Retro Beach Bash

by Everett, Linda

• ISBN13: 9781888054750
• ISBN10: 1888054751
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Collectors Pr

Summary

Grab your beach blanket, your surfboard and your shades -- it's time for a beach party! With more than 100 recipes for beach picnics and bonfire barbecues, Retro Beach Bash is the beach lover's companion for fun in the sun. Surf through recipes and cooking tips for simple yet gourmet beach cuisine that will astound your bronzed buddies. From Corona del Mar Clambake and Nana Kuli's Kona Burger to Grilled Fruit or Beach Bunny Cake, you'll find mouth-watering ideas for all courses, plus peachy thirst quenchers like the Balboa Island Offshore Breeze and Crabfest Coolers! Packed with nostalgic photographs and authentic artifacts from the 1950s, you'll blast into the past with surfer lingo, expert sandcastle-building and kite-flying skills, and tips for driving through the dunes. Turn toasting marshmallows into a fine art and beachcombing into a treasure hunt. Retro Beach Bash is more than a great cookbook -- it's a must-have for fun-filled seaside adventures!

Author Biography

Linda Everett is the author of several books She has done freelance writing and research for several prominent media companies From a family of cooks, she currently makes her home in Ocean Park, Washington, amid her large collection of cookbooks and recipes

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(3)
Castles in the Sand	9	(7)
Be a Sandcastle Pro
Dragons in the Sky	16	(6)
Kites: Magic on the End of a String
Let's Go Surfin'	22	(8)
Good Clean Fun	30	(8)
Beach Games and Sports
Footprints in the Sand	38	(9)
Beachcombing
The Word is Safer, Not Surfer	47	(13)
The Sun: Love It or Leave It
The Surf: Respect It
Wildlife: Eek, It's a...
Driving: Not Your Regular Highway
Picnic Provisions	60	(49)
All Time Proven Favorites
Hoisting the Main Sail
``Sand''-wiches and Hardtack (breads)
Sidekicks
Nibbles
Sundown Sweets
Thirst Quenchers
Basket Banquets
Gourmet Galley
Portside (salads n' sides)
Sunsetters (desserts)
Flotsam `n' Jetsam (appetizers)
Portable Potables
Barbecue with a View	109	(15)
Grillin' It
Burgers `n' Dogs
Other Grilled Goodies
Fire `N' Fare	124	(1)
The Fine Art of Toasting Marshmallows