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Cookin' With The Kids

  • Image of Tropical Fruit Spears with Berry-Orange Sauce
    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Tropical Fruit Quencher

    June 2023
    It’s summertime, so the cookin’ should be easy! Like hardly any cooking at all, though the whole family can help prep this tropical fruit delight that could be a refreshing afternoon snack on a hot summer day or a healthy dessert paired with something sizzling on the barbie!
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  • Image of Strawberries & Quinoa with Lemon Oregano Vinaigrette
    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Color April Strawberry!

    April 2023
    With the exception of those allergic, I sincerely doubt that there is a child on this planet who could resist a bowl of fresh strawberry…or even one strawberry, for that matter!
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  • Simple Sides: A Better Sorbet
    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: A Better Sorbet

    June 2022
    As June’s temps begin to heat up, it is time to move away from a hot stove and oven for your kids’ culinary education. Try this countertop recipe with refreshingly practical applications on a hot summer day – a healthy, sorbet-like fresh pineapple frozen dessert!
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  • Image of Strawberry Salad
    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Strawberry Salad!

    April 2018
    Besides those infamous rain showers, April also brings the season’s first fresh California strawberries in volume large enough for retail promotions.
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  • Image of fresh fruit
    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Healthy Summer Fruit Drinks

    August 2017
    Rising consumption of sugary drinks has been a major contributor to the obesity epidemic in this country. A typical 20-ounce soda contains 15 to 18 teaspoons of sugar and upwards of 240 calories.
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  • Image of A Berry Good Potato Salad
    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: A Berry Good Potato Salad!

    June 2017
    The month of June kicks off the summer grilling season. A meal centered around the backyard barbeque provides a great opportunity for the whole family to take part in preparing the supporting cast of side dishes while the star of the show...
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