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Recipes created using California Grown ingredients that are always in season.
There's a box of California raisins in your pantry right now. Don't pretend there isn't. It's probably tucked behind the olive oil, and it's been there since early summer, outlasting your sourdough...
These Magical Mini Unicorn Smoothies may look like dessert, but they're packed with healthy ingredients like Real California yogurt, milk and fresh and frozen fruit. Made with California-grown...
This simply delicious recipe for Braised Chicken Thighs with tomatoes and prunes maximizes flavor and you pantry too. The rich sop-it-up sauce comes together quickly in one pan, creating succulent...
A pound of carrots costs less than a fancy latte, and this carrot ginger soup turns that pound into four generous bowls of something silky and quietly spicy. No stock to buy. No roasting pan to...
You know that 3 p.m. slump, the one where you'd trade almost anything for something crunchy that won't leave you hungry again in twenty minutes? This high protein snack recipe was built for exactly...
Most of us treat hummus like a condiment. We peel back the plastic on a grocery store tub and drag a pita chip through it while standing in front of the open fridge. No judgment here. But a batch of...
If you have ever made a flourless chocolate cake, you'll understand the process and why this cake bakes the way it does. Same physics, different flavor. Ground nuts and eggs hold everything...
Parents know the everyday magic of a chicken nugget. Kids inhale them without a single question about what you tuck inside. This chicken nugget recipe puts that trust to good use, folding a full...
Some nights you want dessert without the production, and this apple skillet gives you that. It's caramelized Fuji apples, plump California raisins, and honey-soaked cinnamon in about twenty minutes,...
If you have ever wished a pound of taco meat could go a little further on a Tuesday night, this California taco blend is the answer you didn’t know you were looking for. It takes one pound of...
If you have ever wondered what to do with that bag of dried figs in your pantry, this recipe with dried figs is the answer. Not a salad topping, not a cheese board garnish, but a proper cake. One...
Good cabbage is key to a good homemade sauerkraut recipe. And cabbage, as it turns out, is having a moment in 2026, so it's a perfect time to try making sauerkraut - a recipe that sounds...