Meals on Wheels: Picnic Menu

Roast beef wraps, stuffed eggs, barley-asparagus salad and cornmeal cake pull together a perfectly portable picnic menu.

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Mark Boughton/styling: Teresa Blackburn

The crucial “ingredient” for picnic food is portability. For this picnic menu, we’ve put together a handful of recipes ideal for packing up and eating later. Perfect for whatever kind of “wheels” you’re in . . . or, on.

Recipes by Jean Kressy, a food writer in Ashburnham, Mass.

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Roast Beef Wraps

Roll up a quick (and picnic-portable) lunch from deli meat and cheese.

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Stuffed Eggs with Red Onion and Anchovy

A new twist on deviled eggs includes anchovy paste and red onion.

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Cornmeal Cake with Macerated Berries

The cornmeal gives this summery dessert a rustic, country-style flavor.