Tag: Recipes

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Pasta Sommelier with the Delverde Pasta Boys

The Delverde Pasta Boys are visiting from Italy! The Pasta Boys will be hosting Pasta Sommelier events at your local Mollie Stone’s, offering live cooking demos and pasta tastings.

Top quality is not just a claim – you can feel it, touch it and taste it. In this interactive cooking series, the Pasta Boys will teach the audience how to identify a quality pasta through 5 “fun actions”: Smell, Look, Touch, Taste and Enjoy. Next, the chefs will prepare an authentic ..read more

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All About Morro Bay Avocados, plus a recipe for Morro Bay Avocado Soup

As shared by Megan Shanley of Shanley Farms

Life for those living in Morro Bay on the Central Coast of California is a little chillier than one might expect. The summer temperatures here don’t get much above 75 degrees, and the fog usually doesn’t burn off until the early afternoon, if at all. We wear a lot of sweatshirts and jeans, and unless we’re in head-to-toe wet suits, you rarely find us playing in the ocean! Tourists love to escape here ..read more

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A 3-course menu featuring Citriburst Finger Limes

With their lemony-limey-grapefruity-citrus flavor, Citriburst Finger Limes can be enjoyed in any course, any time of day and especially stand out with seafood and desserts. To demonstrate the incredible versatility of finger limes, we used recipes from Shanley Farms to create this Citriburst 3-course dinner menu:

To drink: Citriburst Finger Lime Mojito Appetizer: Oysters on the Half Shell with Citriburst Finger Lime Mignonette Main course: Salmon with Bok Choy in Parchment Paper Dessert: Citriburst Finger Lime Pie

Keep reading for the recipes and get ready ..read more

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Red, White and Blue Salad, plus more endive salad ideas

With a great crunch and subtle bitterness, endive is perfect for refreshing salads year-round. It lends well to most salad ingredients: flavorful dressings, toasted nuts, assertive cheeses like Pt. Reyes Original Blue or Stilton, and proteins like grilled steak or seared Ahi tuna. We also love the sweet & savory sensation from adding a fruit that’s in season, such as Bartlett pears, apples, Satsuma mandarins, pink grapefruit, heirloom tomatoes or creamy California avocados.

The recipe for this delightful Red, White & ..read more

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Endive Appetizer Recipes

Endive has a lovely presentation for finger foods and appetizers as a healthy, versatile and delicious substitute for crackers. Endive leaves are the perfect bite sized vessel for any prepared salad or dip.

California Endive Farms shared several of their favorite appetizers with us – keep reading for recipes!

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Recipe: The Buffalo Flyer Sub

A little savory spice, a little sweet…and totally delicious!

Our August Sub of the Month is the Buffalo Flyer, made with flavorful sliced Buffalo Chicken, savory cheddar cheese, sweet honey mustard and a layer thinly sliced green bell peppers for crunch.

Try the Buffalo Flyer at Mollie Stone’s Deli this month, or read more to get the recipe so you can make it at home anytime!

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Plumcots and Pluots (plus stone fruit recipes!)

Plumcots and pluots are both hybrids of a plum and an apricot, and are relative newcomers to the summer stone fruit club. Plumcots, a 50-50 cross between plums and apricots, were developed by horticulturist Luther Burbank. The name “pluot” was trademarked by plant geneticist Floyd Zaiger, who originated the hybrid fruit (75% plum and 25% apricot) about 20 years ago.

Keep reading for more info & recipe ideas!

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Unexpected Ways to Enjoy More Beets

Beets are wonderful in salads, but have you ever tried tucking them into a sandwich, folding them into a casserole, or pureeing them into your dessert?

Keep reading to get recipes for Beets & Melted Brie on Toast, a creamy pasta bake and chili (and beet) spiked brownies.

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Recipe: Moroccan Beets and Herb Salad with Yogurt Dressing

Here’s one to bookmark for a quick, refreshing salad: Moroccan Beets & Herb Salad with Yogurt Dressing. This recipe is made with ready-to-eat Love Beets dipped in a mild vinegar, which are tossed with tender spinach, flavorful fresh herbs and a creamy, spiced yogurt dressing to tie it all together.

The best part? It comes together in 10 minutes. Keep reading for the easy recipe!