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Strawberries: Registered sites page

March 24, 2020

  Local strawberries are absolutely sweet and delicious! They can be easily frozen in June for use the entire year or during summer feeding. Fresh strawberries are wonderful addition to a taste test or as a garnish sprinkled on a fresh salad. When frozen, local strawberries can be added to baked goods, fruit salads and…

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Spice It Up: Registered sites page

March 24, 2020

How can you change up your recipes and engage your eaters? Add new or favorite spice blends to dishes to give them an exciting lift! Don’t rely 100% on processed entrees to bring home the flavor. Increase your lunch numbers and build program financial health by bringing your customers back into the meal line with well-seasoned…

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Protected: Parsley: Registered Sites Page

March 19, 2020

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Garlic: Registered Sites Page

March 19, 2020

  If stakes and garlic were the top two things that could kill a vampire, ninth grade gym was a close third.— Heather Brewer Local garlic is inexpensive and so versatile!  You can poach it, steam it, roast it, smash it and mince it.  You can add it to recipes, sauces, veggie dishes, breads and,…

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Cranberries- Registered Sites Page

March 19, 2020

What’s bright red, round, tart and delicious in desserts, salads, baked goods, main entrees and in dairy recipes? CRANBERRIES! Featured Food Facts: While cranberries may, or may not, have been served at the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621, the Pilgrims were aware of cranberries having been introduced to them by Native Americans who…

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March 13, 2020

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Hot Peppers: Registered Sites Page

July 23, 2018

Hot Peppers can be added to salads like Grilled Corn and Tomato Salad and they can be pickled and added to the salad bar. Add them to your recipes for entrees, side dishes, sauces, and dressings, incorporate them into toppings for entrees like a diced onion, jalapeno, and cilantro mix for tacos, or Chipotle Pepper Mayo for…

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Herbs: Registered Sites Page

July 23, 2018

LOCAL FRESH HERBS Toss fresh, chopped herbs with your lettuce on the salad bar, add them to your recipes for entrees, side dishes, sauces, and dressings, incorporate them into toppings for entrees like an onion and cilantro mix for tacos, create a “dilly” mayo for sandwiches, invent toppings for side dishes like a “parmesan basil blend” to go…

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Filed Under: Featured for Registered, Summer

Kale: Registered Sites Page

June 20, 2018

  Toss torn, local kale with your lettuce on the salad bar, add minced or shredded kale to your recipes for entrees, side dishes, and sauces, incorporate kale in soups, stews, and sauteed greens, add baby kale to sandwiches, toss minced kale in place of fresh spinach into pasta, or share kale as a taste test item. Agriculture…

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Tomatoes: Registered Sites Page

June 20, 2018

  Tomatoes can be added to salads like Roasted Corn and Tomato Salad and shared on the salad bar or added as a salad topping on the bar. Add them to your recipes for entrees, side dishes,  pasta sauces, and sun-dried tomatoes are a great addition in dressings! Incorporate them into toppings for entrees like tacos, create…

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