Flavor-Packed 4th of July Menu Ideas
Rock the sandals off your guests at your celebration with these 4th of July Menu Ideas! Not only is it a day to be patriotic, but it’s summertime and the sunshine is shining followed by balmy, summer nights, filled with fireworks for July 4th. It’s time to grill on the BBQ and enjoy all that is red, white & blue. These menu ideas for 4th of July will tantalize you with explosive flavors that are sure to please your...
Miss Kimberly’s Canada Day Menu Ideas on ‘Tim Denis in the Morning’?
If you missed this morning’s broadcast on Tim Denis in the Morning on Newstalk 610 CKTB, web chef Kimberly shared Canada Day Menu Ideas sure to be explosive! It’s all gravy though because we have the podcast of the broadcast below… Recipes from the BBQ in patriotic red & white colors with smoky, charred flavors reminiscent of summertime are what’s on the menu for July 1st. A celebration of the...
Explosive Canada Day Cookout Menu Ideas
It’s just around the corner, and to celebrate this country’s birthday, here’s some Canada Day Cookout Menu Ideas that will make you proud to be Canadian! The Summer is here, and what better way to celebrate Canada Day than with a grill, family & friends…Most every recipe below can be made on the BBQ grill or campfire. These Canadian classics with kicked up flare, like a twist on poutine, will satisfy those...
How to Grill Pumpkin on the BBQ + Video
If you’ve never Grilled Pumpkin on the BBQ before, what a great change! Fall is here, and it’s time for some recipes worthy of the season. The grill is a great tool to impart hearty grilled flavors into foods that satiate you on a level that cannot be compared to other cooking methods. Pumpkin, often reserved for sweets, or in soups & stews, is much for versatile than most would think. Grilling vegetables is super...
How to Bake Apples: Apple Day
October 21st is Apple Day, and this Baked Apple recipe is just what the doctor ordered… Even though apples are available in all seasons, they are at their best during the Autumn. Eating apples at their peak, when the air cools & sugars are developed, is prime time. To keep apples at their best, they should be stored refrigerated, and in plastic bags or in a cold, dry place (33 – 40 degrees F). Ideally, wrap each apple...
How to Make Silky Chocolate Fondue Sauce: Sweetest Day
The 3rd Saturday in October marks Sweetest Day, and boy-oh-boy, this Silky Chocolate Fondue Sauce recipe is just what will satisfy your sweet tooth. The Sweetest Day, I can think of, would include a smorgasbord of sweet desserts, candies, cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, trifles, parfaits, fruit shortcakes, mousses & delicious ice cream, whipped cream & chocolate fudge toppings. Just picture what that would look like,...
‘Tis National Fluffernutter Day: What are Fluffernutters?
What is a Fluffernutter? Good question! I wasn’t too sure myself, but once I tried one, I’ll never forget it. On this National Fluffernutter Day, let’s clear that right up for everyone… It’s a sandwich using peanut butter as the spread & enhanced with marshmallow creme on white bread. It is absolutely delicious! Sometimes, marshmallow creme is called Fluff or marshmallow fluff too. Every now and...
October Food Holidays & Events
Here are October Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here and there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Easy Nutrition & Health Guidelines Browse Healthy shows, Healthy recipes Browse Organic shows, Organic recipes Browse Vegetarian + Vegan shows, Vegetarian recipes,...
Baked Apples in National Apple Month
An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Well, let’s keep him away for National Apple Month! Truer words have never been spoken. Actually, one apple a day isn’t enough for me. it is easily stored & carried for snacks, making it, well, just a perfect, little, health bomb that is crunchy, sweet & juicy. I usually purchase more than I think I’ll need because they are easily incorporated into salads and other...
How to Bake Chili Cinnamon CheeCha Drop Cookies + Video
Happy Cinco de Mayo, firstly! You have found the BEST Cinco de Mayo recipe out there this year, hands down… These are probably my favorite cookies ever. They give you a spicy cinnamon flavor that rivals the best hot cinnamon hearts with the crunch of a cookie. They are easy to make, have exciting ingredients in them, they are ridiculously tasty, they are a great conversation piece, and are a killer midnight snack to boot. You...
How to Bake Smores Bread Pudding
One of my favorite ways to use extra bread is to make bread pudding. Not only is it super easy, but it’s inexpensive and really tasty as well. Being that I lived in Texas & Louisiana for University, I learned a lot about Soul Food Recipes & Southern food in general. This is a real All-American dish, not just because it’s bread pudding, but because Smores is a very Americana type of dessert made at bonfires across...
How to Make Cardamom Hot Chocolate
It’s Spring in Canada and the sun is shining, but don’t let that fool you… …It’s only about 10 degrees above freezing today, which means it’s chilly! On my break from working online today, I decided I wanted a cup of homemade hot chocolate, but not just ANY hot chocolate. I want to kick it up and make it much more interesting by adding some kind of interesting flavor. I thought of a few and have...
Ever Tried to Cook in the Dark While Camping?
LOL…I have and my husband has! This can be very frustrating and very difficult. However, what is it that you need to make things easier? Light! If you’re going camping and want to eat something warm at night, you’ll need something better than the light of the fire, most likely, unless you’re cooking hot dogs and marshmallows on a stick. The thing is, even though I’m camping, I expect to eat deliciously...
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