By the end of the summer, as moms we are all ready to get back to school and get on a schedule. The downside of that is all the craziness that follows such as extracurricular activities, school meetings, long practices and homework. That schedule that we appreciate throughout the school day quickly falls apart after school leading up to dinner. The odds of having the entire family eating together or at the same time are rare.
The beauty of Bellisari’s products is the “Gourmet Convenience.” You can easily take all six of our products and quickly create a gourmet meal that can feed even the pickiest of eaters.
Here are some weeknight recipes to make your life a little easier:
By the end of the summer, as moms we are all ready to get back to school and get on a schedule. The downside of that is all the craziness that follows such as extracurricular activities, school meetings, long practices and homework. That schedule that we appreciate throughout the school day quickly falls apart after school leading up to dinner. The odds of having the entire family eating together or at the same time are rare.
The beauty of Bellisari’s products is the “Gourmet Convenience.” You can easily take all six of our products and quickly create a gourmet meal that can feed even the pickiest of eaters.
Here are some weeknight recipes to make your life a little easier:
Some of my greatest childhood memories are from summer and summer activities. I urge you to take the time now before school starts to appreciate the summer and reflect with your kids, family and friends about the good times that happen each summer. Have an "End of Summer Party" to celebrate these great memories.
Show pictures, share videos and stories. Ask everyone what their favorite summer memory or best summer adventure was.
What are your best summer memories?Did you love the trips and vacations, summer camp, quality time with grandparents? Is the best part of summer catching lightning bugs, cooking s'mores, enjoying summer backyard parties? Are your best memories of swimming pools, sleepovers, mid-week movie nights, sleeping in late? Did you visit amusement parks and ride roller coasters, savor ice cream, set up lemonade stands or love juicy watermelon? Was the best part of summer no shirts, no shoes and no homework?
A couple of encouraging thoughts as summer ends: The holiday season will be here before we know it, and fun summer times will be back again next year -- and you have cherished memories to carry us through.
Some of my greatest childhood memories are from summer and summer activities. I urge you to take the time now before school starts to appreciate the summer and reflect with your kids, family and friends about the good times that happen each summer. Have an "End of Summer Party" to celebrate these great memories.
Show pictures, share videos and stories. Ask everyone what their favorite summer memory or best summer adventure was.
What are your best summer memories?Did you love the trips and vacations, summer camp, quality time with grandparents? Is the best part of summer catching lightning bugs, cooking s'mores, enjoying summer backyard parties? Are your best memories of swimming pools, sleepovers, mid-week movie nights, sleeping in late? Did you visit amusement parks and ride roller coasters, savor ice cream, set up lemonade stands or love juicy watermelon? Was the best part of summer no shirts, no shoes and no homework?
A couple of encouraging thoughts as summer ends: The holiday season will be here before we know it, and fun summer times will be back again next year -- and you have cherished memories to carry us through.
Pulling together a last-minute backyard gathering to savor the last few weeks of summer? Here are a few tips to make the party fun for all your guests.
1. Use up your summer garden favorites like tomatoes, sweet peppers, jalapeños, onions, and zucchini and squash. You can roughly chop them and toss them together for a refreshing and easy salad, or dice them neatly for a great garnish for grilled favorites like hot dogs and burgers.
2. Keep your guests cool with ice everything. Ice cold water, ice cold watermelon, ice cold beer, ice cream--nothing is better on a hot summer afternoon than cold everything.
3. Fun with water. Running through a sprinkler is great fun for the kids and dogs, but add in some water balloons and squirt toys, and you've got a great time for all ages. Tell the neighbors to bring towels and extra shirts and earn bragging rights with winning squirt gun shots and spot-on water balloon lobs.
4. Fire pits are a must. Ordinarily the last thing you might think of during summer is a fire, but think again. Nice summer evenings end around a fire making s'mores and telling stories. Plus, the fire will keep away annoying bugs and mosquitoes.
Keep your Bellisari's sauces and spreads on hand to make your last-minute gatherings seeming like well-planned dinner parties. During the month of August,we're offering 20% off our spreads with the code GARDENBOUNTY; stock up today!
Pulling together a last-minute backyard gathering to savor the last few weeks of summer? Here are a few tips to make the party fun for all your guests.
1. Use up your summer garden favorites like tomatoes, sweet peppers, jalapeños, onions, and zucchini and squash. You can roughly chop them and toss them together for a refreshing and easy salad, or dice them neatly for a great garnish for grilled favorites like hot dogs and burgers.
2. Keep your guests cool with ice everything. Ice cold water, ice cold watermelon, ice cold beer, ice cream--nothing is better on a hot summer afternoon than cold everything.
3. Fun with water. Running through a sprinkler is great fun for the kids and dogs, but add in some water balloons and squirt toys, and you've got a great time for all ages. Tell the neighbors to bring towels and extra shirts and earn bragging rights with winning squirt gun shots and spot-on water balloon lobs.
4. Fire pits are a must. Ordinarily the last thing you might think of during summer is a fire, but think again. Nice summer evenings end around a fire making s'mores and telling stories. Plus, the fire will keep away annoying bugs and mosquitoes.
Keep your Bellisari's sauces and spreads on hand to make your last-minute gatherings seeming like well-planned dinner parties. During the month of August,we're offering 20% off our spreads with the code GARDENBOUNTY; stock up today!
With school on the horizon, I’m looking forward to the weather cooling down a bit and my garden slowing down. I’ve loved sharing the gardening process with my kids. It’s been rewarding to work alongside them through planning, planting, watering, weeding, growing and harvesting. Our trips to the Farmers’ Market and grocery store have been more meaningful as my kids make the connections between what we’re growing and what the farmers around us are growing. It’s also reaffirmed how important it is for us to use the produce we’ve grown in our garden in our everyday cooking.
