My hands-down favorite festival foods? One of those grease-laden corn dogs with mustard, washed down with a funnel cake. Elephant ears aren’t too bad either. As you know, the two are essentially the same, where the dough and toppings are concerned. Maybe my favorites makes me old school.

And I guess I am. Either that, or I’m just out of the loop, or not the adventurous sort (I doubt the latter is the case, though). Nevertheless, there are a few new festival foods that really have my head spinning (and my stomach saying, “Please! Stop the madness!”).

I’m speaking of such delicacies as fried Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid pickles and Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburgers. First, let’s take a look at the fried Kool-Aid:

According to NewsOne

In the first weekend of the San Diego County Fair, (creator Charlie) Boghosian sold 400 to 600 five-ball orders per day. Boghosian has gone through 150 pounds of Kool-Aid powder and 1,500 pounds of flour to make about 9,000 deep-fried Kool-Aid balls.

Wonder if Alka-Seltzer sales went up during that time? (I’m just sayin…)

But there’s more. Check out this video:

So here’s my challenge to you people. As you’re enjoying your local festivals this summer, give one of these delights a try, take a photo (preferably with you in it) and send it to us. We’ll select a random (and very lucky) winner who’ll receive a copy of In the Kitchen with Liz and Kate! What are you waiting for?! Get your festival foods on! And pass me a corn dog and funnel cake, please!

-Liz

It’s the last day of school for the kiddies before summer break. Cooking dinner is the last thing on my mind today. We’ve got better things to do with our day, like maybe a few hours at the park topped off with a stop at Hawaiian Shave Ice downtown.

Anyhoo, where was I? Dinner, yep, well I’m making something super easy since I’ve got plans for fun today: Easy Creamy Chicken Enchiladas.

Easy Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

• 1 small onion, chopped
• cooking spray
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken  (I used rotisserie chicken from the market)
• 2 diced fresh tomatoes (or 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained)
• 1 tub (10 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Santa Fe Blend Cooking Creme, divided
• 1 cup Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese
• 8 flour tortillas (6 inch)
• chunky salsa verde (the green stuff)

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F.

Spray cooking spray in large skillet and saute onions on medium heat 4 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes and saute until tender.

Add 3/4 cup cooking creme and shredded chicken. Heat until warmed, stirring occasionally. (I realize this concoction doesn’t look at that appealing, but trust me it’s delicious!)

Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla. Top with cheese; roll up.

Place in 13×9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cooking creme and some shredded cheese. Cover.

BAKE 15 to 20 min. or until heated through. Top with some yummy salsa verde. Enjoy!

~Kate

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The lucky winner of last week’s 24 piece Women’s Tool Set  giveaway is  -

Donna Hansen

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Now onto this week’s giveaway -

The Hot Spot Warmer

Use the Hot Spot in the microwave to…

• warm tortillas
• bake potatoes
• warm breads and rolls
• heat frozen foods

Keeps food warm for up to an hour! Hot Spot uses a thermodynamic pocket to trap heat and moisture to evenly circulate around the food.  Food stays at a perfect temperature for up to an hour. Two Hot Spots included. Washing machine safe.

Here’s how to enter to win …

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Enter as many times as you’d like.

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• Leave a comment on this post between now and Sun., Sept. 12th, 2010 by  9:00pm MST. and you’ll automatically be entered.

• Leave a comment on any other Coffee Break with Liz and Kate post between now and Sun., Sept 12th (9:00pm MST) and you’ll automatically be entered again.  The more comments you leave, the more entries you’ll get.

• Link to this post on your own blog (include the url in your comment) and receive an extra entry.

• Please include email address with comment so we can contact you if you are the winner.

So good luck readers and Enjoy your Coffee Break.

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The two lucky winners of last week’s Icicle Sticks giveaway are  -

Amy (adaisy)

and

Nury

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Now onto this week’s giveaway -

The Snap Jack!

The Snap Jack is the perfect tool for cutting pancakes into bite-sized, pie-shaped morsels with ease.

After cutting, pour your syrup of choice, and allow it to drip down between the cuts of pancakes.

The Snap Jack blades are made of a safe, retractable plastic, so even your kids can now cut their own pancakes. What’s more, it’s dishwasher safe.

You may want to try this kitchen tool on French toast or even mini-pizzas as well. Just be sure to cut the pancakes one at a time while they’re hot (and buttered)!

