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Labor Day is the last big holiday of the summer, so it is a marvelous opportunity to serve all your favorite summer foods. If you intend to host a memorable Labor Day cookout, it is important to plan the menu so that you will serve refreshing summer party foods. Think of all summer foods that are seasonal, colorful and ridiculously delicious. A Labor Day cookout is a perfect way for families and friends to bond so you need to serve foods that will lift your spirits and keep the celebrations all day long. Besides, it is advisable to eliminate any frostings but without sacrificing taste.

Salads

Eating healthy is important but on a Labor Day cookout, no one has the time. It is, therefore, essential to craft salads that will hit the spot for both the flavor conscious and healthy; a freshly chopped Italian Salad will do the trick. You overindulged during the summer and Labor Day is here, and you are not feeling your best. You want to clean out your system and that of anyone else with whom you might share the fate. A burst of fresh peppers, lettuce and tomatoes will work perfectly well. This salad should not be overly dressed so that the taste of the vegetables can come alive.

Smoothies

Smoothies are a wonderful way of adding optimal amounts of nutritious vegetables and fruits to your Labor Day meal. Fast and healthy, they can be enjoyed any time of the day. Depending on your tastes and preferences, you can choose to have a green smoothie- made from leafy, fresh veggies, incredibly healthy and packed with antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, a cleansing smoothie, a tropical smoothie- made with mango, coconut water, pineapple and banana, a summer smoothie, cashew-nut smoothie or a delicious chocolate smoothie. Instead of fruit juices, have these smoothies as they are a richer source of fiber.

Desserts

For a sweet end of your Labor Day meal, serve desserts. It is time to make great memories for your Labor Day cookout. When the summer sun is shining, it is hard to contemplate spending time whisking, beating and baking on the last big holiday of the summer. Instead of focusing on heavy after-meal options, serve a light and refreshing alternative; a cookie. When serving a dessert for a Labor Day cookout, it is important to introduce a crisp, sweet and more refreshing flavor to the meal. When putting together a Labor Day cookout menu, it should be all about realizing a balance of flavors. So remember with a sweet and refreshing dessert you can bring the meal to a delicious close.

The nest time you are hosting a Labor Day cookout and are looking for meals that taste like a million dollars, try the foods above. They are simple to prepare, easy on your pocket and the epitome of comfort meals. By the end of the day, you will have impressed your guests with these individual meals.

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Pool parties are a summer staple. They’re a time when friends and loved ones can get together and really enjoy each others company. Among the barbecue ribs and potato salad, there’s a new kid in town – cookies, namely Black and White cookies. Long a mainstay of New York cafe cuisine Black & White cookies are the perfect treat for the great outdoors. What could be better for those fun-filled summer days than a vanilla flavored cookie with a hint of lemon.

Black & White cookies are a pleasure that can be shared between adults and kids. Who doesn’t love a cookie?

Here are some of the reasons why these sweet treats are absolutely ideal for your next pool party.

#1 The Kids (And You)

For the kids, cookies are a handheld treat that simply doesn’t stop giving. Combine them with some freshly squeezed lemonade and you have a treat that will keep the younger members of the family occupied for hours. Gone are the nags about when they can eat – the cookies will take care of the problem. For adults Black & White cookies go great with a cup of tea or coffee, or simply help yourself to a glass of the kid’s lemonade – it’s a blast of taste from childhood – and it never gets old.

#2 Easy Peasy

Possibly one of the best thing about these evergreen treats is that that they are available wherever you live. They can be delivered right to your door – so your pool party preparations never need to be interrupted, and you can set up the tables and prepare the barbecue safe in the knowledge that even if the family arrive early there’ll already be something that will keep mouths and tummies occupied until the main attraction – the barbecue.

#3 The Perfect Memory

If there’s one thing that people need these days, it’s a memory – and not one that is provided by a smartphone image. If you want to really reserve a place in someone’s heart after your pool party is finished, then you need to provide a memento that will tug at the heartstrings and give people a reason (aside from the great ribs) to attend your next party at poolside. One of the ways to do this is to provide a physical party favor. Black & White cookies are the perfect solution.

With just a little bit of inventiveness, you can put together a party pack with these cookies that guests can take home and enjoy at their leisure. They’ll probably enjoy them the next day at work or in the comfort of their own home along with a cup of their favorite hot beverage – and you can be sure that the memories that you create will be at the top of their minds.

 

These are more than cookies. Black & White cookies are raw material for the creation of memories. Contact the Black and White Cookie Company to order today.

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by blackandwhitecookiesPosted on Posted in blackandwhitecookie, Cookies, Custom Cookies, kids, parties, summer No Comments

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The summer months are rapidly approaching, and kids are about to have an awful lot of free time on their hands once school lets out. It’s great having them around, of course, but every parent or guardian needs to have some activities planned to help keep them busy while you try to get things done around the house. Otherwise, the whole place might erupt into pure chaos! Continue on to check out some easy tips for keeping the kids busy this summer.

First of all, every day is going to require you to come up with some sort of meal plan. Why not include the kids now and then to make them a part of whatever you’re cooking up? For instance, you can have them form an assembly line of sorts to help you get ingredients together to make your own homemade pizza or even bake a cake. You can also help them learn some responsibility by giving each kid some sort of job at dinner each night. One can lay out the plates while another handles silverware, and if you have a third they can take care of gathering everything up once everyone is done.

You’re going to have to keep the kids’ growing appetites sated in between meals as well. You should keep plenty of easy to get to snacks around, including apples and other fruits, string cheese, and the occasional handful of nuts or maybe small bags of pretzels. If you’re in the mood to reward them with something sweet and also try something new, you should have some of the tasty offerings from the Black and White Cookie Company on hand. Light snacks between meals are said to help boost the metabolism, so as long as the portions are small enough, there’s no need to worry about opening the door to any weight gain.

Beyond meals, personal activities that keep the kids occupied, quiet, and stationary for at least an hour or two are also good to have on hand. There’s plenty of opportunity for that with electronic devices such as tablets, laptops, computers, and gaming consoles of course, but if you want to avoid everyone going into a vegetable state, you can try to keep some classic means of fun on hand as well. For instance, you can invest in one of those giant puzzles that everyone can work on in turns. It might even take you the whole summer to complete!

Lots of paper with machine washable markers can also lead to some fun times with art. It’s good to inspire creativity like this. One of your children might even have a knack for music, so you can always look into some online guitar or piano lessons. Keeping the brain going is good in general, obviously, so you might also want to have a few crossword books ready to hand out whenever boredom strikes. If you can organize a family trivia night, that’s a fantastic means of keeping everyone’s minds active without it feeling like too much work. Above all, just remember to have fun!

 

Contact The Black and White Cookie Company today for all of your cookie needs!

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