Snack

Self-frosting Nutella cupcakes

Wouldn’t it be lovely to bring cupcakes to a summer picnic? These self-frosting Nutella cupcakes can be easily packed because the frosting is baked into the cupcakes!

Cook time: 20

Servings: 9 cupcakes

Chicken, baby potatoes and fresh mushroom salad

Baby potatoes are boiled in salted water, combined with blanched button mushrooms and boiled chicken meat and tossed with a simple vinaigrette of olive oil, lemon juice, grated garlic, salt and pepper.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Cornbread muffins a la Kenny Rogers Roasters

Made with yellow cornmeal and fresh sweet corn, these muffins are subtly sweet although they still lean more toward savory. Straight out of the oven, they're just gorgeous — crusty outside, soft inside. Serve with fried chicken, pork ribs and beef brisket BBQ, or just by themselves as a filling snack.

Cook time: 25

Servings: 12 large muffins

Rolled bread stuffed with pepperoni and cheese

Flattened bread, pepperoni and cheese are rolled into a log, dipped in egg and fried in butter.

Cook time: 2

Servings: 2 people