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When you live in a northern climate, summer can never come soon enough. Now that it’s here, I want to be able to capture all the moments that make this summer one to remember. Walmart and Coca-Cola want to help you “Make it a Summer to Remember.”

A gold medal is worth striving for:

Brenda Villa

Part of making summer special are the cold treats on those hot days.

I’m sure most moms have some sort of ice cream or frozen novelties on their shopping list each week during the summer months.

I know it’s our primary source of DAIRY all summer long!

Look for these items from Unilever in your grocers’ freezers:

Remember these simple tips from healthy living expert Lisa Beres, when you’re trying to reduce odors in your home.

• Foul odors in your fridge. Clean the fridge drawers and shelves by adding a few drops of natural dish soap to a bowl of baking soda and stir until it creates a thick paste. This will remove odors as well as stains left behind

Our family loves playing games together. We have countless versions of the Monopoly game taking space up on our shelves. We just added one more to the pile with Monopoly zAPPed Edition.

I want to share with you all parts of our 4th of July Celebration that we had with good friends of ours. They always provide an awesome spread as well as great entertainment and fun for us year after year – so this year I wanted to make something special, and so I brought along a ‘4th of July TCBY Frozen Yogurt Pie’ for everyone to enjoy.

I’ve cooked (and cleaned!) with traditional vinegar before but I actually had never even heard of rice vinegar prior to reviewing the Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegars as part of this Mom Central blog tour.

I was intrigued by the variety of flavors that the Nakano rice vinegars came in; Original, Roasted Garlic, Red Pepper, Basil & Oregano, and Balsamic Blend to name just a few.

Nakano is committed to helping consumers take steps towards eating healthier and is sure that you can test your willpower during their “60-Day Splash it On, Step it Up Challenge”.

There’s nothing that says ‘summer’ more than the smell of grilling coming from backyards and patios. Kraft Foods, Inc., McCormick & Company, Inc., the National Pork Board and Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., wants you to share your pork spareribs recipe with

Is the heat index soaring in your part of the country? It’s hot hot HOT here in South Dakota. And when it’s hot, well I don’t want to be cooking! So that’s a good time to be eating wraps!

We had company this past weekend, and we had a feast with Tumaro’s Tortillas new New York Deli Style Wraps. They come in five flavors; Cracked Pepper, Everything, Pumpernickel, Sour Dough and Rye.

I can not believe it is July already! The summer is already flying by. We’ve been busy already with entertaining and it looks like we’ll be gearing up to do so again before too long. I’d rather prep for guests with food and décor, enjoy their company and the food stuffs, and then when it’s all done…have easy clean up. This past weekend we hosted my sister and her family. We got to use some great dinnerware from Target while entertaining and eating, and I’m excited to share it with you.