Today, The Morning Thing focused in on food and anxiety. There are foods that can help ease your stress level. There are also foods that are not good if you are fighting anxiety.
Check out this chart.
The Big Blue Crew is headed to Centerburg tomorrow for the Oldtime Farming Festival. We want to salute our famers and say thanks for their hard work! Agriculture has a big impact on our daily lives. Check out this list of ways that agriculture is impacting you every day. Click HERE for the list.
The Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival is a non-profit organization that is committed to putting on a festival that strives to celebrate and preserve the agricultural heritage of the Centerburg area by recalling and recreating activities common in the lives of our farming predecessors. They also strive to create a safe environment where families can have a fun and affordable entertainment experience.
Click HERE to see the full schedule of fun events.
For our Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite foods from the farm.
Wesley Boston (WNZR Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator)
We encourage you to show your appreciation to a farmer today!
Today on the Morning Thing, we celebrated Happiness Happens day! This is a day to do what makes you happy and to do things to make others happy! How do you celebrate Happiness Happens Day? With pink lemonade, of course! Did you know that the pink in pink lemonade is not from pink lemons, but from cranberry juice? Click HERE for a recipe.
We also celebrated Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your Neighbor’s Porch Day (no, we’re not making this up). To read about this wacky holiday, click HERE! For some yummy zucchini recipes from cheesy tots to cookies, click HERE! As always, thanks for listening!
We are continuing Fair Fave 5 Week by talking about YOUR fair favorites! Today on the Morning Thing, we talked about FOOD! Click HERE to listen in to all our conversations! As always, thanks for listening!
Today on the Morning Thing we talked about everyone’s favorite potato treat, the French fry! Did you know that French fries are not actually French? Potatoes in general were actually resisted in France until the late 1700s. For more history of the French fry, click HERE! For some unique twists on the classic fried potato, click HERE! Click HERE to see places giving away FREE French fries today! As always, thanks for listening and have a delicious day!
Today we celebrated National Sugar Cookie Day! These delicious little morsels are typically enjoyed around the holidays, but there’s never a wrong time (or wrong way) to eat sugar cookies! For some unique takes on the classic cookie, click HERE, HERE, and HERE! For some tasty hisory of the sugar cookie, click HERE! As always, thanks for listening!
Today on the Morning Thing we talked about ways to stay young, because age is just a number, afterall! We talked about keeping your brain sharp by playing some games and making you feel good inside and out with some yummy smart snacking. Click HERE to read about some games to keep you young and HERE for foods to keep you healthy and young. As always, thanks for listening!
It is finally here – National Donut Day! Yipee!Â
For our Morning Thing Fave 5, we decided to highlight 5 really crazy donuts that can be found here in the United States. Let us know if you have tried any of these recipes.
Today, The Morning Thing focused on manners. Marcy Rinehart and Todd McKinley shared tips for taking young children out to eat this holiday weekend.
Click HERE to see 10 ways to help your next restaurant visit go a little smoother.
We also shared a guide from www.parents.com
Click HERE to see this age guide that has everything you need to know to raise polite, well-mannered children, no matter their age or stage.
This weekend is a perfect time to put some of these tips into practice. It’s a holiday weekend. Take the family out for dinner and practice good manners.
This week, we focused on food. We shared some yummy recipes to try this month in honor of some special celebrations.
Did you know that May is?
– National Hamburger Month
– National Salsa Month
– National Barbeque Month
– National Strawberry Month
– National Salad Month
YES! We have SO many reasons to try a new recipe and share a meal with the ones we love.
For our Fave 5 this week, we decided to pick out our 5 favorite recipes from the shows this week. These are the 5 recipes that our staff members will be trying (and hopefully sharing)! 🙂
3 cups mixed baby greens (spring mix)
1/2 cup strawberries, sliced
2 cups blueberries
1/4 cup sliced almonds
3 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon raw honey
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
SERVINGS:
8 servings
2 cups strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1/2 lemon
3 to 4 tablespoons honey
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon cream (optional)
Small handful picked mint leaves
SERVINGS:
8 mini cakes
For the mango cheesecake:
24 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup mango puree
For the sandwiches:
1 pound cake loaf
Unsalted butter, softened, for frying
Ingredients:
Directions:
Cut three-quarters of the salmon into 1/4-inch pieces. Put in a large bowl. Cut the rest of the salmon into chunks; transfer the chunks to a food processor along with the mustard, mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest and cayenne. Pulse to make a paste. Add the pureed salmon mixture to the bowl with the diced salmon. Add the scallions, 2 tablespoons panko, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste. Gently mix until just combined. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush with olive oil. Divide the salmon mixture into 4 mounds on the parchment paper. With damp hands, pat into 4-inch-wide, 3/4-inch-thick patties. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Preheat the broiler. Spread the remaining 1 cup panko on a plate. Press both sides of the salmon patties in the panko. Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the patties (in batches if necessary) and cook until browned on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes, adjusting the heat if necessary. Turn and cook until the other side is browned and the patties feel springy in the center, 3 to 4 more minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; season with salt. Meanwhile, arrange the buns, cut-side up, on a broiler pan and broil until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve the patties on the buns; top with tartar sauce and arugula.
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