Kwanzaa is an African holiday celebrated during December. The holiday involves much food, dancing, and poetry during the celebration. Here’s an idea of the sort of food you might like to serve for Kwanzaa:

You may find on the menu for Kwanzaa sweet potato pie, Okra, vegetarian stew, Futari, and Benne cakes. Depending on where you live you might even find Kwanzaa is celebrated with Christmas adding to the menu items you may find on the table.

Independence Day is important to many of us not only for the fireworks, but also for the time we get to spend with our families and friends. If you’re hosting an Independence Day party, here are a few food ideas that will keep your guests coming back for more:

A lot of menus on Independence Day include hamburgers, hot dogs, and anything else that can be barbequed. Potato salads, fruit salads, and desserts in the form and colors of Independence usually adorn the table. If you are looking for new traditions you may choose one of the below recipes.

The Mis Quince is also known as the La Quinceanera and is a gigantic family and friends celebration of your child’s 15th birthday. You may have planned a parade down to the local church where you can attend a special service and your daughter can formally accept her new roll of adulthood.

Labor Day is one of the last chances you and your family will get to enjoy a summer barbeque, and it really is a nice way to celebrate all the hard work you and your loved ones put in for the rest of the year. It was created by the Central Labor Union to give working men the day off; now, many people see it as a paid opportunity to enjoy spend time with loved ones! Here are a few catering ideas:

A menu you may create for Labor Day is barbeque ribs, potato salad, coleslaw, watermelon, and cupcakes for dessert. Any simple, tasty, picnic-friendly food that your family loves will be suitable though.

Passover is an important holiday to many individual’s and families. Your family may have a traditional Passover recipe you have had for years or you may be looking to start your own traditions. Whatever you wish to do, here are a few ideas to start with:

Typically Passover meals start with Matzo Ball soup or Chicken Soup. Dinners usually include slow roasted brisket, stuffed chicken, or potato Kugel. For dessert you may find Mandelbread, Oatmeal cookies, brownies, or Apple Cinnamon Kugel.

Each year we look forward to the 4th of July for the parties, food, and family that will surround us. It really is an occasion that many people love celebrating in style. Here are a few culinary ideas to get your party started:

A typical 4th of July party includes barbeques with plenty of hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, potato salad, fruit salads, and many more dishes. One of the best 4th of July dishes is a lemon Jell-O with vanilla ice cream. Not only is it refreshing, but also it adds to the dessert of the day.

Lizzie McGuire and her cartoon alter ego sure do end up in a lot of trouble and some interesting situations on her television show. While the series isn’t creating anymore new episodes the fans are still devoted and new Lizzie fans are discovering the reruns everyday! They even look forward to the movie! Your Lizzie McGuire party menu can feature some Lizzie friendly foods and foods that are healthy for your kids and their guests as well.

The first day of summer vacation for many of us is also the first day of barbequing for family and friends. Here are some ideas you can start with:

A great menu for Memorial Day would be barbequed chicken skews with coleslaw, baked beans, watermelon or strawberries, and a baked strawberry rhubarb pie for dessert.

Thanksgiving is a time where all the family traditions come out to share with friends and family. Here are a few tips for planning your celebration:

Many people spend the day, or more often just the afternoon, preparing their Thanksgiving meal. This meal generally includes the turkey, beets, mashed potatoes, stuffing, dinner rolls, candied yams, and of course dessert.

Will winter last or is spring around the corner? Groundhog day is often a mass media day with everyone waiting to see if the groundhog will see his shadow. If you are looking for a few menu ideas or snacks for your children to celebrate the holiday, you might like to use some of the following ideas:

Groundhogs tend to eat green items such as grass so you could create an all green menu for the day. Green punch (lemonade with green food coloring, green grapes and small pieces of green apple or kiwifruit), baked good with green food coloring and green fruit salad (green grapes, green apple, kiwifruit, honeydew melon and star fruit) all work well.