Red White and Blue Strawberry Bites #FestiveFoodies

 These little bites are festive, fun and tasty.  A great addition to your holiday bbq or picnic. 

The Festive Foodies are sharing some great 4th of July recipes with you today........

Patriotic Fruit and Cheese Skewers and The Weekly Menu #OurFamilyTable

These adorable little Red, White and Blue Skewers are perfect to serve up poolside or at your picnic on Independence Day.

Fruit and Cheese go so well together and are great for appetizers, sides with grilled meat or dessert.  The members of  the From our Dinner Table Group are sharing Patriotic Party Ideas today........

Firecracker Roll #July4th

Tender almond flavored sponge cake wrapped around whipped cream studded with Strawberries and Blueberries.  Let's get ready to celebrate our Country's Birthday.

Red White and Blue Tart #ImprovCookingChallenge

This quick, simple and delicious tart is perfect for your Independence Day celebration.

Welcome to Improv Cooking Challenge where our host Nichole of Cookaholic Wife, invites us to create a dish based on the theme or ingredient she chooses.  This month she asked us to create a Red White and Blue dish in honor of our Nation's birthday.

Red White and Blue Muffins #MuffinMonday

May you all enjoy this Memorial Holiday and may we all take a moment today to think about the sacrifices made to make the USA the Home of the Brave and the Land of the Free.  May we never lose sight of the cost of being the greatest country in the world.

We got home in the wee hours yesterday morning.  It was a wonderful trip and I will be sharing our last day when we toured the Island later this week.  But today?  Today is Muffin Monday as well as Memorial Day so I am sharing with you some Red White and Blue Muffins that are quick, easy to make and will provide a festive treat for you today.

Muffin Monday occurs the last Monday of each month when Stacy of Food Lust People Love invites bloggers to post a muffin recipe of their choice.  There is no theme but your muffins must be made in the "muffin" fashion.  That is mixing together the dry ingredients.  Whisking together the wet ingredients and then combining the two.

I adapted this recipe from one found at Taste of Home.  I liked it not only because it was perfect for Memorial Day but also because it only makes 6 Muffins which is perfect for the 2 of us.

While these are not the most beautiful muffins I have ever made, they were certainly right up at the top in the taste department.

You will find links to all the other muffins being shared today at the bottom of this post.

Have a Blessed and Safe Memorial Day Celebration.  

#muffinmonday, #muffins, #MemorialDay, #4thofJuly, #Redwhiteandblue

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Yield: 6 muffins
Author: Wendy Klik
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Red White and Blue Muffins

Celebrate Memorial Day, Fourth of July or just your love of the USA with these delicious and tender muffins studded with strawberries, blueberries and white chocolate chips.

prep time: 10 minscook time: 20 minstotal time: 30 mins

ingredients:

3/4 c. flour

1/3 c. sugar

1/4 t. baking soda

1/8 t. nutmeg

1 egg

1/4 c. olive oil

2 T. milk

1/3 c. chopped strawberries

1/4 c. blueberries

3 T. white chocolate chips

instructions

Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and nutmeg in a bowl.  Set aside.  Whisk together the egg, oil and milk.   Make a well in the dry ingredients.  Pour the wet ingredients into the well and stir just until combined.  Stir in the strawberries, blueberries and white chocolate chips.  

Divide the batter between 6 muffin tins that have been treated with baking spray or lined with paper cups.  Bake in a preheated 375* oven for 18-22 minutes, until a skewer inserted removes cleanly.  

Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan.

NOTES:

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.

Recipe can be doubled.

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More Magnificent Muffins on this Monday

• Coffee Cake Muffins from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Red White and Blue Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Passionfruit Banana Muffins from Food Lust People Love

Countdown to 2018: Most Popular Recipe of 2017

This will be my final post of this Countdown to 2018 event hosted by Sarah of Fantastical Sharing of Recipes.  Some of the others will be sharing their choice of recipes with you tomorrow so make sure you stop by Sarah's blog to get the links to those posts.

Today's theme is Most Popular. The recipe I am sharing today was my most viewed of the past year.  It received over 1500 views since it was published on June 27, 2017.  Enjoy!!

Red, White and Blue Bundt Cake

Happy New Year 

May 2018 be filled with Good Health and Much Happiness

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Tomato, Cucumber and Blue Cheese Salad #SundaySupper

Welcome to Sunday Supper.  I haven't had an opportunity to participate with this great group for a few  weeks and I am happy to be back today.

This week's party we are celebrating Independence Day with recipes that are Red, White and Blue. You will find tons of great ideas for your celebration on Tuesday, the 4th of July.

I have shared several great patriotic recipes in the past including:

This great fruit salad

This bundt cake

This trifle

and

This pie

Today I decided to share something savory as I hadn't yet done that.  This isn't so much a recipe as a composed salad, using tomatoes for the red, peeled cucumbers for the white and blue cheese for the blue.  

Season with some salt and pepper, drizzle with some good olive oil (I used basil infused) and some aged balsamic vinegar.  You have a quick, easy and delicious side dish for whatever you are serving up for your Independence Day get together.  

Check out all the other great Red White and Blue creations following these simple instructions for my salad.

