National Pink Day is a day for those of us who love the color pink. Click here to learn more about this holiday. This is celebrated on June 23rd.
You don’t have to celebrate this day with any special meal, but my kids love an excuse to make some special treats:
Congealed Salad w/strawberry jello
Eema’s Vanishing Cream Cheese Cookies w/raspberries or strawberries
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National Chocolate Eclair Day is a day to enjoy the tasty eclair. I will try to get my recipe box out and find my tried and true recipe, but I will have some listed below for you to try as well. Click here to learn more about this holiday. This is celebrated on June 22nd.
Here are a couple of recipes you can try for this day:
Cream puffs: pull the dough out into an oblong shape
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Oh my gosh! I really love summertime and fresh veggies from the garden. I love a fresh tomato sandwich but sometimes those green tomatoes tempt me and I have to rob a few off the vine to have some fried green tomatoes. If you haven’t had a fried green tomato you should really try out this recipe tonight! Continue reading “Fried Green Tomatoes”
It’s that time of year when gardens are overflowing with squash. One of my favorite recipes this time of year is fried squash. I could eat this and fried green tomatoes every night! Continue reading “Southern Fried Squash”
Finally Summer Day is a day to celebrate the arrival of summer. It is the longest day of the year so you can celebrate a more, if you like. Click here to learn more about this holiday. The date varies from year to year.
Below are some of the activities I found to celebrate this day:
(Use at your own discretion.)
Recipes:
Our Top 50 Recipes for Summer – EatingWell
12 Warm-Weather Recipes for the First Day of Summer
42 Summer (That’s Right, Summer!) Crock-Pot Recipes | Greatist
50 No-Cook Recipes for Summer – Savory Lotus
Activities:
50 Outdoor Summer Activities For Kids | Six Sisters’ Stuff
30 Summer Crafts for Kids to Make – hands on : as we grow
Summer Crafts for Kids – Activity Village
62 Summer Crafts for Kids – Care.com Community
35 Fun Summer Crafts to Make – Easy DIY Project Ideas for Summer
Videos:
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