Summer summer summer time! Ah yeah! Yes you’ve got your cooler, barbecue, fun beer bottle opener and cute BBQ apron. But here are some more cool summer food related products you need to try to take your entertaining and taste buds to the next level.
Cool Summer Food Related Products you Need to Try
Maison Orphée
Bored with the same salad dressings you make time and time again? Switch things up with Maison Orphée, a Quebec-based company that specializes in high-quality, unrefined cold-pressed oils, as well as some condiments.
Maison Orphée offers three distinct lines of oils: Classic, Organic, and Gourmet. The classic line focuses on several types of non-organic olive oil, as well as sesame and grapeseed oils. The organic line includes olive oil, coconut oil, as well as canola, sesame, and sunflower oils, while the gourmet line has a selection of both organic and non-organic oils of various types and flavors, including olive oils, sesame, hazelnut, and walnut.
There are also various vinegars, including balsamic vinegars, apple cider vinegar, and wine vinegars to enjoy. The vinegars are certified organic and/or non-GMO verified. In addition, Maison Orphée offers a selection of high quality, unrefined sea salts. There are coarse and fine sea salts, as well as plain and naturally herbed sea salts. The salts come from salt marshes off of the Atlantic coast of France and are hand-harvested.
With Maison Orphée’s new app, you can whip up a vinaigrette easily with ideas and recipes for the types of lettuces and salads you’re making and what will compliment your choices. You can prepare a marinade with ideas from the app as well, based from the meat you’re cooking.
Shop Maison Maison Orphée online products online from the company directly.
Renova Paper Products
Want to add a little colour to your barbecue gathering? European brand Renova is liberating oppressed bathrooms and kitches from traditional stark whites with bold coloured paper products. A must-have for cleaning up sticky BBQ rib fingers, the Renova paper towels and coloured papered napkins will make a fun additional to your kitchen or backyard patio.
The coolest feature is Renova’s New Design Wave, MADE BY YOU custom napkins. You can choose 20 photos of your choise and upload them, and have them printed on your napkins. This is a unique idea especially for a birthday, family reunion or barbecue, and even weddings. You’ll be the coolest hostest with the mostest.
Renova is now available at Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Walmart and Sobeys.
Zoku Classic Pop Molds
Summer isn’t summer without homemade popsicles! My favourite is the Zoku Classic Pop Molds. These easy-to-use and even easier-to-clean removable molds make creating and cleaning up a snap. Invite them to your next family dinner, party, or to join the rest of your Zoku Slow-Pop™ collection. They are BPA and phthlatate free.
Check out my Crazy Easy Two Ingredient Coconut Cream Popsicle recipe!
Sweetpea Organic Cookies
Another product for the wee ones! Not just for babies, Sweet Pea Baby Food has new Organic Cookies that the whole family can enjoy. Sweetpea Organic Cookies are made with 100% whole grain organic ingredients with no dairy, eggs, salt, preservatives or additives and are all certified kosher. These wholesome snacks come in three flavours: Banana Pear, Pumpkin Spice and Sweet Apple.
The cookies are packed in re-sealable bags so kids from 1 to 101 can enjoy them. My kids loved the taste, especially my 8-year-old. I’d just toss a bag into the car for a healthy, on-the-go snack.
Sweetpea is available in Whole Foods, Fortinos and other retailers.
KegWorks Deluxe Watermelon Tap Kit
Now if this isn’t genius, I don’t know what is! Use KegWorks kit can turn an everyday watermelon into a drink-dispensing wonder-keg and you’ll be a hit at barbecues and picnics all summer long! This shank and faucet combo is easily installed into a standard, hollowed-out watermelon and will provide hassle-free dispensing.
