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Winnie-the-Pooh's Picnic Cookbook
A companion to Winnie-the-Pooh's Teatime Cookbook offers ideas for a delicious picnic lunch and includes recipes for red-potato salad, buttermilk biscuits, pecan chicken fingers, and other treats.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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December 6, 2025
THEY HAVE A RECIPE WITH BACON?!?
I will try to be professional here but...oh boy. We can't let Piglet know.
This is one of three mini Winnie the Pooh Cookbooks (the other two being the Cookie Book and Teatime Cookbook), all published in 1990s. These books are quite small (about the size of my hand) but they do pack a lot of recipes!
We start by learning a little bit about picnic protocols and what sort of "Sensible Supplies" we should bring on an adventure. From there we delve into the various themed picnics and their recipes.
Now, the Picnic Cookbook provides instructions for six picnics, each serving about six people. Each set of recipes includes a drink, a few mains, side dish(es) and dessert(s).
Picnic 1 -- Expotition Picnic: This is for a bird-watching picnic (bring your binoculars). You can have fun joining the characters as they go on an expotition (expedition) across the land. Who knows, maybe you'll even go to Antarctica!
Recipes Include:
--Bug Juice (a fruit punch with ginger ale and extra fruit added)
--Roast Beef Sandwiches with Horseradish or Honey Mustard Sauce
--Baby Carrot and Celery sticks with Cucumber Sour Cream Dip
--Sugared Nuts (coating pecans, almonds and peanuts with a sugar mixture, baked in the oven)
--Chocolate-Chip Peanut-Butter Cookies (peanut butter cookie base with chocolate chips mixed in)
Picnic 2 -- Tea Party Picnic: Bring your cloth napkins and fresh flowers to have a proper tea party on the go. Enjoy fancy finger foods and impressive dainties!
Recipes Include:
--Honey-Spiced Tea Punch (black tea with citrus juice, sugar and honey)
--Blueberry Heart Scones with Smoked Turkey (Scones are the buns for this turkey sandwich)
--Mini Orange-Pecan Muffins with Black Forest Ham (Don't tell Piglet. Plz.)
--Cranberry-Orange Conserve (kind of like a jam)
--Waldorf Chicken Salad Sandwiches (chicken salad but with apples and walnuts)
--Almond Shortbread Rounds
--Raisin Spiced Tea Cake (a Bundt cake with crystalized ginger, lemon juice, and raisins)
Picnic 3 -- Birthday Party Picnic: Time to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E! Don't forget the birthday candles and party hats for all the guests.
Recipes Include:
--Very Berry Party Punch (uses frozen fruit and pineapple juice)
--Barbecued-Chicken Sandwiches (with homemade BBQ sauce!)
--Spiral Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil
--Carrot Salad with Cinnamon and Raisins
--Chocolate Sour Cream Cake (should be very moist)
--Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Picnic 4 -- Rainy Day Picnic: This is an picnic for inside your home! Spread a blanket on the living room floor and bring out some board games. What a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Recipes Include:
--Mulled Cider (hot apple cider with cinnamon, cloves and allspice)
--Pecan Chicken Fingers (dip the chicken fingers in maple sugar then roll in a pecan-flour mixture)
--Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
--Buttermilk Biscuits
--Almond-Cream Fingers (molasses and almond cookies, about finger-sized)
--Peach Cobbler (made with fresh peaches)
Picnic 5 -- Kids Picnic: This is for the adventurous sort who loves traipsing through the park and flying kites in the fields.
Recipes Include:
--Pink Lemonade with Strawberries
--Peanut Butter, Apple, & Bacon Sandwiches (Yikes! Don't tell Piglet)
--Cherry Tomatoes with Clover-Honey Dressing
--Ambrosia Fruit Salad (various fruits...plus mini marshmallows!)
--Caramel-Nut Popcorn (popcorn, peanuts, homemade caramel)
--Candy Cookies (M'n'M cookies)
Picnic - - Beach Picnic: Time to kick back on the sand. Grab your oversized umbrella, a few towels and sunscreen!