Here’s how to enter to win the Snap Jack…

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Enter as many times as you’d like.

More entry details…

There are several ways to enter.  You may choose to enter one way, or you may choose to do them all.  It’s up to you.  The more times you enter, the more you increase your chances  to win.

• Leave a comment on this post between now and Sun., Aug. 15st by  9:00pm MST. and you’ll automatically be entered.

• Leave a comment on any other Coffee Break with Liz and Kate post between now and Sun., Aug. 15. (9:00pm MST) and you’ll automatically be entered again.  The more comments you leave, the more entries you’ll get.

• Link to this post on your own blog (include the url in your comment) and receive an extra entry.

• Please include email address with comment so we can contact you if you are the winner.

So good luck readers and Enjoy your Coffee Break.

That being said, let’s jump right in with our first big day, which falls on Aug. 5, bringing us National Underwear Day. You say you don’t have appropriate underwear to celebrate in? Fear no more. Fresh Pair has decided to turn the holiday into an “online underwear extravaganza,” and will be partying by giving away 5,000 pairs of free underwear. Just enter your name and all the usual information and pick your favorite undie type from one of 10 different styles. As this website notes,

80 percent of Americans wear the same type of underwear their entire adult lives and we think it’s time you try something new!

August 5 is also International Beer Day – a “celebration of all things beer.” The guidelines are really self-explanatory, but certainly worth noting here:

• Find a celebration
• Drink beer (clearly the most important part of this celebration)
• Gather with friends
• Give beer
• Thank a brewer or bartender

If that’s not enough, you could always consider donating to the cause to spread the word about IBD, lest the guys in this video teach all the cats of the world to be pick-pockets…

As if these holiday prospects aren’t intriguing enough, we celebrate Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day on Aug. 7. It’s also National Mustard Day. The mischievious workings of my mind see these two holidays working in tandem with eachother. I’ll let you decide just how that works…

Until next week, get your party on!

-Liz

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This week’s giveaway -

Fun and sassy 5-bracelet set

This stylish bracelet set includes 5 coordinating bracelets in this summer’s hot colors – teal, gold and brown. So fun and versatile. Dress up for a night out on the town, or dress down with jeans and a Tee.  Just enter for a chance to be the lucky winner.

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• Leave a comment on this post between now and Sun., July 18th  9:00pm MST. and you’ll automatically be entered.

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• Please include email address with comment so we can contact you if you are the winner.

So good luck readers and Enjoy your Coffee Break.

The winner of last week’s Hershey’s Chocolate Milk Tornado Mixer & Hershey’s Syrup +Calcium is…

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This week’s giveaway -

Sandwich and Chips Basket Set and Liners

Add some old-fashioned summertime flair and simplicity to this summer’s cookouts with a set of bright red baskets and red and white checkered liners. Perfect for a sandwich and fries, a basket of hot wings, or a little of anything in between, these adorable and re-usable baskets are sure to become one of your family’s favorites!

Set includes four red plastic baskets with 8 basket liners, as well as a package of 50 replacement liners. Let’s eat!

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• Leave a comment on this post between now and Sun., June 27th  9:00pm MST. and you’ll automatically be entered.

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• Please include email address with comment so we can contact you if you are the winner.

So good luck readers and Enjoy your Coffee Break.

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This week’s giveaway -

Hershey’s Chocolate Milk Tornado Mixer &

Hershey’s Syrup +Calcium

Just add milk and a little Hershey’s chocolate syrup or powder, and press the button. Watch the cyclone appear as it mixes the best glass of chocolate milk you’ve ever tasted! Perfect for mixing hot or cold drinks. Holds up to 16 ounces of delicious chocolate milk. Plus, 24 OZ. of Hershey’s Syrup + Calcium which includes 5 essential vitamins and minerals.

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“We want to capitalize on the revolution in social media by letting audiences and critics define this film concurrently,” Lionsgate said in a statement late Wednesday. “In today’s socially connected marketplace, we all have the ability to share feedback instantly around the world. In keeping with this spirit, Lionsgate and the filmmakers want to give the opportunity to moviegoing audiences and critics alike to see `Killers’ simultaneously, and share their thoughts in the medium of their choosing. We felt that this sense of immediacy could be a real asset in the marketing of `Killers.’”           ~Huffington Post

So come back Saturday for my review of “Killers”.

