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Roasted Pork Loin with Cherry Zinfandel Sauce & Creamy Polenta
October 1, 2005 – 11:14 am | No Comment

Featuring our Cherry Zinfandel Fruit Spread
serves 4
sounds fancy –maybe – but this recipe is super easy
What you will need:
1. One 12-14oz pork tenderloin
2. 1 jar Oregon Growers and Shipper Cherry Zinfandel Fruit Spread
3. 4 …

Apple and Fennel Roasted Salmon with New Potatoes and Spinach
October 1, 2005 – 11:06 am | No Comment

Featuring our Apple Fennel Chutney
Serves 4
What you will need:

1 lb fresh Salmon – cut into 4 portions
1 jar Oregon Growers and Shippers Apple Fennel Chutney
1 lb small new potatoes
1 bag of pre-washed spinach
2 Tbls butter

Apple Fennel Porkloin
October 1, 2005 – 10:57 am | No Comment

Featuring our Apple Fennel Chutney
Serves 4
Ingredients:

4 each boneless porkloin chops (cut 1″ thick)
4 each sliced bacon
to taste salt and pepper
4 Tbs water
4 Tbs Oregon Growers & Shippers Apple Fennel Chutney

Preparation:

Arugula Salad with Blue Cheese and Marionberry Vinaigrette
October 1, 2005 – 10:48 am | No Comment
Arugula Salad with Blue Cheese and Marionberry Vinaigrette

Featuring our Marionberry Jam
Serves 4
Another easy recipe that will wow you guests…
Here is what you will need:
1. 1 large package of pre-washed arugula.(baby spinach works great too)
2. 1 small piece of blue cheese – I …

Winter Squash Soup with Apple Butter and Thyme
October 1, 2005 – 10:38 am | No Comment
Winter Squash Soup with Apple Butter and Thyme

Featuring our Not Too Sweet Apple Butter
serves 4
This one is a bit more challenging but taken step by step it’s easy…
What you will need:
1. 1 large butternut squash
2. 1 8 oz. can of chicken stock …

Cranberry Pear Puffs
September 30, 2005 – 9:30 pm | No Comment
Cranberry Pear Puffs

Featuring our Cranberry Pear Spread
Makes 36 Puffs
Ingredients:
8 oz Fromage blanc or mild soft goat cheese
1 Jar of Oregon Growers & Shippers Cranberry Pear Spread
1 Sheet of Puff Pastry
8 oz. Brie Cheese
Flour for work surface
Preparation
Thaw 1 …

Cranberry, Pear and Goat Cheese Torta
September 30, 2005 – 9:07 pm | No Comment

Featuring our Cranberry Pear Spread
Serves 6
Ingredients:
8 oz Fromage blanc or mild soft goat cheese
4 tbs Oregon Growers & Shippers Cranberry Pear Spread
to taste salt and pepper
Decoration chopped chives
Preparation:
Take a standard muffin tin. Line one of …

NW Smoked Salmon and Fennel Crisps
September 30, 2005 – 8:34 pm | No Comment

Featuring our Apple Fennel Chutney
serves 4
This is about as simple as it gets…it’s really assembly not so much actual “cooking” – we’ll get there later…
What you will need:
1. Sliced NW cold smoked …