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It’s hot out there! But hot days are the days we remember, days spent with family and friends, days spent on vacation, days spent just being lazy. And best of all, hot summer days were just made for cool summer picnics. Here’s how to plan one that will make for memories for years to come.

For best results, you want to plan well ahead. This includes:

It’s summertime, and cooking needs to be light to suit the weather. What could be lighter than a lovely Mediterranean fare? Try this fun and easy chicken recipe: it’s light, simple, and your family is sure to love it!

Kalamata and picholine olives add salty flavor to this 5-ingredient dish. Serve it over couscous with dressed greens on the side. Consider adding other fresh veggies (like red or orange bell peppers, cucumber, or scallions). This versatile dish can adapt to whatever you have on hand!

The 5 Ingredients: 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

‘Tis the season! Chances are, you’ve been invited to a wedding or two this summer. Food is an integral part of any celebration, but brides and grooms alike agonize over what to serve.

Around the world, weddings share common ground. No matter what religion or culture to which the bride and groom belong, the typical wedding is a joint celebration for the families that involves a wedding cake and traditional foods. Foods that feature prominently in weddings around the world may include:

It’s summer, and for many of us, that means one thing: Ice cream!

It's all about the chocolate. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! At Bliss Shurfine Food Mart, we love our chocolate, and think that you probably do, too. And you’re in luck, because tomorrow is National Milk Chocolate Day!

It’s summertime and the grillin’ is easy… but too often inviting just a few friends over for a backyard cookout can blow your grocery budget sky-high! Here are a few ways that you can save money and still have the best summer barbecue ever.

It’s National Lollipop Day. Take a few minutes to read this history of the lollipop as you enjoy one or two!

According to the National Confectioners Association, eating sugar from a stick likely dates from prehistoric times, when people licked honey off the stick used to scrape it from the beehive.

The ancient Arabs, Chinese, and Egyptians made fruit and nut confections candied in honey, which may also have been eaten from sticks, owing to the stickiness of the confection.

Writing about the French baguette on Monday got us in the mood for bread. And what’s not to like? Even Wikipedia acknowledges its importance: “Partly because of its importance as a basic foodstuff, bread has a social and emotional significance beyond its importance in nutrition; it plays essential roles in religious rituals and secular culture.

Tomorrow is the French national day, known in the U.S. as Bastille Day, so we at Bliss Shurfine decided to talk about French food.

French meals usually consist of three courses: the entrée (introductory course, sometimes soup), the plat principal (main course), fromage (cheese course) and/or dessert, sometimes with a salad offered before the cheese or dessert for digestion.