Cooking with Coffee in Meat Marinade

This past spring I gave a seminar with Matt Saurage of Community Coffee talking about using coffee in recipes.  Of course, we know how to use coffee in sweets and treats as coffee really intensifies the chocolate flavor (which we all like).  What people didn’t  know is coffee also may be used in a marinade to tenderize [...]

Tropical Fruit Pizza: Associated Food Stores Weekly Recipe

Summertime entertaining should be easy and fun, and kids of all ages will love to dig in to this Tropical Fruit Pizza. What is better on a warm summer day than fresh seasonal fruit? Easy and picture-perfect, Tropical Fruit Pizza is a great way to enjoy all that this season has to offer. Be creative and [...]

Sweet Life Barbeque Sauce

I received this product in the mail and when I saw that it was Sweet Life Barbeque Sauce I couldn’t wait to try it! I just cannot resist a sweet barbeque sauce with a touch of honey and this is definitely a winner! I am addicted to it. I made Barbeque Chicken Quesadillas with this [...]

3-Ingredient Marinade for Your Next BBQ

Let the kids help pour the ingredients into a plastic zip lock bag to marinate the meat with this subtly sweet, spicy flavor marinade. For a splash of delicious flavor, simply add Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegars to your marinades. To kick up the spice, use Seasoned Rice Vinegar Red Pepper flavor for a zing! 3 [...]