Recipes from the Breakroom

July 2024
This month’s staff recipe comes from the kitchen of Louis Perez, Melissa’s longtime roaming retail representative.

June 2024
This month’s staff recipe was created by Chef JC Marquez, Executive Chef at Desert Fall Country Club in Palm Desert on the outskirts of the famed desert oasis of Palm Springs, California.

May 2025
The melding of two cuisines comes together just in time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations in this repurposed eggroll recipe submitted by James Lirette on Melissa’s Sales & Business Development Team.

May 2024
Here is the perfect side dish to give your Cinco de Mayo table that traditional touch, submitted by our own Chef Marco Zapien.

April 2024
This month’s featured recipe, a unique Asian-Mexican dish, was submitted by Melissa’s own corporate chef, Tom Fraker.

March 2024
Here’s a warming shellfish stew recipe submitted by Melissa’s in-house Nutritionist, Natalie Rodriquez.

February 2024
This is not just another Super Bowl wings recipe. Well, it is, but not like one your grandma ever made!

January 2024
One of the perks of writing this blog, besides getting to know some of the interesting people on Melissa’s staff, is sometimes learning about an altogether “new” dish!

December 2023
Here’s a healthy holiday appetizer dressed in the colors of the season, which will contribute a tasty mix of both sweet and spicy to the festivities!