Recipes Include:
--Pineapple-Kiwi Cooler (refreshing citrus drink)
--Crab Salad Sandwiches with Tomatoes and Avocado in Homemade Pita Bread
--Grilled Shrimp with Garlic
--Spicy Corn & Tomato Salad
--Green Beans with Ginger-Honey Dressing
--Bittersweet-Chocolate Chunk Brownies
Overall thoughts:
This was a cute, miniature cookbook. It definitely had its limitations but overall, I like that the author took a risk.
I did appreciate the way the recipes were ordered. Normally, I'm a stickler with putting all the sides together, all the mains together, etc. but considering the premise was that this cookbook provided the instructions for six picnics, I think it made sense to group each 'picnic' together.
I also liked how the author included recipes for just about everything - instead of telling you to grab caramel sauce for the Caramel-Nut Popcorn, they teach you how to make it. Same for the Horseradish Sauce, Honey Mustard Sauce, Barbecue Sauce, etc. It's fun to have recipes for things that I would typically buy off the shelves!
Unfortunately, the connection to the source material felt overall weak.
The author included a quote from one of the Pooh books that helped ground the 'theme' of the cookbook. And there were illustrations that were included are (I think) line art from the original Winnie-the-Pooh series but they didn't really contribute to the cookbook.
I understand that the original series didn't mention a ton of foods other than honey but it still would have been nice to know why the author chose those specific recipes to go in the cookbook.
Maybe they chose not to include that information because the cookbooks were so physically small but even then, considering this is a literary cookbook, that connection to the source martial should be a priority.
Some connections seemed obvious (anything honey-related, or items like "carrot salad" instantly brought about a connection to the characters). There were tropical items (pineapple, shrimp, crab) under the Beach picnic but also bittersweet-chocolate brownies and green beans, so I'm still a bit confused on the thought process
And some recipes had me scratching my head, like the one that used Black Forest Ham"
Once the series has anthropomorphic animals, I do feel like including meat-related recipes can be very tricky. I could see the shrimp and crab recipes, maybe even the chicken but PORK??
I don't think the author should have included the ham and the bacon recipes out of respect for Piglet.
This is one of three mini Winnie the Pooh Cookbooks (the other two being the Cookie Book and Teatime Cookbook), all published in 1990s. These books are quite small (about the size of my hand) but they do pack a lot of recipes!
We start by learning a little bit about picnic protocols and what sort of "Sensible Supplies" we should bring on an adventure. From there we delve into the various themed picnics and their recipes.
Now, the Picnic Cookbook provides instructions for six picnics, each serving about six people. Each set of recipes includes a drink, a few mains, side dish(es) and dessert(s).
Picnic 1 -- Expotition Picnic: This is for a bird-watching picnic (bring your binoculars). You can have fun joining the characters as they go on an expotition (expedition) across the land. Who knows, maybe you'll even go to Antarctica!
Recipes Include:
--Bug Juice (a fruit punch with ginger ale and extra fruit added)
--Roast Beef Sandwiches with Horseradish or Honey Mustard Sauce
--Baby Carrot and Celery sticks with Cucumber Sour Cream Dip
--Sugared Nuts (coating pecans, almonds and peanuts with a sugar mixture, baked in the oven)
--Chocolate-Chip Peanut-Butter Cookies (peanut butter cookie base with chocolate chips mixed in)
Picnic 2 -- Tea Party Picnic: Bring your cloth napkins and fresh flowers to have a proper tea party on the go. Enjoy fancy finger foods and impressive dainties!
Recipes Include:
--Honey-Spiced Tea Punch (black tea with citrus juice, sugar and honey)
--Blueberry Heart Scones with Smoked Turkey (Scones are the buns for this turkey sandwich)
--Mini Orange-Pecan Muffins with Black Forest Ham (Don't tell Piglet. Plz.)
--Cranberry-Orange Conserve (kind of like a jam)
--Waldorf Chicken Salad Sandwiches (chicken salad but with apples and walnuts)
--Almond Shortbread Rounds
--Raisin Spiced Tea Cake (a Bundt cake with crystalized ginger, lemon juice, and raisins)
Picnic 3 -- Birthday Party Picnic: Time to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E! Don't forget the birthday candles and party hats for all the guests.
