Welcome to July! I hope you're all doing well. Things are good on this end...
July has quite a few food holidays...It is Baked Beans Month, Blueberry Month, Hot Dog Month, Beer Month, Ice Cream Month, Peach Month, and the fourth week of July is Salad Week. Whew. Click below to find recipes for all of these delicious holidays: http://www.therecipefinder.com/findarecipe.html
There are also several daily holiday...Click the link below to view our calendar and obtain some yummy recipes: http://www.therecipefinder.com/page/page/1542172.htm
I have added some new features to our Cooking School section. I will be adding more over the next few weeks. http://www.therecipefinder.com/cookingschool.html
I am also trying to decide what new features to add to The Recipe Finder. My goal is to meet the needs of every cook...and to be an informative & enjoyable place to visit. I need your help. After all this site would be nothing without you :) If you could take just a few seconds and take this poll I would really appreciate it: http://www.therecipefinder.com/poll.html
OK...Now for some cheesey jokes...LOL
In Honor Of Hot Dog Month:
Q: What do get when you cross a chili pepper, steam shovel, and a chihuahua? A: A hot, diggety dog.
Q: Why did the hot dog wear a sweater?
A: Because it was a "chili" dog?
Q: What is a Hot Dog?
A: A Hot Dog is the noblest of dogs, because it feeds the hand that bites it.
CONGRATULATIONS To July's Prize Winner: ***Leslie Ann***
Oh...I almost forgot...I'm running a little behind on my Summer Sizzle section...If you check the site around the 10th...it should be up. Here's the link: http://www.therecipefinder.com/summersizzle.html
Finally, I have included two recipes this month. One in honor of Ice Cream Month and the other for Beer Month.
Have a Happy July! Sincerely, Lara:) Editor-in-Chief Email Me: RecipeFinderMail@aol.com
Easy Orange Ice Cream Soda
4 cups orange juice 4 scoops vanilla ice cream 1 cup chilled cream soda PREPARATION:
Pour 1 cup of orange juice into each of 4 glasses. Top each with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and pour in 1/4 cup cream soda. Stir. Makes 4 servings.
Beer Battered White Fish
1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed 3/4 cup beer 1/2 cup milk 2 eggs 1 1/2 to 2 pounds firm white fish fillets Vegetable oil
In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and dill. Add beer, milk, and eggs, mixing well. Place fish fillets in batter mixture, coat well, and let stand for 15 minutes. Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees. Place fish in hot oil, and fry until golden brown. Cook fish in batches to maintain oil temperature. Serve.