To help you use your garden’s bounty, we’ve paired all of our garden treasures with each of our products:
How are you pairing this year’s crop with your Bellisari’s spreads? Share with us on social media using the hashtags #GourmetConvenience or #Bellisaris, and we’ll share our favorites for inspiration.
With school on the horizon, I’m looking forward to the weather cooling down a bit and my garden slowing down. I’ve loved sharing the gardening process with my kids. It’s been rewarding to work alongside them through planning, planting, watering, weeding, growing and harvesting. Our trips to the Farmers’ Market and grocery store have been more meaningful as my kids make the connections between what we’re growing and what the farmers around us are growing. It’s also reaffirmed how important it is for us to use the produce we’ve grown in our garden in our everyday cooking.
To help you use your garden’s bounty, we’ve paired all of our garden treasures with each of our products:
How are you pairing this year’s crop with your Bellisari’s spreads? Share with us on social media using the hashtags #GourmetConvenience or #Bellisaris, and we’ll share our favorites for inspiration.
With the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, many chefs have begun to create dishes to reflect the Brazilian cuisine on their menus. Because Brazil is such a melting pot of cultures and customs – its cuisine is similarly varied. Fruit is grown well in the tropical and subtropical regions and therefore used extensively, even in savory dishes. Mangos, papayas, guavas and pineapples are all favorites to Brazil and pair well for breakfast, lunch or dinner with any item. For breakfast, Pao de queijo which is crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, are made with tapioca flour, eggs and grated queijo Minas (cow's milk cheese) and rolled into small balls. These breakfast treats are also shared throughout the day stuffed with a variety of meat fillings.
While appetizers typically refer to starters of a meal for many of us – they mean a completely different thing in the Brazilian food culture. In Brazil they also refer to food commonly available from street vendors. These Street Vendors play a major role in food offerings throughout regions in Brazil and can be found extensively through all communities. One popular street snack isAcarajewhich is a deep fried patty of crushed black eyed peas and pureed onion deep fried in palm oil and sliced open and stuffed with dried shrimp, bread, and nuts.
Brazil and Argentina both claim to be the barbecue champion; in Brazil the most popular cut is Picanha which is lightly seasoned and typically grilled over charcoal or wood. Many other main dishes use a very traditional base of rice or beans, or both – since they are readily available throughout all regions of the country. Feijoadawhich is a hearty stew of black beans, sausages, beef, pork and beans, is widely found throughout Brazil. This traditional dish can take up to 24 hours to prepare and is commonly found in restaurants on Wednesdays and Saturdays to alleviate Brazilians from having to prepare it at home.
There is a variety of fun and tropical cocktails that Brazilians enjoy but one that is most well know and is considered Brazil’s National Cocktail isCaipirinhas. This refreshing drink is typically made with fresh mint, caster sugar, cachaça liquor- which is fermented sugarcane juice, crushed ice and lime but can also be made with any of the fruits of the region, pineapple, mango, etc.
Invite friends over to watch the Olympics and prepare some of Brazil’s most interesting cuisines and cocktails. I will be sharing Bellisari’s version of Brazilian Shrimp Stew for #TreatYourTastebudsThursday which will pair perfectly with a Caipirinhas cocktail! Stay tuned!
With the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, many chefs have begun to create dishes to reflect the Brazilian cuisine on their menus. Because Brazil is such a melting pot of cultures and customs – its cuisine is similarly varied. Fruit is grown well in the tropical and subtropical regions and therefore used extensively, even in savory dishes. Mangos, papayas, guavas and pineapples are all favorites to Brazil and pair well for breakfast, lunch or dinner with any item. For breakfast, Pao de queijo which is crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, are made with tapioca flour, eggs and grated queijo Minas (cow's milk cheese) and rolled into small balls. These breakfast treats are also shared throughout the day stuffed with a variety of meat fillings.
While appetizers typically refer to starters of a meal for many of us – they mean a completely different thing in the Brazilian food culture. In Brazil they also refer to food commonly available from street vendors. These Street Vendors play a major role in food offerings throughout regions in Brazil and can be found extensively through all communities. One popular street snack isAcarajewhich is a deep fried patty of crushed black eyed peas and pureed onion deep fried in palm oil and sliced open and stuffed with dried shrimp, bread, and nuts.
Brazil and Argentina both claim to be the barbecue champion; in Brazil the most popular cut is Picanha which is lightly seasoned and typically grilled over charcoal or wood. Many other main dishes use a very traditional base of rice or beans, or both – since they are readily available throughout all regions of the country. Feijoadawhich is a hearty stew of black beans, sausages, beef, pork and beans, is widely found throughout Brazil. This traditional dish can take up to 24 hours to prepare and is commonly found in restaurants on Wednesdays and Saturdays to alleviate Brazilians from having to prepare it at home.
There is a variety of fun and tropical cocktails that Brazilians enjoy but one that is most well know and is considered Brazil’s National Cocktail isCaipirinhas. This refreshing drink is typically made with fresh mint, caster sugar, cachaça liquor- which is fermented sugarcane juice, crushed ice and lime but can also be made with any of the fruits of the region, pineapple, mango, etc.
Invite friends over to watch the Olympics and prepare some of Brazil’s most interesting cuisines and cocktails. I will be sharing Bellisari’s version of Brazilian Shrimp Stew for #TreatYourTastebudsThursday which will pair perfectly with a Caipirinhas cocktail! Stay tuned!
