Winning Chicken Dinners Chicken is always a winner at dinner, so we’ve incorporated some of our most loved easy chicken dinners recipes. Weeknight meals require a particular kind of checklist. They need to be quick, filling, and not too many ingredients. Find easy chicken ideas for dinner that make meal planning a cinch or to cook for dinner tonight, featuring premium Sun-Maid … Read More
August Fig Focus
End of Summer is Sweet with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs This is the time of cookouts and cookies. Ice cream and iced lattes. Hot sunny days and no-cook nights. We’ve got you covered below with ideas for sweet endings, featuring Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Figs. ______________________________________________________________________ Go Frozen __________________ FEATURED VIDEO Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for … Read More
Pizza Contest Finalist: Peter Reinhart + the A-peel of Fig Pizza
Pepperoni pizza—supreme with sausage, beef, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, and peppers— these are classic toppings on American pizza oven pizza dough, but at the California Milk Advisory Board pizza competition, Peter Reinhart introduced a new classic combination that evokes the spirit of California wine country in pizza: Four Cheese Balsamic Fig Tarte Flambé Pizza. This pizza was a finalist in the … Read More
IFT: Current Food Trends 2023
At IFT First, the focus of innovations in food can yield interesting insights into current food trends. 2023 wasn’t our first time at IFT. Here are some of the trends in food and beverage industry we heard as visitors stopped by our Blue Ribbon Fig Ingredients booth. IFT Current Food Trends, 2023 Filled Bars Filled bars are back—think the soft, … Read More
July Fig Focus
Cool Offwith Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs If summer heat is getting you down, we’ve got you covered with ideas to cool off, all month long, featuring Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Figs. Find sweet ways to participate in National Ice Cream Day this weekend + promo on Figlets. ___________ FEATURED VIDEO Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for more … Read More
IFT in Chicago: Discover Blue Ribbon Fig Ingredients
Regular attendees of IFT in Chicago can count on learning about the science of food and discovery of technologies that will help them do their job more efficiently. What do you know about dried figs? This isn’t Valley Fig Growers first rodeo in Chicago. IFT is one of our can’t-miss conferences. We keep coming back because our existing (and potential) … Read More
June Fig Focus Newsletter
Celebrate Summer + Fathers’ Daywith Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs Weekends are made in the summer for outdoor dining and firing up the grill. We have ideas for what to cook in celebrating Father’s Day and days that grow longer, plus a BBQ sauce that you’ll want on repeat, featuring our Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs. … Read More
May 2023 Fig Focus
Make Memories This Memorial Day with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs How do you celebrate Memorial Day? Perhaps a leisurely morning taking your time waking up or meeting up with friends for a cookout? You can count on Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs for all your ways to spend the day remembering, honoring, or making new … Read More
April 2023 Fig Focus Newsletter
Spring into breakfast with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs. You might be surprised at how versatile figs can be. They swing sweet or savory and add fiber, potassium, and calcium too—there are so many reasons to add figs to the first meal of the day. FEATURED VIDEO_______________________ For the Weekend For Weekdays
March 2023 Fig Focus
Good for You March is national nutrition month and if you’re reading this, you’ll be thrilled to know about all of the health benefits in your favorite dried fruit. Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Dried Figs are chock full of nutrition. Do you know the nutrients in a single serving of figs? Learn more below. FEATURED VIDEO Nutrition Notes About … Read More
February 2023 Fig Focus
How you choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day goes. Sweet, savory, cheeseboards, chocolate. Making memories isn’t one size fits all, is it? Gather your friends for Galentine’s or make the holiday a family affair, or uplift friendships. We’ve got you covered with ideas featuring Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Figs that can bring a simple or big celebration to Tuesday, 02/14. So, … Read More
January 2023 Fig Focus
Soup’s on with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs This winter, cozy up to hearty comforting soups that will warm you up from the inside out. Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs deepen the flavor of soups and stews and add fiber too. Get ideas for a soup swap or to what to simmer for dinner, and don’t … Read More
December Fig Focus
Holiday breads and Hanukkah—how do you celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs? What really makes this time special: sharing time with family and friends. Here’s to an un-FIG-ettable holiday with some of our most beloved bakes and fried treats. Celebrate Hanukkah Bread Baking for the Holidays
November Fig Focus
Starters for Thanksgivingwith Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs We are in full-on holiday mode—are you too? We’ve got a bunch of ideas for appetizers featuring our Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs. Save the newsletter for upcoming festivities—they’re ready to party! #BlackFridayBaking with La Tourangelle Skip the stores on Friday; let’s stay home and bake! We’ve teamed … Read More
Dried Figs + Foods Containing Tryptophan
You may be thinking, what is tryptophan? Or, you’ve heard about foods high in tryptophan such as turkey which is often blamed for the “I need a nap” feeling after a big Thanksgiving feast. Stay tuned for an explanation – after a brief 411 answering the question I asked, and a chart of tryptophan food sources. Tryptophan is one of … Read More
