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The Fundamentals of Flavor

Take your cooking to the next level by mastering the concepts of salt, fat, acid and heat. A school meal can be lovingly prepared while following the strictest of nutrition…

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In Praise of Pickles

How much do you know about the vivacious veggie option that kids love? t’s hard to deny the enduring appeal of pickles—even historical figures such as Julius Caesar, Queen Elizabeth…

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Stretching Your Budget With USDA Foods

Still colloquially known as “commodity foods,” the USDA Foods in Schools program serves up a variety of versatile ingredients. School nutrition operators procure menu items and recipe ingredients from a…

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All the Dish on Tuna Fish

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Scary Good Celebrations

Inject a healthy dose of fun into school foodservice by celebrating Halloween! The majority of what makes Halloween so entertaining—the food, the decor and the costumes—can be translated into multiple…

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A variety of condiments

Making Condiments Count

Staples like ketchup and mayo are a must in school cafeterias, but there’s also an opportunity to capture emerging condiment trends on your menu. Forty years ago, Vietnamese immigrant David…

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Growing “Garden-To-Tray” Opportunities

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