In the meantime, let’s celebrate…

National Doughnut Day!

Really, could it get any better than this? A day where it’s A-OK to give in to our usually well controlled and well concealed doughnut cravings? No need to slunk into your favorite doughnut shop today, hidden behind dark glasses and a cap. You can even forgo the quick scan around the store for signs of familiar faces. Yes friends, today you can walk right up to that counter, head held high, proud to be a doughnut lover!

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And guess what! It gets even better. You could get your doughnut for free! Yep, that’s right! For FREE!

• Krispy Kreme: All customers receive a free doughnut. No purchase necessary.
• Dunkin’ Donuts: Free doughnut with the purchase of a beverage.
• LaMar’s: All customers receive a free Ray’s Original Glazed doughnut. No purchase necessary.
• Shipley Do-Nuts: Free glazed doughnut with purchase until noon.
• Also check out your local mom-and-pop doughnut shops for their specials deals.

Now for those of you who just don’t feel complete without a bit of trivia to fill up the empty spaces in your brain…I give you the origins of the Doughnut.

Dutch immigrants are often credited with creating the first American doughnuts, called “olykoeks” (oily cakes). An 1803 English book included a recipe for doughnuts in a section on American recipes. By the 1920s, machines had been invented to mass-produce doughnuts. The Chicago World’s Fair in 1934 declared the doughnut “the food hit of the Century Of Progress,” according to Mr. Breakfast’s definitive history of the doughnut.

Also, what National Doughnut Day story would be complete without a bit of doughnut/donut Wikipedia etymology?

Etymology

The earliest known recorded usage of the term dates an 1808 short story^[5] describing a spread of “fire-cakes and dough-nuts.” Washington Irving‘s reference to “doughnuts” in 1809 in his History of New York is more commonly cited as the first written recording of the term. Irving described “balls of sweetened dough, fried in hog’s fat, and called doughnuts, or olykoeks.”^[6] These “nuts” of fried dough might now be called doughnut holes. Doughnut is the more traditional spelling, and still dominates outside the US. At present, doughnut and the shortened form donut are both pervasive in American English. The first known printed use of donut was in Peck’s Bad Boy and his Pa by George W. Peck, published in 1900, in which a character is quoted as saying, “Pa said he guessed he hadn’t got much appetite, and he would just drink a cup of coffee and eat a donut.”^[7] The donut spelling also showed up in a Los Angeles Times article dated August 10, 1929 in which Bailey Millard jokingly complains about the decline of spelling, and that he “can’t swallow the ‘wel-dun donut’ nor the ever so ‘gud bred’. The interchangeability of the two spellings can be found in a series of “National Donut Week” articles in The New York Times that covered the 1939 World’s Fair. In four articles beginning October 9, two mention the donut spelling. Dunkin’ Donuts, which was founded in 1948 under the name Open Kettle (Quincy, Massachusetts), is the oldest surviving company to use the donut variation, but the defunct Mayflower Donut Corporation is the first company to use that spelling, prior to World War II.

As for me, I think I’ll pick up my free Krispy/Crispy Kreme/Creme glazed doughnut/donut and head on over the the theater/theatre to see “Killers/Killerz” with the rest of the world. Not that I would dream of sneaking a doughnut into the theater…or a diet coke either. Heehee…

~Kate

Enjoy your Coffee Break (with doughnut preferably)

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This week;s giveaway -

Lacing Card Kit

from Cosmo Cricket

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Kit includes:

• 6 printed chipboard lacing cards
• 6 printed chipboard alpha-buttons
• 7 printed chipboard embellishments
• over 6 yards of ribbon. All color coordinated.

Size of cards: 5 by 7-inches. Ribbon is satin.

Here’s how to enter…

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More entry details…

There are several ways to enter.  You may choose to enter one way, or you may choose to do them all.  It’s up to you.  The more times you enter, the more you increase your chances  to win.

• Leave a comment on this post between now and Sun., May 16th  9:00pm MST. and you’ll automatically be entered.

• Leave a comment on any other Coffee Break with Liz and Kate post between now and Sun., May 16th. (9:00pm MST) and you’ll automatically be entered again.  The more comments you leave, the more entries you’ll get.

• Link to this post on your own blog (include the url in your comment) and receive an extra entry.

• Please include email address with comment so we can contact you if you are the winner.

So good luck readers and Enjoy your Coffee Break.