Tomato, Cucumber and Blue Cheese Salad

2 Tomatoes, thinly sliced

1 English Cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced

2 oz. Blue Cheese crumbles

salt and pepper, to taste

extra virgin olive oil, to taste

aged balsamic vinegar, to taste

Arrange the tomatoes, cucumber and cheese on a platter in the order listed from left to right.  Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with the oil and vinegar.  Serve at room temperature. Print Recipe

Red, White, and Blue Sunday Supper Recipes

• American Flag Layered Dip by Soulfully Made
• Baked Blueberry Pancake with Cherry Syrup by Pies and Plots
• Gluten Free Blueberry Almond Coffee Cake by Cricket’s Confections
• Blueberry Cherry Chia Pudding Parfaits by Daily Dish Recipes
• Blueberry Watermelon Salad by The Crumby Cupcake
• Boozy Red, White and Blue Fruit Salad by Food Lust People Love
• Healthy Greek Yogurt Parfait with Summer Fruit by Confessions of an Over-worked Mom
• Patriotic Slaw by Our Good Life
• Red White and Blueberry Dinner Salad by Cooking With Carlee
• Red, White and Blue Deviled Eggs by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Tomato, Cucumber and Bleu Cheese Salad by A Day in the Life on the Farm

Liberating Desserts

• American Flag Fruit Tart by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Key Lime Cream Puffs by Gourmet Everyday
• Patriotic Low Carb Vanilla Mousse in the Instant Pot by My Life Cookbook
• Red White & Blue Bundt Cake by Restless Chipotle
• Red White and Blue Banana Ice Cream by The Bitter Side of Sweet
• Red, White & Blue No Bake Cheesecake by Bottom Left of the Mitten
• Red, White and Blue Broken Glass Jell-o by Turnips 2 Tangerines
• Rollitos de Vino Blanco by What Smells So Good?
• Rose Petal Jam Filled Blueberry Cupcakes by NinjaBaker.com
• Star Spangled Cookies by The Freshman Cook
• Strawberry and White Chocolate Panna Cotta by Tara’s Multicultural Table

More recipes:    20+ Red White and Blue Recipes That will Make You Want to Party Right Now

Join the #SundaySupper conversation on twitter on Sunday! We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our weekly chat starts at 7:00 pm ET. Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. To get more great Sunday Supper Recipes, visit our website or check out our Pinterest board. Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It’s easy. You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.

Red White and Blue Bundt #July4Recipes

Our friend, Ellen of Family Around the Table, suggested we all post a #Patriotic theme on our blogs today to help our readers prepare for the upcoming July 4th Holiday.  Ellen suggested we share table settings, decoration tips, DIY projects and, of course, recipes.

Here is Ellen's invitation:

July 4th, 1776 is the date the Second Continental Congress adopted The United States Declaration of Independence effectively ending British rule. Now we celebrate our independence each year on July 4th with fireworks, picnics, parades and backyard barbecues across our nation. Join these 11 bloggers as we celebrate and share some patriotic themed recipes!

We have been super busy lately, with no end in sight, so there has not been much DIY except for yard work.  I don't have any new decorations to share and my table settings have been sporadic.  But....there is a always a recipe to share.

This is an easy, peasy recipe from Betty Crocker, using a boxed white cake mix and some food coloring.  You make the cake per package directions, divide the batter, and add the color.  Put the red in the bottom, then add the white and then the blue. No need to swirl, just stick it in the oven.

It comes out of the oven looking like a normal bundt cake.  Let it cool and then decorate it up to your liking.  The original recipe had you coloring your frosting red white and blue as well.  I just melted up some canned, prepared frosting, drizzled it over the cake and added sprinkles.

When you slice it you have a beautiful red white and blue celebration for your Holiday table.  My colors were very subtle as you can see.  Should you want deeper, richer color you will need to add much more food coloring.  I think an overabundance of food coloring changes the flavor of the food. That might all be in my head but I take it easy with the food coloring, none the less.

Make sure you scroll past my recipe to find links to all the other fun, festive, holiday ideas being shared today. I have also linked this post to Celebrate 365.  Check out all the fun posts there as well.

Red White and Blue Bundt

source: Betty Crocker

1 white cake mix

water, egg whites and cooking oil as listed on the box

red and blue food coloring

1 can prepared white frosting

Patriotic sprinkles

Make the cake as directed on the box.  Remove 2 cups of the batter, placing each into it's own bowl. Tint one cup red and the other blue.  Pour the red tinted batter into the bottom of a bundt pan that has been liberally treated with baking spray.  Pour the white batter directly onto the red.  Pour the blue batter in a ring around the center of the white batter.  Place in a preheated 325* oven and bake as directed on the box, until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake removes cleanly.

Remove the cake from the oven to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before turning it out of the pan to the rack to cool completely.  

Remove desired amount of frosting from the can to a glass measuring cup. (I used about half a can). Place in the microwave for 30 seconds, until melted.  Place the cake onto a serving platter and drizzle with the melted frosting.  Top immediately with sprinkles. Print Recipe

More July 4 Recipes

• Apple Slab Pie by Palatable Pastime
• Berry Phyllo Cups with Lemon Cheesecake Cream by Caroline’s Cooking
• Best Fruit Kabobs by Feeding Big
• Patriotic Cupcakes by Family Around The Table
• Red Velvet Dulce de Leche Poke Cake by Frugal Pantry
• Red, White and Blue Berry Macaron by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Red, White and Blue Bundt by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Red, White & Blue Chocolate Covered Strawberries by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Red, White & Blue Nachos by Amy’s Cooking Adventures
• Red, White and Blue Sangria by Simple and Savory
• Red, White and Blue Scones by Culinary Adventures with Camilla