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Spring Tasting & Strawberry Arrival
Welcome back from Spring Break everyone! This past week at school we had “Spring Tastings” where lunch featured many fun foods found mostly in spring. Our veggie platter had the following Asparagus spears Baby Rainbow Carrots Broccoli Icicle Radishes Fennel … Continue reading
New Entree: Chicken Tetrazzini
We tried a tasty new dish today at all of our schools – Chicken Tetrazzini. It was well received and I think you’ll see it again out there. This dish is a version of the classic Turkey Tetrazzini, which was … Continue reading
Seasonal Update
The fall season for locally grown fruits and vegetables is here! Next week’s school lunch menu features a hearty side of autumn root vegetables- carrots, parsnips and beets. Although fall is officially here, we are still in transition from summer … Continue reading
Try new food every two weeks! Your taste buds will thank you.
See all those bumps [on your tongue]? Those are called papillae (say: puh-pih-lee), and most of them contain taste buds. Taste buds have very sensitive microscopic hairs called microvilli (say: mye-kro-vih-lye). Those tiny hairs send messages to the brain about how something … Continue reading
A great first week of school lunch
We had a fantastic first day of lunch at all the schools we serve! It was great to see all the kids excited to eat; they served themselves and tried new things like cherry tomatoes and summer squash from day … Continue reading
Birke Baehr -”what’s Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?”
Birke Baehr -\”what\’s Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?\” This kid has his priorities right! and is a great spokesperson for the healthy food movement whose success is strongly linked to a high youth … Continue reading
TomKat Ranch Leftcoast Grassfed – some tasty beef!
As many of you know, we feature Marin Sun Farms grassfed beef in our school lunch programs. We love MSF! We also love diversification. If you are what you eat, then beef from Pescadero is going to taste … Continue reading
Spring Tasting for Lunch!
Spring is definitely here as we can see with the arrival of many spring crops. This is an exciting time for our menus. Its a chance to reflect the great variety of food that our region has to offer. This … Continue reading
Summer Cooking Camps
Acre received information on fun summer cooking camps! see below: Join us for our 5th annual summer camp! Our 1 week, 9-5 p.m. camps offer hands-on, affordable cooking classes with guest chefs with experience from Pizzaiolo, Chez Panisse, La Méditerranée, … Continue reading
KALE KALE KALE
Last week we wrote about how the first graders at Cathedral School for Boys love kale and I thought I would provide a deeper look back. They spent a couple of months seeding, planting and watering the kale in the … Continue reading