Freezer Picnic Slaw

What You Need:
1 (2 lb.) head of purple cabbage, shredded
1 tsp salt
1 C of white vinegar
1/4 C of water
2 C of sugar
1 tsp celery seed
1 tsp mustard seed
1 carrot, shredded
1/2 C green pepper, chopped fine
How to Make It:
Sprinkle the shredded cabbage with the salt and allow it to stand 1 hour.
Pour the vinegar and water [...]

Cool Cucumber Orange Salad

What You Need:
2 cucumber, sliced
4 naval orange, peeled and sectioned
1/2 C of honey
1 C of orange juice
1/2 C of olive oil
1 tsp cider vinegar
How to Make It:
Place the cucumber slices and orange segments in a serving bowl.
Place the honey into a small mixing bowl.
Whisk the orange juice, oil and vinegar into the honey until blended [...]

Cold Food for Independence Day

Independence Day comes in one of the hottest months of the year. Just the thought of turning on the oven or stove can make you sweat! Why not try to make some easy cold food salads to please your guests, family and friends?
Fruit salad is a wonderful choice for a cold treat. [...]

Food Ideas When Your Too Hot to Cook

When the heat of summer hits you the last thing you want to do is be in the kitchen. Just the though of food is more than most of us can handle. When you hear that dreaded phrase, ‘what’s for dinner Mom” you just want to cringe. Yet we all know we [...]

Cool Down Summertime Treats

Summertime yields some of the best fruits and vegetables of the year. Some favorites include plums, peaches, nectarines, grapes, summer squash, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, carrots, corn and the list goes on and on. Try grabbing a handful of grapes or strawberries as a snack on a hot summer’s day. Try chopping up some crisp, [...]

Cool Kids Need Cool Snacks

There’s nothing worse than kids that get bored, hungry and hot in the summertime. When kids become bored, hungry and hot they are hard to satisfy. Do you often hear “but I don’t like THAT mom” or other complaints when you offer them a quick snack? Looking for some healthy, delicious, “cool” treats to satisfy [...]