s and a great accompaniment to smoky hot beefburgers – a must for lovers of spice.
Hot & Spicy BBQ Sauce.
You can fire up the BBQ with any of our BBQ Sauces, Ketchups, and Condiments, but if you like it ‘hot & spicy‘, try this – it does what it says on the jar.
It is a sweet, smoke flavoured chilli BBQ sauce. Heat develops as an after flavour from the flecks of chilli seeds.
You’ll find it makes a fantastic marinade for chicken and pork, and gives a spicy kick to a traditional hunters chicken.
Sweet Chilli Sauce.
Made with red chillies and red peppers our Sweet Chilli Sauce overflows with the vitality of the orient.
With its sweet, clean taste this sauce is deliciously versatile – use as a dip, a glaze, a marinade or the centrepiece to one of your great stir fries!
Chilli Jam.
Our Chilli Jam remains a best-seller, everyone loves it.
This is a delicious sticky jam for cheese that is just oozing with flavour from the sweet chilli peppers and red peppers. Particularly good with mature cheddars and soft bries.
The Great Taste judges commented:
“Enticing bright red appearance with chunks of peppers visible. It is warming, has a real chilli flavour without being overpowering, with the taste of the peppers coming through.
Pleasing contrast between the chilli and the sweetness of the peppers.”
This Vegan Portobello Mushroom Burger is a simple stack of goodness with a delicious explosion of flavour from our Chilli Jam.
…but for those who do – The Chilli Collection is for them.
Treat yourself to an indulgent array of ‘tasty’, of buy it as a gift for the spicy friends in your life.
Your Chilli Collection is available – HERE – for just £18 (+p&p)
Salsa dancing on your taste buds 💃🌶️. Every bite sparks a fiesta in my mouth that I never want to end.
If you don’t know it, Mexican food is a vibrant celebration of simple ingredients, wrapped and stacked for delicious pleasure.
To love Mexican food, you have to love:
In Rick Stein’s wonderful series – Road to Mexico, the climax is set in Hussongs Bar, the oldest and best-known cantina in Baja California, where Rick enjoys a classic Margarita cocktail – traditionally made with Tequila, lime juice and Cointreau.
Take 2 chilled martini glasses, rub a lime wedge round the rims, turn them upside down to rub the rims in crushed salt. Pour the liquid ingredients with ice into a cocktail shake. Dance a decent samba. Pour and serve with a slice of lime!
You can put anything in a Taco. Just think of it as an open wrap.
Here, chicken slices have been marinated in Stokes sweet garden Mint Sauce and olive oil, grilled on a skewer, and served with crunchy red onion, radish, spring onion, lime and coriander.
On the side there’ll be a spicy salsa – chop the ingredients mentioned above, stir them in our Burger Relish and add Habanero Hot Sauce and lime juice to taste. Add the hot sauce gradually – it really is quite hot.
If you are not a fan of sour cream, you’re not alone. So, try our Garlic Mayonnaise instead, and enjoy this velvet smooth aioli-style sauce. Yummy.
Taco sauce has a similar taste profile to enchilada sauces. Like enchilada sauce, it’s made with tomatoes, garlic, chillies, and various other spices and aromatics.
Make your own Taco Sauce:
Put all the ingredients (except the last hot sauce) in a pan, boil then simmer to reduce for 10 to 15 minutes. As it simmers, gently add the Habanero Hot Sauce to taste. Cool, chill and keep in the fridge for up to five days – if it lasts that long.
Simple Beef Taco Soup Recipe – HERE.
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