Memorial Day Weekend Recipes

My favorite recipe roundup of the year is for Memorial Day Weekend.  We know you want to fire up the grill this weekend and kick-off your summer with a smorgasbord of recipes that will quench your thirst and satiate your hunger. From sangria to salad to burgers, we've curated our summer blog favorites from the past six years of My Judy the Foodie. So, tighten your apron, get your spatulas ready, and bring on the FOOD (and drink): White Wine Sangria This sangria only takes about 5 minutes to make and it tastes so refreshing (I let it sit … [Read more...]

Scallion Chicken and Vegetable Kabobs

It's HOT outside.  So hot that the idea of cooking anything in the kitchen becomes incomprehensible. When the mercury rises, I always take my food to the grill. Many envision grilling dogs and hamburgers, creamy potato salad and greasy chips during the dog days of summer. I'm not denying that they're all delish, but they're not so great for your waistline. Why not try to trim the fat a little bit?  After all, we are still smack in the middle of bathing suit season so we should be cognizant of our middles! Looking for something to grill … [Read more...]

Fire Up The Grill & Enter to Win A Chefmaster 19-piece BBQ Tool Set

To help kick-off the summer grilling season, yesterday I spent the afternoon taste-testing myriad steak samples grilled to perfection by local chefs from across the US. These chefs are the consumer-voted finalists from their respective hometown grill-offs as part of the nationwide Walmart Choice Steak Challenge presented by Kingsford Charcoal and Coca-Cola. The final 8 chefs convened in NYC, fired up their grills, and prepared the best USDA Choice steaks with their own inventive methods. Who would take the best seared steak honors? The … [Read more...]