Retro Beach Bash: A Sun Lover's Guide to Food and Fun

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! Retro Beach Bash takes you back to the simple pleasures of a day at the beach -- retro style! Reacquaint yourself with the fashions, fads and inimitable frenzies of the 1950s beach scene. This beach companion walks you through the how-to and why-of beach activities fit for the whole family and all your friends from surf fishing to volleyball and playing a game of Frisbee. Catch some rays as you surf through more than 100 recipes for beach picnics and bonfire barbecues. Retro Beach Bash is a great read for a day at the beach as well as a coveted kitchen guide for cooking up delectable seaside fare. How about some Southern (California) Fried Chicken, Sandbar Clam Chowder for a Crowd (serves 30!) or Sunburned Skewered Beef with Honolulu Marinade? Couple up your main course with Drunken Sailor Beans (with molasses and bourbon, yummy!) or Plain Darn Simple Salad. Or take the beach to your next frou-frou party with Oysterville Wraps and Cove Inn's Clam Souffle. From basic to gourmet, Retro Beach Bash recipes are over-the-top fun! Book jacket.… (more)