You're Free. Be Brave!
Having just been spun through the whirlwind of a super-sized holiday weekend, I am struggling to organize my thoughts enough to get this, my weekly love note to you, onto paper. My spirit is refreshed, my body, exhausted. And, God bless America!, I am stuffed - stuffed like I am after any birthday weekend, whether it's my own or my country's. Suffice to say, I've got a week's worth of carrot sticks and muumuus all lined up.
So, you can imagine my surprise when inspiration smacked me right in my sluggish mug yesterday morning. The convenience store sign read, "Land of the free, thanks to the brave." Certainly, the sentiment is a lyrical love note to the fine folks who have given the United States the opportunity to be great. To the men and women who make the stars and stripes shine. To the heroes who, every day, are anything but everyday.
And, you know that, even in patriotic rapture, my mind is in the kitchen.
You've got to take advantage of your culinary freedoms. Be willing to fail for flavors you believe in. Put tuna on your pizza. Flip an egg onto your burger. Pickle your purple onions. Bake some shortcakes just to break 'em on down. For the love of soda pop and double-deckers, wield your whisk on these American-made recipes:
Basil-Infused Pizzelle with Fresh Tomato and Peach Salad
Hot Pickled Onions
Tuna Pizza
Brenner Burger
Red Raspberry Bon Bons
White Chocolate Strawberry Shortbites
Document the Innovation
While you're getting all revolutionary at your kitchen counter, take video notes for the rest of us YouTube-lovin' foodies with this Flip camera. You may never know the genius recipe you're creating until you've taken the first bite, so detail it along the way.
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Blog Bits
Just like the corn and watermelon that decorated your Fourth-of-July plate, the cookingwithcaitlin.com blog is juicy and fresh. Eat up:
Fourth of July Menu
Fruit Recipes: The Clever and the Convenient
Getting Organized: Stay Committed and Save Time
Mastering the Restaurant Dish
Where You Can Find Us:
Just generally, at our blog at cincinnati.com, and at twitter.com/cookingwcaitlin, but also...
TODAY July 6th - Cooking with Caitlin returns to The Strauss & Troy Market on Fountain Square, 11-2. serving Homemade Linguica Sausage Burgers and Asparagus Slaw Burgers
July11th - What's Hot with Molly, Kelly, and Caitlin on 55KRC, 3 p.m.
July 12th - Foodies' Night In: 4-6 p.m. EST. TOPIC: Spices 101 with giveaways!
July 15th - Third Thursday at The McAlpin sponsored by Oriental Wok, register now! | 
