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You're Invited to a #FoodNFlix Pickle Party

 

This month, June 2021, I am hosting Food'N'Flix, the movie-watching, food-making group rallied by Heather of All Roads Lead to the Kitchen. So to kick off the summer months, I chose The Pickle Recipe*.

Pickles are a great way to preserve summer's produce and I, for one, can never have enough pickle recipes.

The movie is available on Amazon prime for free. So, I hope everyone can access it. Or crash a friend's house who has Prime over the next few weeks. The movie's worth it!

Foods and Family

The Pickle Recipe is a heartwarming family comedy where the recipe is really just a metaphor for life: People in our lives are the ingredients that make us who we are. 

This is particularly poignant for me as we just spent the weekend with Jake's family to celebrate his grandmother's life. Far removed from his immediate and extended family, those influences aren't always apparent. But this trip, the boys commented about how "Daddy and Uncle Isaac have the same vocal intonations" or "Poppa and Dad have the same nose."

The Mann Family cousins - June 2021

While this movie about getting their grandmother's famous dill pickle recipe, ethnicity doesn’t matter here. I hope that this movie inspires you to think about recipes and foods passed down from one generation to the next. I'd love to  see your favorite pickle recipes -  because I'm sort of pickle obsessed - but feel free to share anything from the movie or anything that says 'family' to you! 

How to Participate
I hope you'll join the fun. Watch the movie, then post about it on your blog with a link back to this post and to Food'N'Flix. Use of the logo is optional.

Your post must be current (during month of film). And of course we don't mind if your post is linked to other events...the more the merrier. Have fun with it!

Email your entries to me at: constantmotioncamilla [at] gmail [dot] com and include...

  • Your name
  • Your blog's name and URL
  • The name of your dish and the permalink to the specific post you're submitting
  • Attach a photo of any size (or just give me permission to "pull" one from your post)
  • Indicate "Food 'n Flix Submission" in the subject line
  • Deadline for submission: June 28th. I will have the round-up posted by the 30th.

*This blog currently has a partnership with Amazon.com in their affiliate program, which gives me a small percentage of sales if you buy a product through a link on my blog. It doesn't cost you anything more. If you are uncomfortable with this, feel free to go directly to Amazon.com and search for the item of your choice.

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  1. I hope to have some down time soon to watch this! Getting last month's round-up posted SOON!

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