Happy Canada Day to Kitchen Parade's many Canadian readers! How about a crowd-pleasing strawberries & cream poke cake to highlight your own patriotic celebration? It's fun, it's festive and best of all, it's super-easy to make. The recipe uses a trio of conveniences, a box cake mix, two boxes of strawberry gelatin and a couple of cartons of whipped topping like Cool Whip. But wow, this cake is extra tempting, so fresh and summery, thanks to a full 2 pounds (900g) of juicy, ripe (and Canadian red?!) strawberries. (And for the American followers, the recipe is just updated with an American flag cake and a "red, white and blue" summer cake . This last version works all summer long, it's such a pretty summer cake!) Such Beautiful Color! Potluck & Party Friendly Especially for Canada Day and July 4th Celebrations. Budget Friendly. Just Four Ingredients! A Real Crowd Favorite.

Ooops. For about three hours yesterday (Sunday) morning, the Ice Cream edition of Seasonal Sundays was pure code, no content. It was totally my error, publishing the wrong file for only the second time since 2002, but still, dang, I wish it hadn't happened. So if what you saw in email or RSS was confusing gibberish, well, here's the correct link, Summer Ice Cream (Week 26) . It's a good one, I think! If what you saw was fine, see you next Sunday! © Copyright Kitchen Parade 2023

Here's to making memories all summer long, one bowl of ice cream at a time. Made from scratch? Sure! (Or not. No judgment.) With a fruity sauce? Definitely. This week I'm sharing seven recipes for summer ice creams, summer toppings, and more. I so hope you'll find one or two memory-makers in your own circle of life. Here's to the best summer ever! PS So sorry, all. For about three hours this morning, I updated this post with the wrong code. I've been blogging since 2002 and this is only the second time so, hmm, what does that say?

If summer is passing in the blur of time, would a good sandwich somehow slow things down, just a minute? Today I'm sharing seven homestyle recipes for supper sandwich inspiration. Grab a loaf and let's take a look ...

A quick summer salad dressing that starts off with fresh, juicy strawberries, good news for busy cooks, it whips up from scratch in just ten minutes . This homemade vinaigrette definitely skews savory even with sweet berries and a touch of honey, that's thanks to a small spike of smoky chipotle (not sure what that is? I'll tell you all about it!) or hot sauce. Whole Food, Simply Prepared. Real Food, Fresh & Inventive. Beautiful Color! Mere Minutes to the Table. Fun Picnic Food. Not just easy, Summer Easy . Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Great for Meal Prep. Potluck & Party Friendly. Easy DIY. Weight Watchers Friendly. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Naturally Gluten Free.

Seven "red food" recipes for marking Juneteenth coming up fast on June 19th ... but most of all, how an evening of sheer serendipity in Louisville, Kentucky helped us find our own "Juneteenth Moment" ten days early. Plus more ideas on how, if Juneteenth is new to you, to seek out your own "moment".

Seven food-related ideas to turn summer into something extra special, no cooking required, heavens, no assembly required. I hope you'll find one or two ideas destined as "keepers" in your own summer idle idyll.

Let's call this my official kickoff to "bring a salad" season, you know, for an impromptu dinner at the neighbor's, a picnic at that new state park, a church potluck, a graduation party, Canada's May Long Weekend, the U.S.'s Memorial Day barbecues. I have toooooo soooooooo many salad recipes! It took unflinching resolve to narrow so many down to a perfect special seven meant just for these few weeks of late spring and early summer. May you find a "keeper" or two or three! Or seven!

Is this the Salad of the Summer? Maybe! It's a simple chopped salad that starts off with just artichokes hearts and tomatoes, then, well, you make it your own , adding another vegetable (avocado? asparagus?) plus bits of cheese (feta? parmesan?), herbs (cilantro? basil?) and even a dressing of your own choice (a sweet vinaigrette? creamy feta? Italian?). So quick, so easy, so good and most of all, so nourishing for everyday healthy eating. Whole Food, Simply Prepared, Fresh & Inventive. Just Seven Ingredients, Mostly If Not Entirely from the Pantry. Mere Minutes to Make An Easy, Healthy Side Dish. Hearty & Filling. Fun Picnic Food. Not just easy, Summer Easy . Budget Friendly. Great for Meal Prep. Potluck & Party Friendly. Scales from Small Plates to Large Platters. Easy DIY. Low Carb. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Vegetarian. Naturally Gluten Free.

... to Make a Mom's Life Just a Little Bit Easier From quick suppers to easy before-dinner healthy snacks to salads that keep to a spring fruit cobbler that's ultra flexible and not overloaded with sugar.