Summer BBQ'ing

Hi All,

Its that time of year again! Summer is here and - as a I mentioned in the prior post - the livin' is good. What better way to cook in the summer than to BBQ?  Its fast, easy and you get to spend time outside in a backyard or a park or tailgate. 

Without further ado here are four sites that have awesome links to grilling and summer bbq recipes:
Foodnetwork.com/Grilling
CountryLiving 
Delish.com 
NYTimes Cooking 

Click on any of the following links for some specifics on how to make the bbq extra special! 
BBQ Guru - Beginners Guide to BBQ 

The Guardian - BBQ Do's and Don'ts 

Weber - Grill Skills - Mastering the Basics 

Kathy Maister's Startcooking.com 

Finally, click here for a link to an article from CNN titled ''11 Facts to Raise Your Grilling IQ".

Enjoy the links and all those summer bbq's!

Regards,
Stu 

Memorial Day 2017

Hi All,

Memorial Day 2017 is right around the corner.  This short but sweet blog entry will give you some help with all your Memorial Day festivities!

These next 3 links talk about the history of Memorial Day.  Read on for what History.com has to say about Memorial Day.  As well as MemorialDay.org and the US Department of Veterans Affairs.


Traditionally, Memorial Day has been the 'unofficial' start of the summer season.  And what better way to start summer than with a barbecue! Read on for more bbq tips, ideas, recipes and more.  Delish has an interesting take on bbq's with an article called 'The Perfect Memorial Day BBQ Menu'.

Allrecipes has a whole section devoted to Memorial Day BBQ and Grilling Recipes - OMG, its  more than you shake a stick at - there is so much information here!  Awesome.

Finally, the New York Times has a link to all things BBQ and Grilling. Yum and yum!

So now that you have figured out what the eats are going to be on Memorial Day, click on these links for what to do on Memorial Day 2017.

MommyPoppins has an article titled 'Memorial Day Weekend Events On Long Island'. Long Island.com has a very comprehensive list of Memorial Day Events at this link. 

For those inclined to visit New York City this weekend check out this link from Curbed New York titled 'Memorial Day 2017: 5 Things To Do in New York This Weekend'.

Finally, click on this link to find out what the all-important weather is going to do this weekend. Wunderground, Weather.com and ABC Channel 7 Weather.

So there you have it - eats, visits, weather and fun stuff to do on the opening weekend of the summer - and Memorial Day 2017!

Enjoy the weekend.

Regards,
Stu

Memorial Day 2015

Hi All,

Well its here - Memorial Day 2015.  Its the traditional start of the summer season at beaches, parks and other venues...but there is a more serious, important side of the holiday.  Its Memorial Day. 

What exactly does Memorial Day celebrate?  Click here for to learn more about Memorial Day.  Suffice to say that Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.

Click on the next 6 links to learn more about Memorial Day:
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
History of Memorial Day
Guidelines for Display of the Flag - pdf document 
Correct Method of Folding the United States Flag
National Memorial Day Museum 
Presidential Proclamation - Prayer For Peace, Memorial Day 2015 

This next link is for the kids...its a list of Memorial Day Weekend Events for Long Island Kids - it has parades, fairs and air shows from May 23-May 25th.!!! Don't miss the events.  Link comes from MommyPoppins.com - a family/kid friendly website for events for children. 

And, of course, click on this next link from Newsday.com which links to Long Island events for this Memorial Day for you and your whole family!

Finally, Long Island.com has also gotten into the swing of things...this next article also has Memorial Day events for the whole family.  Title is 'Memorial Day Weekend 2015: Celebrate with Fireworks, Parades, BBQ's & Lots of Family Fun!'  The article talks about all the fun events that are happening this Memorial day.  Fireworks, festivals and the Air Show are mentioned!

Enjoy the links, have a great Memorial Day and drive safe!

Regards,
Stu