Category: food

July First Friday is TONIGHT in downtown Mount Vernon

Lacey Filkins, Executive Director of Experience Mount Vernon, was a special guest on The Morning Thing today. She shared all the details of tonight’s July First Friday.
The theme is “Wild July”!
Lacey gives us an overview of the schedule, parking information, details about this month’s Classic Car Cruise-In, and food choices.
The event is from 6pm – 9pm on Friday, 7/7 in downtown Mount Vernon.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

Click HERE to see more details about tonight’s event, plus see what is in WNZR’s “Clean Up, Drink Up, Soak Up and Frame Up” prize basket!

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100 Things To Do in Ohio this Summer

July is here, and that means that the summer days are quickly passing by on our calendars.

There are SO many opportunities for family fun here in Ohio.

We found a list of 100 things to do this summer from Ohio.org

Click HERE to see the great ideas!
You can have fun in the sun, enjoy culinary adventures and make family memories this summer!

Check out the list and let us know if you find a great new location or activity. Send us an email at wnzr@mvnu.edu

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Velvet Ice Cream celebrates a family legacy and the tradition of the Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival

Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing talked with Luconda Dager, President of Velvet Ice Cream.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

She shared the rich family history of Velvet. She is part of the 4th generation leading the company.
Luconda shared the history of the Ye Olde Mill and the Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival.
There are many exciting events coming this weekend for families to have fun!
They talked about ice cream eating contests, favorite flavors, and recipes, and that Velvet plans to serve around 5,500 gallons of ice cream this weekend at the festival!
Don’t miss the family fun this weekend in Utica!

Click HERE for the festival details.

Click HERE to connect with Velvet Ice Cream – check out the yummy recipes!

Click HERE for details on how you can win gift cards to Ye Olde Mill with WNZR!

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Make your lunch breaks count for National Make Lunch Count Day

Today, April 13th, is National Make Lunch Count Day. Do you ever find yourself rushing through your lunch breaks at work, or do you work through them or even skip them altogether? While that may be tempting, it’s not good for you and your body. You should try to use your lunch breaks as just that – a break from work. To make your lunches count, leave the workplace if you can, pack a healthy lunch to take with you, resting, and getting the whole office involved in making lunches count.

Click HERE to learn more about National Make Lunch Count Day.

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites for St. Patrick’s Day

Today for our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by sharing their favorite GREEN foods to eat!

Click HERE to hear from Allison, Ricky and Marcy.

Click HERE for some history about this special day.

Click HERE for some unique ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Click HERE to see some amazing green foods that are good for you!

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Simplify your life with seven simple shortcuts

Life can be hectic, and doing chores isn’t always fun. What if I told you there were some ways you could make those boring household tasks more entertaining and go a little faster? It’s true! We found some helpful shortcuts from iMom.com that you can do today! You can even get your kids involved and do chores as a family.

You can make a meal prep assembly line, create chore zones around the house for some quick cleaning, make a laundry pile that will make you smile, create a family calendar of events, cooking during your kid’s naptime, shopping online, and cleaning your car every time you’re in it.

Click HERE for all the details from iMom.com

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites 2/24/2023

Today for our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing celebrates National Hot Breakfast Month!
The show hosts shared their favorite hot breakfast foods to eat.

Click HERE to hear from Marcy, Allison and Ricky.

Let us know what you choose to eat for a hot breakfast. Email us wnzr@mvnu.edu

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The Morning Thing helps you answer the question….What’s for Dinner?

Do you struggle with answering the dreaded question – What’s for Dinner? 🙂 We do too!

Today, The Morning Thing shared some easy and yummy recipe ideas for your air fryer. We hope that you can save time and stress with some fresh ideas for your dinner table.

Click HERE to see 25 different recipes for the air fryer from allrecipes.com

On the show, Marcy shared these recipes. Let’s go shopping and start cooking!

Cajun Air Fryer Salmon

Air Fryer Turkey Breast

Air Fryer Apricot-Glazed Chicken Breasts

Breaded Air Fryer Pork Chops

Air-Fried Crumbed Fish

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Drink some hot chocolate while planning your next vacation!

January 31 has some fun holidays! Today on The Morning Thing, we celebrated National Hot Chocolate Day and National Plan a Vacation Day.

Warm up with a nice cup of hot chocolate and learn the history behind the sweet drink HERE.

Allison and Ricky shared their favorite hot chocolate recipes. Allison shared a recipe for Polar Express Hot Chocolate, click HERE to try it. Ricky had a dairy-free hot chocolate recipe to share HERE.

It’s also National Plan a Vacation Day! We shared some fun things you can do on your next family vacation. Check out some ideas from the Family Vacationist HERE

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