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The FunnyScoop blog is the complement to FunnySpoon.com, our simple and approachable cooking website. Here you’ll find our cooking-inspired stream-of-conscious thinking where we talk about our favorite kitchen tools, flavors we’re obsessed with at the moment, and tips and tricks for making your cooking experiences better/faster/easier/healthier. Basically, it’s our daily ramblings about all things cooking, and we invite you to share your kitchen wisdom as well.

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Aug 17

5 Days of Cheese: Parmesan

It's Day 2 of our "5 Days of Cheese" series and today we're featuring Parmigiano-Reggiano, or Parmesan as we usually call it. Check out our tips and recipes below!Origins: Created in the Middle Ages, it is named after the producing areas in Emilia-Ro (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Cheese, cheese, guest bloggers, who knew?

Aug 16

5 Days of Cheese: Cheddar

If you're a fan of cheese, and if you've been following our "5 Days of ..." series, you're gonna love this week's theme: 5 Days of Cheese! It hardly seems fair to restrict such fabulousness to only five days, but we'll do the best we can to cover som (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Cheese, cheese

Aug 14

Menu Planning

Check our easy meal plan for this week: .nobrtable br { display: none }MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYPortabella LasagnaHeirloom Tomato SaladChicken Tortilla SoupTHURSDAYFRIDAY Fun BunsGrilled BBQ Chicken Pizza Have a great week and bon appetit! (read full article)

Menu Planning

Aug 13

5 Days of Veggies: Tomatoes

It's Day 5 of our 5 Days of Veggies series and today's featured veggie is tomatoes. We seem to love vegetables that are technically fruit, but we just couldn't resist including one of our faves in this series. So check out our easy tomatoes tips and (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Veggies, veggies, who knew?

Aug 12

5 Days of Veggies: Avocado

It's Day 4 of our 5 Days of Veggies series - having fun yet? Today's featured veggie is technically another fruit that tends to be used as a vegetable, but we won't tell if you don't. So check out our easy avocado tips and recipes below!Selection: Ch (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Veggies, veggies, who knew?

Aug 11

5 Days of Veggies: Eggplant

It's Day 3 of our 5 Days of Veggies series and today's veggie is something you might not know much about - eggplant. In fact, it's technically a fruit, but since you serve it and eat it more like you would a vegetable, we figured it was OK to group (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Veggies, guest bloggers, veggies, who knew?

Aug 10

5 Days of Veggies: Onions

It's Day 2 of our 5 Days of Veggies series and today's veggie is everyone's eyewatering fave - onions! A great addition to numerous dishes, onions pack a punch of flavor. Check out our tips and recipes below!There are quite a few different types of (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Veggies, veggies, who knew?

Aug 09

5 Days of Veggies: Corn

Hope everyone enjoyed our 5 Days of Fruit series last week. We had so much fun doing it we decided to do a "5 Days of Veggies" series this week, and we're kicking it off with corn. Corn is a staple and many people eat it at least once a week, but th (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Veggies, veggies, who knew?

Aug 07

Menu Planning

Check our easy meal plan for this week: .nobrtable br { display: none }MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYBaked Potato and Broccoli SoupChef Pasta SaladMexican Miracle ChickenTHURSDAYFRIDAY Grilled Steak with Goat Cheese SauceItalian Sausage & Spinach Pizza& (read full article)

Menu Planning

Aug 06

5 Days of Fruit: Melons

It's Day 5 of our new series: 5 Days of Fruit. Hope you've enjoyed this week's posts so far! Today's is all about melons, specifically: watermelons, cantaloupes, and honeydew melons.WatermelonsSelection: Choose a melon that's free of bruises, discolo (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Fruit, who knew?

Aug 05

5 Days of Fruit: Citrus Fruit

It's Day 4 of our new series: 5 Days of Fruit. Hope you enjoyed yesterday's post on all things berry related. Today's is all about citrus and we're focused on the three amigos: oranges, lemons and limes.OrangesSelection: The best way to select an o (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Fruit, who knew?

Aug 04

5 Days of Fruit: Berries

It's Day 3 of 5 Days of Fruit and today's feature is berries. Browse through our picks below for all you ever wanted to know about berries!StrawberriesSelection: The smaller, the sweeter. Choose bright red berries with their caps intact. Caps should (read full article)

5 Days of ..., 5 Days of Fruit

Aug 03

5 Days of Fruit: Orchard Fruits

We're on Day 2 of our new series: 5 Days of Fruit. Hope you enjoyed yesterday's post on tropical fruit! Today's focus is orchard fruit, namely apples, peaches, and pears.ApplesSelection: Be sure the skin is shiny as opposed to dull. They should al (read full article)

5 Days of ..., who knew?

Aug 02

5 Days of Fruit: Tropical Fruits

We're kicking off the month of August with our new series: 5 Day of Fruit. You'll get fun facts, tips, and recipes for the theme of the day. So dive right in to today's theme, Tropical Fruit, and be sure to check back the rest of the week for more (read full article)

5 Days of ..., who knew?

Jul 31

Menu Planning

Check our easy meal plan for this week: .nobrtable br { display: none }MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYSpinach Pita PizzasGrilled Chicken and Avocado SaladStuffed EggplantTHURSDAYFRIDAY Spicy Parmesan ChickenFiesta Salmon Burgers Have a great week an (read full article)

Menu Planning

Jul 30

"Jam"ming cocktails

Ever wanted to make a little fruity concoction for yourself only to find that you're out of juice? Well, it happens quite frequently at my house. Those toddlers consume all the good juice before I ever get a chance to use it for a cocktail. However, (read full article)

Easy recipes, Fantastic Fridays, no brainer tip

Jul 29

Sneaking Veggies to Your Kids

Veggies decrease the risk of many diseases and are high in antioxidants, which boost the defense system, vitamins, and other minerals like calcium, potassium, and iron. They are low in fat and high in dietary fiber. When buying vegetables look for pl (read full article)

guest bloggers, veggies

Jul 28

BBQ Across the US

Summer is a great time for barbecues, but you could get me to eat BBQ pretty much any time of year. When I travel I love to try different foods (I'll take any excuse to eat!) and BBQ is one thing in particular I love to try because it's so different (read full article)

Grilling

Jul 27

Gather Round the Grill

Add some flair to your next backyard barbecue and serve up this fun and unique recipe:Grilled PeachesServe up these easy recipes for a complete barbecue dinner:Goat Cheese SlidersGrilled BBQ Chicken PizzaBaked Potato SaladSangria SpritzerBe sure to c (read full article)

Easy recipes, Grilling

Jul 24

Menu Planning

It's that time again - weekly meal planning!.nobrtable br { display: none }MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYArtichoke PizzaTeriyaki Chicken and RiceAlmost LasagnaTHURSDAYFRIDAYCOCKTAILButterfly Shrimp CapreseMuffalettaHurricanesFor a special Friday night treat, (read full article)

Menu Planning

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