September

This Month's Features

Cooking with the Kids

Cooking with the Kids

Baked Stuffed Apple

While the competing schedules of today’s busy modern family make it difficult to share a home cooked meal together, it is not impossible with a little planning and can even be fun.

Ethnic Sensations

Ethnic Sensations

Braised Short Ribs

There is nothing quite as comforting and rich on a cold fall night as braised short ribs.

Guest Chef

Guest Chef

Chef Scott Morrow

To fully experience the satisfying afterglow that comes along with Chef Scott Morrow’s Ancho Chile Braised Short Ribs, this dish should be prepared on a briskly crisp September Sunday afternoon.

Positively Ageless

Positively Ageless

Cucumbers

Though they’re available year-round, now is the peak of cucumber season.

Product Spotlight

Product Spotlight

Fresh Summer Fruit

Take a look at this season's fresh fruit.

Fresh Summer Vegetables

Take a look at this season's fresh fruit.

  • Certified Organics

    Fall for Summer

    Do you remember as a kid looking through catalogs at Christmas time or perhaps going to the city and visiting an FAO Schwartz or Toys-R-Us store a few months before your birthday and being awed at the endless possibilities of gifts? I sure do!

  • Chef in the Kitchen

    Rosh Hashanah: The New Year

    Rosh Hashanah, or "Head of the Year" is celebrated as a two-day holiday, a time for reflection on the thoughts and deeds of the passing year and a time for hope for the year to come.

  • Produce Corner

    The Artichoke: Definitely a Bud to be Nipped!

    While September and October make up the second of two peak production periods during the year for the California artichoke crop, this abundance is induced by man rather than the seasonal conditions of nature.

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