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May 28, 2009
Eat outside
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours
There’s a reason many cultures around the world are oriented around outdoor eating: Supposedly when one's senses are enlivened, all the others are too (including taste). Now that the weather's warming up, this weekend challenge yourself to dine al fresco. Here are some tips for enhancing your experience: • Avoid back-and-forths by bringing everything to the table in advance, family-style. • Decorate the table with your favorite old tablecloth, tea light candles and flowers. • Let music drift from the house, or pass it up in favor of the sweet hum of cicadas or the breeze through the trees.
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love to sit by our pond have lunch and watch the water birds
We love eating outside in the summer and fall! My husband loves the summer b/c he can help with meal prep by grilling. It’s nice to not use the oven and keep the house cool by cooking outside.
We eat outside a lot during the summer and I enjoy cooking on the grill.
It’s been difficult this summer – it seems like it’s either stifling hot or pouring rain! – but I have managed to enjoy several meals outdoors, and they were wonderful.
We eat outside when the weather is cool. The summer is just to hot to be outside for a long time where we live. From October-March there is nothing better than being outside enjoying nature, food and the people you love!
It is true . Fruits taste sweeter and vegetables more appealing when outside in the fresh air and sun.
Gotta love the outdoors.
I sit outside for all my meals! Nothing more refreshing.
i’d love to do this, but my parents don’t really like to eat outside. :/ I’ll have to persuade them!
we have a basket with the basic things we need to eat out. Salt and pepper etc., dishes and cups. this makes it easier when we eat out just pick up the basket and were ready
i bought Kashi GoLean cereal for breakfasts at the campground this weekend and yesterday I ate out at the gazebo with my family. Eating in nature is extremely relaxing
we have a great park nearby and lunch out there offers views of hawks, lizards, squirrels, dogs and people
We try to grill out every chance we get.
We grilled out and made garden fresh asparagus as well.
i love to eat outside this time of year!!!