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!

- A guide to beach food and games from the 1950s with colorful graphics.
- More than 125 recipes to please beach-goers of all ages.
- Featuring hundreds of 1950s beach-going graphics.

Linda Everett is the author of several books in addition to being an award-winning watercolor artist. She has done freelance writing and research for several prominent media companies, including A&E’s Biography and MSNBC. From a family of cooks, she currently makes her home in Ocean Park, WA, amidst a large collection of cookbooks and recipes.