Get your kids in the kitchen (and away from the candy bowl) this month with some spooky new ways to make some of your favorite recipes. Most of what you need to recreate these Halloween treats is in our webstore. From ghostly pizza dough to mummy dogs and all the crudité to build a veggie skeleton, we have you covered*.
Check out our Pinterest holidays board for even more inspiration.
*Items available in the FreshFix webstore are in bold text. Creepy Mini Halloween Pizzas
Make pizza night even more fun with creative and scary toppings. Use kitchen scissors to cut jack-o-lantern shapes out of pepperoni and bell peppers. Transform black olives into spiders or vampire hair. Cut mozzarella into strips and lay them out to look like mummy bandages.
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Butternut Squash and Walnut Soup
Incorporate one of our favorite fall flavors - Butternut Squash - into this festive, kid-pleasing weeknight meal. You can make your own stock too with our Chicken Stock Bags from Erba Verde Farms and your vegetable scraps!
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Eyeball Pasta
You'll need straws in various sizes to create the creepy eye balls for this super simple pasta dish from Spend with Pennies. Check out her edible eyeball how-to here.
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Mummy Dogs
This fun Halloween spin on the classic pigs in a blanket turns regular hot dogs into mummy hot dogs by wrapping them in pizza dough.
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Skeleton and Brain Dip
Skip the sweet this Halloween and go for the savory with our Skeleton and Brain Dip. Our Skeleton and Brain Dip recipe includes hummus for the skeleton's brains and fresh veggies for the skeleton's limbs!
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Delicata squash is a variety of winter squash with cream-colored cylindrical fruits striped in green or orange that are cooked. As its name suggests, it has characteristically a delicate rind. It is also known as peanut squash, Bohemian squash, or sweet potato squash. We gathered a few delicious recipes, all of which can be modified and made, almost entirely, using produce and artisan food items found in our webstore. For example, Erba Verde Farms mild Italian sausage is a great substitute for the chicken sausage in the Stuffed Delicata recipe. My family adds kale for color and an antioxidant boost. There's so many ways to prepare and enjoy delicata squash. Here are a few of our favorites: Stuffed Delicata with Sausage Mushroom Stuffing
From skinnytaste:
Delicata is very versatile, one of my favorite ways to eat it is stuffed with a savory sausage stuffing made with celery, onion and mushrooms – a wonderful contrast to the sweet flavor of the squash. Ingredients
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Delicata Squash
From kitchn:
Butternut squash is one of my very favorite fall vegetables. There are just two tiny problems: I absolutely hate cutting or peeling it. That’s how delicata squash won my affection. Not only is this winter squash easier to slice into, but there’s also no need to peel it. It also comes in a much more manageable size Ingredients
Delicata Squash Tacos with Black Beans
From Naturally Ella:
You might be thinking why delicata squash? Delicata is one of those hard winter squashes that doesn’t need peeling- you can eat the entire squash, skin and all. Sliced thin, like in these tacos, it roasts quickly, adapts to flavors you pair with it, and works for a myriad of meals. Ingredients
Roasted Delicata Squash Pasta with Greens
From Familystyle Food:
Ready in 30 minutes — a delicious vegetarian pasta dish with roasted delicata squash, caramelized onion and chili in a creamy Parmesan sauce with wilted greens. Ingredients
The radish is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family. Radishes are cousins of mustard and cabbage. They have a mild to hot peppery flavor and crunchy texture. Radishes are believed to originate in China but have been cultivated throughout the world for thousands of years. They were one of the first seeds brought over with colonists to the Americas. Today, many cultures honor radishes in celebrations around the world. Radishes are a very good source of vitamin C, which may help fight disease and rescue healthy cells from an onslaught of destructive free radicals. They can be used to help relieve stomachaches, to facilitate digestion, elimination of excess water and to regulate blood pressure. In the past, radishes were used in treatment of kidney stones, intestinal parasites and bad skin. Storage & PreparationIf greens are still attached, remove immediately to prevent moisture loss. Free radish greens can be sautéed and eaten! Remove excess dirt and place in a plastic bag. Store in your vegetable crisper for up to two weeks. Scrub radishes before you plan to eat them. Small radishes can be served whole or chopped. Cooking Ideas
