Summary: We gathered with a 11 creators, their non-profit partners and a few hundred people at the Mall at Robinson to celebrate the beginning of picnic season. We celebrated with a whole bunch of Strawberry Jell-O Pretzel Salad concoctions… traditional, non-traditional like fudge, cookies, ice cream! Who won the prize from our sponsors, KB Plumbing and Signature Kitchens of PA.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Favorite place to picnic in Western PA?
(:45) Tracy, Chocolate Boutique
Tracy pops in to talk about how she started and how now she has 5 locations of Chocolate Boutique throughout Western PA. Tracy shares that she made her Strawberry Pretzel Jell-O Salad with Skittles Jell-o because they’re a candy store. They were competing for Thrive 412 whose mission is to help a community of individuals impacted by breast cancer and genetic mutations that lead to cancer. Find CB online at https://chocolate-boutique-2.square.site/ and on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter under @ChocolateBoutique
Call 8-1-1 before you dig! Thanks People’s Natural Gas!
Did you know nearly 50 million Americans don’t think to call 8-1-1 before they dig? This leads to an underground utility line being damaged every six minutes. And these damages are the most common cause of gas incidents. Your friends at Peoples [Natural Gas] remind you this Safe Digging Month and all year long – Call 811 Before You Dig! Visit Peoples-Gas.com for more information on safe spring and summer digging projects.
(2:52) Desarae, Cooking Comedy Chaos
Desarae stops in to talk about her new cook book called “What’s Up Buttercup!” filled with family recipes, viral recipes and a baby buttercup section where you can cook with your children. The ingredients are very affordable. Desarae has a spin on the Strawberry Pretzel Jell-O Salad, she’s calling it the Big Debra, hers is made with Little Debbie strawberry shortcakes in it. She’s playing for Lasagna Love, a local nonprofit that feeds families, spreads kindness and strengthens communities. Find Desarae (and Linda) on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube @Cooking_Comedy_Chaos and order her cook book HERE.
(7:08) Connie, Cookie Cookie Ice Cream
Connie tells us about her spin on the Strawberry Pretzel Jell-o Salad. Hers is a homemade small batch ice cream made with fresh strawberries, sweet cream with a pretzel cookie made from butter toffee that, if you missed at the standoff, you can find this week at their store in McKees Rocks. Cookie Cookie Ice Cream started when Connie’s daughter was in high school and wanted to work in food service but no restaurant would work with special needs transition students. They’re competing for Camp Park, a continuously running camp for special needs from the Laurel Highlands. Find Cookie Cookie Ice Cream online at www.CookieCookieIceCream.com and on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok at @CookieCookieIceCream
(11:37) Mary Mac from Mary Mac Bakehouse
Mary Mac tell us about her take on a Pittsburgh staple. It’s her “nearly famous Mary Mac Bakehouse Strawberry Pretzel Salad cookies with a pretzel at the bottom and strawberry Jammie bits and white chocolate chips”. She’s playing for the Western Pennsylvania Parkinson’s Foundation, which provides service, support and education for those living with Parkinson disease and their families and supports medical research to discover the cause and cure. Find a wide variety of baking mixes and more at www.MaryMacBakehouse.com She’s also on facebook under Mary Mac Bakehouse
(15:07) Augusta, Kemi’s Kitchen
Augusta is in the competition where she tells us about their awesome food like their Rasta pasta, wings, barbeque, turkey ribs and more. They have a new location out in Penn Hills and they’re competing for Zachary’s Mission. That organization supports families medically fragile children by providing basic necessities, financial assistance, and programs that nurture emotional well-being. Augusta’s Strawberry Pretzel Jell-o salad is made with love and it’s different because she made it upside down. www.KemisKitchen.net on Facebook under Kemi’s Kitchen & Katering and Instagram under @Kemis_Kitchen
(18:17) Danielle, Cinnabon/Auntie Anne’s
Danielle is the operations director for Cinnabon/Auntie Anne’s is competing for Alex’s Lemonade Stand which shares the vision of founder and creator Alexandra “Alex” Scott, a cure for all children with cancer. Find an Auntie Anne’s location near you at www.AuntieAnnes.com and across social media under @AuntieAnne’s.
(21:20) Ethan from Jay’s Yinzer Parfait
Ethan highlights Jay’s concoction made with a nice strawberry jellè, strawberry sauce cooked down with Grand Marnier and vanilla bean, a nice creamy layer of cream cheese, whip cream and sour cream and then an added crunch with a pretzel. Jay’s Yinzer Parfait is competing for Ryan Douglass Field of Dreams Baseball Clinics. Kids 6 to 12 get to learn the techniques of hitting, pitching, fielding and base running instructions and the clinics are held around the Pittsburgh area.
(24:22) Barry, Signature Kitchens
Signature Kitchens specialize in kitchen and bathrooms. Get more information and design your dream kitchen at www.SignatureKitchensOfPA.com
(26:11) John and Janice, Spectrum Fudge
John and Janice tell us about their Strawberry Cheesecake Fudge. Spectrum Fudge was created as a company where individuals on the Autism spectrum could work and learn how to make, package, and label fudge and other confectionery items. And they were competing for Making Strides Foundation whose mission is to provide high quality and holistic therapy services to individuals across the lifespan while incorporating the healing benefits of hippotherapy and other equine assisted services. Check them out online at https://spectrum-fudge.myshopify.com/ Also on Instagram: @spectrum_fudge and Facebook at Spectrum-Fudge
(30:21) Rachel from Allianna’s Kitchen
Allianna’s gave us a gluten and dairy free strawberry pretzel salad and it was delicious. Allianna has a passion to help others find foods and make lifestyle choices to help people feel their best. Check out her blog, get recipes and find more about the meal prep service she offers at www.AlliannasKitchen.com And stay tuned for a huge announcement she has coming this week!
(33:32) Shelly from The Mall at Robinson
Shelly is a dear friend and our host for the Strawberry Pretzel Jell-o Salad Standoff. Check out www.ShopRobinsonMall.com Facebook: The Mall at Robinson & Instagram @MallAtRobinson
(37:06) Back with the Winners!
The winner was Jay’s Yinzer Parfait but the real winner was the RyanDouglass Field of Dreams. The Ryan Douglass Field of Dreams Baseball Clinics are for 6-12 year old children (but won’t turn older or younger children away who are there) and consists of hitting, pitching, fielding, and base running instructions. These clinics are held at various athletic associations around the Pittsburgh area.