Recipes Include:
--Very Berry Party Punch (uses frozen fruit and pineapple juice)
--Barbecued-Chicken Sandwiches (with homemade BBQ sauce!)
--Spiral Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil
--Carrot Salad with Cinnamon and Raisins
--Chocolate Sour Cream Cake (should be very moist)
--Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Picnic 4 -- Rainy Day Picnic: This is an picnic for inside your home! Spread a blanket on the living room floor and bring out some board games. What a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Recipes Include:
--Mulled Cider (hot apple cider with cinnamon, cloves and allspice)
--Pecan Chicken Fingers (dip the chicken fingers in maple sugar then roll in a pecan-flour mixture)
--Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
--Buttermilk Biscuits
--Almond-Cream Fingers (molasses and almond cookies, about finger-sized)
--Peach Cobbler (made with fresh peaches)
Picnic 5 -- Kids Picnic: This is for the adventurous sort who loves traipsing through the park and flying kites in the fields.
Recipes Include:
--Pink Lemonade with Strawberries
--Peanut Butter, Apple, & Bacon Sandwiches (Yikes! Don't tell Piglet)
--Cherry Tomatoes with Clover-Honey Dressing
--Ambrosia Fruit Salad (various fruits...plus mini marshmallows!)
--Caramel-Nut Popcorn (popcorn, peanuts, homemade caramel)
--Candy Cookies (M'n'M cookies)
Picnic - - Beach Picnic: Time to kick back on the sand. Grab your oversized umbrella, a few towels and sunscreen!
Recipes Include:
--Pineapple-Kiwi Cooler (refreshing citrus drink)
--Crab Salad Sandwiches with Tomatoes and Avocado in Homemade Pita Bread
--Grilled Shrimp with Garlic
--Spicy Corn & Tomato Salad
--Green Beans with Ginger-Honey Dressing
--Bittersweet-Chocolate Chunk Brownies
Overall thoughts:
This was a cute, miniature cookbook. It definitely had its limitations but overall, I like that the author took a risk.
I did appreciate the way the recipes were ordered. Normally, I'm a stickler with putting all the sides together, all the mains together, etc. but considering the premise was that this cookbook provided the instructions for six picnics, I think it made sense to group each 'picnic' together.
I also liked how the author included recipes for just about everything - instead of telling you to grab caramel sauce for the Caramel-Nut Popcorn, they teach you how to make it. Same for the Horseradish Sauce, Honey Mustard Sauce, Barbecue Sauce, etc. It's fun to have recipes for things that I would typically buy off the shelves!
Unfortunately, the connection to the source material felt overall weak.
The author included a quote from one of the Pooh books that helped ground the 'theme' of the cookbook. And there were illustrations that were included are (I think) line art from the original Winnie-the-Pooh series but they didn't really contribute to the cookbook.
I understand that the original series didn't mention a ton of foods other than honey but it still would have been nice to know why the author chose those specific recipes to go in the cookbook.
Maybe they chose not to include that information because the cookbooks were so physically small but even then, considering this is a literary cookbook, that connection to the source martial should be a priority.
Some connections seemed obvious (anything honey-related, or items like "carrot salad" instantly brought about a connection to the characters). There were tropical items (pineapple, shrimp, crab) under the Beach picnic but also bittersweet-chocolate brownies and green beans, so I'm still a bit confused on the thought process
And some recipes had me scratching my head, like the one that used Black Forest Ham"
Once the series has anthropomorphic animals, I do feel like including meat-related recipes can be very tricky. I could see the shrimp and crab recipes, maybe even the chicken but PORK??
I don't think the author should have included the ham and the bacon recipes out of respect for Piglet.
August 15, 2011
Okay, got this from the juvenile "cooking" section of the library (for my children, of course ...). I've cooked a lot of meals out of *a lot* of cookbooks, and this has to be one of my very favorites. Recipes are simple, flavorful, delicious - love the different menus for a variety of occasions - and, of course, presentation is cute as a button!
July 8, 2007
The recipie for "Bug Juice" is just that thing that little boys find delicious... a great book to break out and use well between May and September... anyone for a Winnie the Pooh themed wedding? Mariam?
May 31, 2021
Cute and easy but some recipes a little weird and a bit boring in places. I might make one or two.
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