September is National Preparedness Month – Start with Zaycon Fresh! And a Coupon!
Welcome to September! I’m really not sure how we got here already. It seems like just last week we were talking about getting our kids ready for the end of the school year and planning summer fun. Now the kids are back in school and we are getting ready for fall fun. There are so many fun things that happen in September – I love football, changing leaves, so many things about September rank among my favorites. There is also something about September that strikes a chord with me; it is something I am really pretty passionate about. September is National Preparedness Month.
I love to talk/think/do things about preparedness. I am not one of those nutty people who is preparing for the end of the world or the zombie apocalypse. I am someone who knows that being prepared is important so I really like National Preparedness Month. There is so much to talk about because there are so many ways to be prepared. Being prepared means different things to different people. I think some of these differences are what makes it fun to talk about. National Preparedness Month brings up topics like food storage, 72 hour kits, and having some emergency cash. It also brings up lots of other smaller topics too. Those smaller topics that surface during National Preparedness Month are what I like to talk about.
One thing I do to be prepared is pretty easy. It goes hand in hand with National Preparedness Month and food storage. I believe strongly in the importance of having extras of what you usually eat on hand. This usable food storage can be accomplished many ways; one is just by simply buying in bulk. One of the things I love to buy in bulk is meat from Zaycon Fresh. Why would someone buy from Zaycon Fresh? For me, there are so many reasons. They sell great fresh meats including chicken, beef, turkey, pork and fish. I think buying meat in bulk saves money and time. It also helps you be prepared.
When you buy your meats in bulk from Zaycon fresh you are building up a small, usable food storage of meat. What a great and yummy idea for National Preparedness Month! Take a minute and check out this great way to be prepared.
Get ready for National Preparedness Month by following our blog this month. We’ll have lots of tips, ideas, guides and helps to make National Preparedness Month easy and fun.
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National Trail Mix Day!
You all know how I love random obscure holidays. You know the ones, the holidays that you hear about on the internet or in your email. Today is one of those days and it sounds like a very fun one! Today, August 31st is National Trail Mix Day. It’s a day devoted to that yummy snack that is versatile and yummy. It is a great day to ditch your diet and have a snack or two. Sometimes it is nutritious and sometimes it is not. Is it crunchy, salty or sweet? Is it fruity? How about chocolaty or otherwise gooey? Maybe it is spicy? There are so many kids of trail mix to choose from if you want to indulge on National Trail Mix Day.
We love trail mix at our house. I love to pack it for my kids to snack on at their sporting events or practices. Each of my kids likes their trail mix made a little bit differently. Some of them like fruit and others don’t. One of them likes it a bit spicy. They all like trail mix when there are chocolate chips or M&Ms in it. Trail mix is portable and easy to make in a hurry. Sometimes we get a little creative with our trail mix and make cookies out of it. We have a really fun trail mix cookie recipe. My kids all love these cookies. This is another fun way to enjoy trail mix. Have you tried Trail Mix Cookies? If not, it is a great idea to celebrate National Trail Mix Day. If you try the recipe, let us know how you liked it. We love to hear from you!
Trail Mix Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 egg whites
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup dried cranberries
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Beat applesauce, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, use an electric mixer to beat egg whites until they are frothy and begin to firm up.
- Fold egg whites into applesauce mixture.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Fold into the egg mixture. Stir in the oats, chocolate chips, walnuts, and cranberries.
- Drop by heaping teaspoons on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake cookies in preheated oven until set and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
- Place on wire racks to cool.
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Favorite Football Snacks – Salsa!
For the last couple of days we have talked about how it is the end of August which makes me so very happy. It is one of my favorite times of year. If you follow our blog you know I love football. My kids have started playing little league football, our friends on the high school team have started to play, college play starts next week and the NFL is on television. I am surrounded with football and I love it! I went to two high school games last night and another tonight and they were awesome. Football is here! Now we are getting ready to watch some football on TV this weekend. One of the things my family loves about watching football on TV is the snacks that we make. We make lots of different snacks and another one of our favorites is any sort of salsa and chips.
One of our very favorite football snacks is salsa and chips. Every single member of my family loves salsa and chips – it is one of those miracle snacks that makes everyone happy. There are a few store bought salsa options that are really good but there is nothing like homemade salsa to go with your chips. Pair yummy homemade salsa with some good chips and any game is instantly more fun. Do you make your own salsa? If not, you should try it! There are lots of different kinds of salsa you can make. It is a perfect football snack. Here are few of our family favorite unusual salsa recipes to get you started.
Mango Salsa
Ingredients:
1 mango – peeled, seeded, and chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1 green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, finely chopped
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions:
- In a medium bowl, mix mango, red bell pepper, green onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and lemon juice.
- Cover, and allow to sit at least 30 minutes before serving.
Green Salsa
Ingredients:
8 tomatillos, husked
3 shallots
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded salt to taste.
Directions:
- In a food processor, place tomatillos, shallots, garlic, green chile peppers, cilantro, jalapeno pepper and salt.
- Using the pulse setting, coarsely chop.
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator until serving.
Avocado Salsa
Ingredients:
1 (16 ounce) package frozen corn kernels, thawed
2 (2.25 ounce) cans sliced ripe olives, drained
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 avocados – peeled, pitted and diced
Directions:
- In a large bowl, mix corn, olives, red bell pepper and onion.
- In a small bowl, mix garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, cider vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Pour into the corn mixture and toss to coat.
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator 8 hours, or overnight.
- Stir avocados into the mixture before serving.
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