This week, we’re kicking off the start of summer with a picnic! There’s nothing better than enjoying a nice meal in the great outdoors. To get you started, here are some recipes, picnic-related crafts to try, and places to lay your blanket. And who could forget Anne of Green Gables's first picnic? Frolic in the fields just like Anne.
Yours in media,
Elizabeth He, Visual Communications Editor
This is a web edition of GBH's The Deep Dive, a weekly newsletter bringing you the best GBH has to offer.
Yummy Picnic Fare
Japanese Fried Chicken
Japanese fried chicken (karaage) gets its distinctive tang from the shichimi garnish — a Japanese rice seasoning with chili pepper, roasted orange peel, sesame seeds, seaweed, and ginger. Savor the flavor!
Colombian-Style Empanadas from Milk Street Television
A savory mixture of potatoes and ground beef, flavored with alliums, fresh chilies, tomato, and spices, fill these fantastic empanadas.
Potato Salad with Wild Greens and Feta from The Life of Loi
A picnic staple! Chef Maria Loi visits Corfu and makes Greece’s most classic dish. Toss together these fresh ingredients.
Herbed Turkey and Roasted Grape Sandwich
Try this zippy take that will transport you to childhood summer memories.
Look Out For Ants!
How did ants take over the world? Well, it looks like they didn’t achieve world domination all by themselves.
Refresh Quest: Wild Crafted Picnic
Don’t have time to cook? Learn how to forage for your meal in the woods.
Blankets, Baskets, and Tables, Oh My!
Ten Boston Picnic Spots to Explore (and a Few Further Afield)
Explore the incredible variety of local spots available for your outdoor dining adventures from harbor breezes to sprawling grassy fields. Plan your next outing!
Sewing with Nancy: Quick Column Quilts
Replace traditional quilt blocks with sleek columns of fabric. Learn how to make the perfect picnic blanket.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Landers, Fray & Clark Picnic Basket
How much is this fancy picnic basket worth? Find out in this appraisal.
Wabanaki Basketmaking
Indigenous artists and basket makers from Maine demonstrate how they split and weave brown ash and sweetgrass to create baskets that are exceptionally crafted works of art.
Woodsmith Shop: Outdoor Dining Table
This picnic table design combines a country-style dining table look with rugged construction. Here’s how to build a table from scratch.
How to Make a Snacklebox
Around kiddos who love to snack? Make the most adorable snack box with this fun tutorial.
Recipe of the Week
Hibiscus Lemonade
This refreshing summertime beverage is just as delicious as it is gorgeous. Mix it up!
Après Picnic: What to Do and See
- Go behind the scenes at Tanglewood and celebrate vintage cars at Lime Rock Park on Weekends with Yankee.
- Watch Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera perform live for audiences at the Bryant Park Picnic Performances.
- Go butterfly watching with a pro. Follow Bryan Pfeiffer (a.k.a. “Butterfly Man”) as he leads a group of butterfly aficionados at Eagle Hill Institute in Maine.
- Looking for something to read? Here are 10 GBH staff summer reading recommendations.
- Learn about these picnics that advanced the LGBTQ+ rights movement and picnics that served the Black community after WWII.
Dive Into America 250
Natural Resources and National Security: How Massachusetts’ White Pines Fueled a Revolution
New England’s behemoth pines were an important resource for the colonists. When the British Crown tried to reserve the most prized trees for the king, rebellion followed.
Off Topic
- Host of Finding Your Roots, Henry Louis Gates Jr., talks to GBH News Rooted’s Paris Alston about how Black America still finds itself “color struck.”
- This Massachusetts suburb traded department stores for dim sum restaurants. Can you guess which town?
- At our annual Disability ReFramed event in June, we will celebrate GBH’s children’s programming and how it represented kids with disabilities. Do you have a story or memory about how this work impacted your life that you’d like to share for possible inclusion in the event? Fill out this form!
