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Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake with Ganache

By |2023-02-09T16:15:17-06:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake with Ganache Courtesy of grocery.coop Recipe Information Total Time: 1 hour total (plus cooling time); 25 minutes active Servings: 1-12 This delightfully rich gluten-free chocolate cake makes no compromises when it comes to taste, texture and pleasure. Ingredients 10 oz. dark chocolate, divided 1 stick unsalted butter 1 cup granulated [...]

Naturally Dyed Eggs

By |2021-03-25T15:56:06-05:00March 22nd, 2021|Categories: Blog, Recipes|Tags: , |

Egg dyeing is a fun way to celebrate this time of year—and it's a tradition that goes way back—as much as 5,000 years when Persians celebrated springtime with eggs colored with plant-based dyes. Plant dyes can be just as useful today and they're plentiful; in fact you very well might have dye-worthy ingredients in [...]

Candied Citrus Peel

By |2021-03-15T13:38:55-05:00March 15th, 2021|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Candied Citrus Peel Total Time: 55 minutes Makes about 30-40 candied strips Ingredients: • 4 to 5 large valencia or navel oranges • 2 cups water • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar divided • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • ½ teaspoon salt Directions: Trim the tops and bottoms of the oranges. Use a vegetables [...]

Irish Cheeses for St. Patrick’s Day

By |2021-03-09T15:31:22-06:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , |

High quality pastures are key to high milk production in grazing dairy herds. Ireland’s picturesque pastures with luscious grasses are hosts to many high producing dairy herds. The island’s mild climate and moisture rich southwestern winds produce long seasons of emerald grassy pasture.  The lush grass helps produce a milk rich in beta carotene [...]

April Produce Parable

By |2020-04-29T13:34:06-05:00April 29th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , |

Iowa Asparagus By Adam Calder, Wheatsfield Produce Manager Spring showers have done their job, and the tips of delicious asparagus from Iowa Asparagus LLC in Ankeny have burst forth from the rain-dampened soil. Wheatsfield Cooperative has been doing business with Iowa Asparagus LLC for many years, and each year their asparagus is better than [...]

Help for Seasonal Allergies

By |2020-04-29T13:11:10-05:00April 29th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , |

By Kim McDermott, Wheatsfield Wellness Manager This article originally published in May, 2017. Updated: April 2020 After waiting out the months of cold weather, plus social distancing and quarantining at home, it’s a pleasure to be able to go outside in just short sleeves. Finally – it’s warm! Once spring approaches, many of us [...]

Chicken Salad with Charred Scallion Dressing

By |2018-04-13T13:21:29-05:00April 13th, 2018|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , |

Recipe by Becky Ringsby, Savor Specialty Chef Services. Ingredients 5 oz. thick-sliced rustic bread, torn into 1“ pieces 10 Tbsp. olive oil, divided Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 2 scallions 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 2 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise 1 lb. chicken, cooked 1 small red [...]

Radish Cashew Dip

By |2018-04-13T13:02:51-05:00April 13th, 2018|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , |

Recipe by Becky Ringsby of Savor Specialty Chef Services. Ingredients 1 lb. radishes 4 garlic scapes or about 6 large cloves of garlic 2 cups raw cashews 1 cup water 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt, or to taste Serving options: crudités, crackers, pita points, or crackers. Directions Roughly chop radishes and garlic scapes or garlic [...]

Creamy Asparagus Soup

By |2018-04-13T15:55:41-05:00April 13th, 2018|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , |

Recipe by Becky Ringsby of Savor Specialty Chef Services. Ingredients 2 Tbsp. butter or olive oil 1 large leek, chopped 2 large garlic cloves, minced 2 lbs. asparagus spears (after trimming - about 3 bunches), trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces Salt and freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup dry white wine 4 cups chicken or [...]

Spring Flowers from Seed Savers

By |2018-03-20T11:12:11-05:00March 20th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , |

By Adam Calder, Produce Manager March 2018 Produce Parable It’s spring, and that means it is time to start your flower seedlings.  If you’ve saved your own seeds from last year’s garden flowers, then good for you! If the birds and back yard critters ate all your flower seeds, or [...]

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