Twelve recipes that earn their spot on the picnic table — from the all-American cheeseburger to a strawberry-and-blueberry flag cake.
80/20 chuck, sharp cheddar, toasted brioche. The cookout cornerstone.
Dry-rubbed St. Louis spares, low and slow, mopped with apple cider vinegar.
Vanilla sheet cake, whipped cream, blueberry-stars and strawberry-stripes.
Yukon golds, dill pickles, hard-boiled eggs, tangy mayo dressing.
Husks on, finished with chili-lime butter and cotija cheese.
Salt-and-pepper bark, post oak smoke, pink ring you can frame.
Overnight buttermilk brine, double-dredged, fried to mahogany.
Sweet, salty, herby — the only red-and-white side dish you need.
As American as it gets. Granny Smith, brown sugar, lattice crust.
Fresh-squeezed, simple syrup, a sprig of basil. No mix allowed.
Bacon, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses — the platonic ideal of side beans.
All-beef natural casing, split-top buns, Chicago or Coney — your call.
