Need Some Inspiration? Try Specialities of the US!

Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes

Food on Friday: July Edition was another little gem. I am starting to wonder whether the days of this sort of party are numbered?  Comments most welcome

The pic at the top was brought over by  Two Healthy Kitchens – Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes

MJ's Kitchen brought over Fried Green Tomato Tacos

I'm not sure where even to buy green tomatoes!

No-bake Peanut Cream Pie  - James & Everett – you've done it again!

Spectacular Red, White & Blue Salads also by Two Healthy Kitchens

For other US dishes head over to this Pinboard.

Food on Friday: July 2020

It's the second Friday of the month so here is Food on Friday. 

As you can see, there are 2 new themes –   Specialities from the US and Beef .  I hope you'll find some great stuff in your archives to share.

Feel free to add a number of things under each category and come back later in the month to add more if you would like to.   

To add your dishes, just put the name of the dish together with your blog name/name into the first Mr Linky box you will find below.  Then paste the url for your post about it into the second box. Mr Linky now makes you tick a compliance box which I always forget first time!

I'll be pinning your creations to the relevant Pinboards – Specialities from the US and/or Beef

Have fun!

Wishing all my US readers a very happy July 4

Memorial Day US

For those of us not from the US, I thought I'd look into the origins of Memorial Day. It is always on the last Monday of May and is a public holiday.

It used to be known as Decoration Day – which I must say is a bit ambiguous.  It originated to honour Union soldiers who died during the Civil War.  Believe it or not there is also a Confederate Memorial Day.

The day is meant to mark the sacrifice of those who have died in US military service

The Memorial Day weekend is also taken to be the start of the summer season.

State of the Month - Wyoming

Here is the very last instalment of my monthly feature going through the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check out how they got named, what their flag is like and other things of interest.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Location – landlocked, in the North Mid West

Origin of name – Named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania.  Wyoming was the first to give women the vote in 1869

Nicknames – Equality State, Cowboy State

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Capital – Cheyenne

Unusual town name – Chug Water

Flower – Wyoming Indian Paintbrush

Bird – Western Meadowlark

State Tree – Plains Cottonwood

Signature foods – Chicken Fried Steak, Rocky Mountain Oysters (hint, they're not oysters), Bison burgers,  Jerky.

Famous places to visit – Yellowstone National Park, Grant Teton National Park, Cody, Devil's Tower National Monument

Famous people from Wyoming – Jackson Pollock

Go to this Pinboard to see all the States of the Month.

State of the Month - Wisconsin – 2nd to last one!

Here is the next instalment of my monthly feature going through the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check out how they got named, what their flag is like and other things of interest. 

Location – North and central

Nicknames – Badger State, America's Dairyland

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Capital – Madison (but the largest city is Milwaukee)

Unusual town name – Egg Harbor

Signature foods – Fish fry, Kringle, Butter burgers, Bratwurst, Cheese curds

Famous places to visit in Wisconsin – Apostle Islands, Seven Bridges Walking Path, Devil's Lake State Park, Canyon Path, State Capitol

Famous people from Wisconsin – Georgia O'Keefe, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Go to this Pinboard to see the States of the Month so far.