<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Some really great stuff here. Thanks everyone for all of your suggestions! http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/08/end-of-summer-picnic-recipes.h tml ~ We just had our "indoor" picnic yesterday. Our support group provides the hot dogs, and members bring a few Forman Grills to heat the dogs. The rest is a cover dish. One member brought a rice salad, one a potato salad, I brought my Mixed Bean salad (recipe below). Quite a few people brought deserts. JoSeph's donated some cookies for our group to try, so the member that co-ordinated that, brought them for the picnic. Mixed Bean Salad One can each yellow beans, green beans, chick peas and kidney beans. Drain juice from all beans. Add one large onion, diced, and one quarter cup green (or red/yellow/orange) sweet pepper. Pour dressing mix over beans and chill in refrigerator. Dressing: Mix together one half cup sugar, two-thirds cup vinegar (cider), one-third cup salad oil, one teaspoon salt, one quarter teaspoon ground pepper. I blend in blender. I usually make a double batch. Best if left in refrigerator for a couple of days before serving. (from "Famous Pennsylvania Dutch Foods, featuring Good n' Plenty Restaurant Recipes") ~ We grill polenta (comes in tubes, just a little olive oil), and an assortment of veggies: zucchini, red peppers, eggplant, portabello mushrooms. I also marinate tofu slices in a wheat free tamari, garlic, ginger, a touch of agave--my version of Teriyaki sauce, and then grill. All of this can be grilled at home and then taken to the picnic already cooked if you prefer. Also easy is to whip up a hummus or black bean dip. (I try to eat vegetarian both for the environment and for my health). ~ BBQ of any kind, potato salad, baked beans, green salad, fresh fruit and homemade ice cream. I have recipes or gf ingredients for all of these. (This comes with 15 years of experience.) ~ http://celiacfamily.com/menu-plan-may-17-picnic-foods/ ~ I love summer and the grill! Besides hamburgers and hotdogs (which I eat off a bun most often), I like meat (chicken or steak pieces usually) grilled on a stick with veggies in-between. Corn can be soaked right in the husk for about 30 minutes, and then placed on the grill and cooked there. ~ My daughter and I roll ham and cheese together. We wrap ham, cheese, (ham sandwiches) in a leaf of lettuce. We fix fruit plates with the Philly dip (philly cheese and marshmellow creme and whip creamy). ~ Schar's Annellina little ring noodles make an excellent pasta salad, potato salad is good, deviled eggs, sandwiches with Udi bread or Katz large challah rolls for burgers or sloppy joe. Cupcakes or rice krispy (with Erewhon rice krispies) bars or cookies or jello - list is endless. Amy Jones, M.S., R.D., L.D. Chief Clinical Dietitian and Celiac Support Group Faciliator Mary Rutan Hospital Bellefontaine, OH 43311 (937)651-6428 [log in to unmask] www.logancountyceliac.org we are a CDF Connections Support Group. Join us on Facebook! *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List* ******* To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[log in to unmask] *******