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Did you know there's a region along the Lake Erie shoreline in Chautauqua County and stretching into Pennsylvania called America’s Grape Country? One of four grape growing regions in the state, this area is ideal for fruit production including more than 50 varieties of concord grapes. There are four main wine growing regions, or American Viticultural Areas (AVA) in New York : Lake Erie, the Finger Lakes, Hudson River, and the East End of the Long Island. Lake Erie creates a dense, heavy clay that makes a happy home for vineyards in Western New York. The vast majority of the grapes grown here are actually concord and are used for juice production. There are approximately 31,500 acres of vineyard in the Lake Erie region of New York and Pennsylvania grown on 582 farms, making this the second largest grape growing region outside of California. Of this acreage, 98.5% consists of Labrusca (American Grape) varieties. This week, we debuted the first grapes of the season with Somerset Grapes from Erdle Farm appearing in two curated fruit boxes. Their firm and crisp flesh yield a juicy, strawberry-like flavor. We look forward to delivering up to 10 other varieties from around the area in the coming weeks. Grapes are rich in phytochemical compounds such as resveratrol, a powerful anti-oxidant found to play a protective role against diseases and some cancers. They are also a good source of vitamins C, A, K, B6, B1, and B2. Storage & PreparationGrapes should be stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to one week. Place them in fresh cold water for a couple of minutes, gently swish them around a few times and pat day with a soft cloth. Cooking Ideas
RecipesWe can't get enough of summer's sweet, juicy peaches. While they may be the official fruit of Georgia, New York grows more than 2,000 acres of peaches. This stone fruit is in season locally from about July to September. Peaches are thought to have originated in China as early as 2,000 B.C. They were carried on the silk road to be traded in Persia. The first literature about peaches dates back to 550 B.C. Peaches often appear in Chinese paintings because they symbolize immortality and friendship. Peaches are in the rose family and are also related to nectarines, cherries and almonds. If you pop out the peach pit, it looks like an almond! Cultivated peaches are divided into clingstones and freestones, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not; both can have either white or yellow flesh. Peaches with white flesh typically are very sweet with little acidity, while yellow-fleshed peaches typically have an acidic tang coupled with sweetness, though this also varies greatly. Both colors often have some red on their skin. Storage & PreparationChoose peaches that are firm, plump, and fuzzy. The flesh should yield to gentle pressure but shouldn’t bruise easily. Don’t select peaches that are green, extra hard, or blemished. Peaches can be ripened on a window sill or kitchen table at room temperature inside a paper bag. Once they reach the perfect ripeness, eat them immediately or refrigerate them for up to 2-3 days in an unsealed plastic or paper bag. To prepare your fresh, ripe peaches for cooking, gently wash, peel, and remove the pit. Peeling peaches is easy if you blanch them. Blanching simply means dipping the peaches in boiling water for 30 seconds and then dipping them in a cold water/ice bath. The skins will come right off, leaving juicy pink, orange, or sometimes white flesh. Use lemon juice to avoid browning. Or wash and eat whole! Nutrition InformationPeaches are packed with antioxidants which help protect our bodies against aging and disease. One medium peach is full of vitamin A and C as well as riboflavin and beta carotene. They are naturally low in calories and are sodium-free and fat-free. Cooking Ideas & RecipesPeaches can be used in desserts such as pies, puddings, cobblers and shortcake. They are also terrific in savory recipes from barbecue sauces to salsas and chutneys and even salads. Top pancakes or yogurt with peaches for breakfast. To preserve a taste of summer for months to come, can peaches. We love them eaten fresh out of the hand!
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