Kindle Free Pick of the Week - Cookouts Veggie Style!

Maybe you're a vegetarian and you are looking to cookout today, or you need recipes for the rest of the summer.  This is the Kindle book for you.

It's written by Jolinda Hackett who counsels new vegetarians and vegans online at the About.com Guide to Vegetarian Food, where she maintains a topical blog, shares her favourite recipes, and provides individual support through email and forums. Over the course of three years, she has successfully grown the site more than 100 per cent through the creation and marketing of relevant and reliable content. She is also the author of The Everything Vegan Cookbook.

This Kindle version is very easy to navigate with the table of contents sending you to a specific chapter and then the chapter contents sending to a specific recipe.

Lots of recipes and endless ideas for those who don't want or eat meat.

Cheerios Turns 70

Cheerios is turning 70 and is still the most popular cereal brand in American grocery stores. In fact, one out of every eight boxes of cereal sold in the U.S. is some variety of Cheerios.

A plant in Buffalo, New York has been producing the cereal since 1941. More than 10 shapes and sizes were considered before the makers settled on little Os.

Since 1999, the company has focused on promoting the cereal as healthy; it's made from whole-grain oats, with 3 grams of fiber and 1 gram of sugar per serving.

Fun facts about the cereal:

• Cheerios are made by heating balls of dough then shooting them out of a puffing gun at 100 mph.

• It would take 3,155,524,416 Cheerios to circle the Earth. 

• General Mills sold 1.8 million cases (each containing 12 boxes) in the first year, 1941.

• Four years after their debut, Cheerioats were renamed Cheerios.

• In 1979, Honey Nut Cheerios were introduced, followed by Apple Cinnamon Cheerios in 1988, MultiGrain Cheerios in 1992, Frosted Cheerios in 1995, Berry Burst Cheerios in 2001 and Chocolate Cheerios in 2010.

• Honey Nut Cheerios have outsold the originals since 2009.

Kid's Field Trip Includes Stop at Hooters

When I was in elementary school we had to carry a bag lunch when we had a end of the school year field trip.

Things sure have changed.

Last week students from Berwick Middle School in Pennsylvania took a trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore and got an education of another sort when it came to eating lunch.. The group of 100 split into smaller groups for lunch, and about 15 to 20 kids dined at Hooters. No parents have complained, but the school's superintendant says he wishes the "coed" chaperones had selected another restaurant.

iPad Free App of the Week: Pizza Hut

Hungry for some Pizza?  You won't be for long once you download the Pizza Hut app for your iPad.

It’s a fun, easy and tasty way to place an order.

App features:

•Adjustable button functionality lets you choose your favorite way to interact
•Our complete menu offers Specialty pizzas, pasta, WingStreet wings, drinks, sides, desserts and limited time offers.
•Guest Checkout allows you to order without signing in.
•Orders are automatically saved to your account for easy reordering.
•Most Popular items section provides quick and easy access to your favorites.
•Specials section provides updates on new products and deals.
•Checking out is easy since you can add credit card options without creating an account.

Get it now and try it out.  I'll take a pan style with pepperoni.

The Brinkmann Smoke 'N Grill Charcoal Smoker

Looking to take it to the next level when it comes to cooking outdoors this spring, summer and fall.

You already have the grill and everything that goes along with it, but want to impress your family and your guests, get a smoker.

Here's one the best buys in smokers:

Enjoy slow-cooked barbecue and authentic smokehouse flavor with this charcoal smoker and grill. Perfect for large gatherings, it comes equipped with two chrome-plated steel cooking grills that can hold up to 50 pounds of food. Cook a ham on one level and a chicken on the other. Both the top and bottom grill levels cook at about the same temperature, so when cooking different types or cuts of meat at the same time, place the meat that cooks the fastest on the top grill for convenient removal. The unit's domed lid supplies a heat indicator for checking the temperature at a glance, while its front-hinged chrome door allows for adding charcoal or water during the smoking process.

Other highlights include porcelain-coated steel water and charcoal pans, high-grade wooden handles that stay cool to the touch, and an easy-to-clean lightweight design at just 24 pounds. An instruction manual comes included. The charcoal smoker and grill measures 17 by 17 by 32 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

Your pulled-pork will never taste better and you can add different flavored chips to the charcoal to get the right taste.