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A tale Of Jams And Bread
In the scorching summer heat my babcia used to send me to school with coconut oil in my hair and jams in my lunchbox. I had the thickest mop of dark russet hair in my class. Now when I'm older I'm grateful to those regimes, but nobody would sit with me in class and till fourth grade the seat beside me remained desolately empty.
Summer food
I don’t have one particular favourite food, lots of things taste so good, but I really enjoy cooking over a fire. Especially in the summer. My family and I eat outside and enjoy our meal under the setting sun.
Watermelon fruit basket
Summer is here!! So why not share one of my most favorite summer fruit obsession food with you. Eating just a plain slice of watermelon can be nice on a hot summer day at a family cookout, but how cool would it be to create a whole watermelon carved bowl with some of your other favorite fruits inside.
Where are you eating tonight?
The sad thing about winter? Picnics are hanging out with the bears and the groundhogs. Five months of slumber party, without the party. And a long five months it is.
Andie EmersonPublished 2 years ago in FeastWay too much ketchup (and definitely no mustard)
Not to be dramatic. But my summers were ruined for a while. My favorite summer nosh became tainted. Tainted I tell you. They were summer family barbecues and my big brother's baseball games.
Cara LabanPublished 2 years ago in FeastI Would Eat Them in a House and with a Mouse
Initially, when I think of summer, I think of a beach barbeque. I think of hot dogs, watermelon, pasta salad and even baked beans. As delicious as all of those foods are, they do not bring up the same level of nostalgia. Feelings are important when it comes to describing a food that brings you joy. When the smell, taste or look of a food can send you back down memory lane, it just adds to the satisfaction. The reasons why the foods I listed above do not do that, is because we continue to use them for many occasions outside of a breezy summer barbeque. For instance, Thanksgiving food has all the hype because we typically wait a whole year to eat all those traditional thanksgiving dishes. The wait and the anticipation is why our mouths water every year. This is why I decided to talk about a food that I rarely eat, that is green eggs and ham.
Ashley GilmorePublished 2 years ago in FeastItalian Summer Sweets
Having finally grown out of the childhood stage of grubby fingers in packs of candy and popsicles, I have come to hate the sticky sensation of eating sweets that clings to my hands and transfers to any surface I brush in the slightest. Even after eating the finest of desserts. But today? Today was different.
Bianca JeanettePublished 2 years ago in FeastJessica's Top 5 Treats To Beat The Heat
Like most people ya girl likes to eat food all year round, but in the warmer seasons I don't like to eat just any food. Alright you got me! Hi I'm Jessica and well I love all foods equally regardless of season, but let me tell you that the best foods in my opinion for summer are the cold ones. Like hear me out; summer is like totally super hot, and cold foods like ice cream are like not. Pretty convincing argument if your like me and always looking to beat the heat every summer.
Wolf_of_ FrostPublished 2 years ago in FeastSummer is for Strawberries
I love Strawberries, but only in the summer. Off-season, store-bought strawberries can’t compare to a basket bought at a farmers market, fresh from the fields.
Kelsey ClareyPublished 2 years ago in FeastSummer Camp Mac
The people who give you their food give you their heart. - Cesar Chavez Summer camp for me was my home away from home for a week during July. Where every year friends that I only saw at camp came together on the shores of the James River to hangout, play and learn. To say I was excited to go every year would be an understatement.
Jacob PeytonPublished 2 years ago in FeastIt's The Puff For Me
I'm from Florida. Honestly, I think I could stop there and everyone would understand. Anyone who has ever met a Floridian will know where this is going. We are not known for having a cool climate, but for our almost desert heat combined with a level of humidity that resembles a rain forest. In fact, just the other day the high temperature was 93 degrees (but felt like 105) with 65% humidity. What a nightmare, right?
Lauren J. BennettPublished 2 years ago in FeastThe summer catch
Fishing has always been a fun and relaxing way to spend summer with my family. From bass, blue gill and catfish me my grandpa and dad would catch a stringer full of fish from the pond behind my parent's house. I have great childhood memories of my grandpa teaching me how to catch and fillet the fish. My grandpa also had great skills of cooking our catch he shared with me. One of my favorite moments was when he taught me how to lay the catfish fillets in the pan to fry them. When my grandma and parents came back he hurried to his chair in the living room and acted like I was cooking on my own. We had a laugh about it I was only seven but learning how to cook great food. Another family favorite was his hush puppy recipe that is slightly sweet with a hint of onion. The dining room table had a large bowl filled with the fried catfish along with the hush puppies and fresh tomatoes and other vegetables from my grandpa's garden. Me and my older sister helped set the plates and silverware for everyone while my grandma made coleslaw to go with the catfish. We always had a great diner and the satisfying feeling of helping catch the fish we ate made me proud of our catch. To this day every time I think of summer I think of frying catfish even if I only caught one I would fry it for myself. Even if the fish wasn't biting I enjoy fried catfish at the restaurant me and my family go to with all you can eat catfish fresh from the fryer with coleslaw and baked beans. The restaurant also had a big pond with catfish in it. Me and my sister would ask our parents to buy fish food from the counter and we watched in amazement as the huge catfish came up to eat the food we threw for them. Even as an adult now feeding the catfish brings me great joy to watch them race to the kibble on top of the water like a group of vacuums they ate the food. Another great time was when I had some how lassoed a big catfish buy the tail with my fishing line while fishing with my dad at the pond. We still laugh at that story and how much I wanted to keep at least one fish to eat when I was a kid. I have lots of great childhood memories about catching and cooking fish and having fresh tomatoes and yellow squash with great food. That is why fried catfish will all ways be one of my favorite summer foods. And the sound of nature around the pond with a chorus of frogs and whippoorwills behind my parent's house as I fish is a good way to relax after a long day at work. Sometimes I bring a coffee can full of fish food and just watch the catfish eat just like at the restaurant. I keep the catfish well fed in hopes that they will grow big by the time I catch them. And just siting in a lawn chair and listening the fish peck the food from the top of the water is very calming sometimes I will even see a deer or two in the field on the other side of the pond. Even just a sandwich with a fillet and tartar sauce in it along with a few hush puppies or even a home grown tomato is enough to bring me back to eating our catch at my grandparent's house. That is how fried catfish became my favorite summer time food.
Doug LemonsPublished 2 years ago in Feast