What to Cook, Bake, or in General to Make Wednesday

(Recipe from thekitchn.com)

Spring Salad with Baby Greens, Herbs, Meyer Lemon, Almonds and Goat Cheese
serves four
About 6 cups of washed baby greens like arugula and baby spinach, torn into bite-sized pieces
About 1/2 cup of fresh herbs - lemon thyme, lemon verbena, Thai basil, and Italian parsley - chopped
1 Meyer lemon, zested
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives or spring garlic
1/4 cup chopped fresh scallions
1/2 cup sliced toasted almonds
4 ounces good goat cheese
2-3 chive blossoms
Toss the greens, chopped herbs, lemon zest, and chives and scallions with the almonds. Add the vinaigrette. Divide the salad among four salad plates. Pull the chives apart into small flowerets and scatter evenly over each salad. Top each salad with a lump of cheese and serve.
Meyer Lemon and Honey Vinaigrette
1 Meyer lemon, juiced
1/3 cup good olive oil
1 tablespoon honey, or to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
Shake or whisk until completely emulsified. Taste and adjust sweetening or oil. Toss with the salad greens and serve immediately.

Product of the Week: Give-Aways!

Who doesn't love a useful give-away?  And with your businesses logo on the items, you're sure to attract business!  Personalized items are also fun give-aways for reunions, company picnics, wedding and anniversary celebrations.  We have some fantastic options for summer - sunglasses, visors, plastic cups, even sunscreen.  Give us a call to find out about your many options and any restrictions that may apply.

What to Cook, Bake, or in General to Make Wednesday

Great recipe for hot summer days!

Strawberry Freeze

(Recipe from KraftRecipes.com)

Total time: 6 hr 15 min

prep: 15 min

servings: 16 servings

 

What You Need

12 CHIPS AHOY! Cookies   (can substitute with vanilla wafers)

1 pkg.  (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 can  (12 oz.) frozen berry juice concentrate, thawed

1 cup crushed strawberries

1 tub  (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

2 cups whole strawberries, cut in half

Make It

ARRANGE cookies in single layer on bottom of 9-inch springform pan. BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Gradually beat in juice concentrate. Stir in crushed berries. Whisk in COOL WHIP until well blended. Pour over cookies in pan. FREEZE 6 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer 15 min. before serving; let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. Top with berry halves.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare as directed with CHIPS AHOY! Reduced Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

Substitute

Prepare using your favorite flavor of frozen juice or drink concentrate, such as raspberry, lemonade, grape or pink lemonade.

What to Cook, Bake, or in General to Make Wednesday

Pennsylvania Dutch Potato SaladHere's an easy to prepare recipe for potato salad. The creamy, homemade dressing requires no cooking.

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 T. prepared yellow mustard
• 2 T. apple cider vinegar
• 2 T. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. celery seed
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 6 medium potatoes - peeled, cooked, and diced
• 1/2 cup - chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 hard boiled eggs - chopped
• 1/4 tsp. paprika

Preparation -
In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, sugar, celery seed, salt and pepper. Set aside. In a large bowl, stir the diced potatoes, chopped celery , onion and hard boiled eggs together. Add the mayonnaise mixture to the vegetable mixture. Gently stir all the ingredients together. Refrigerate for at for least 1 hour before serving. Sprinkle with the paprika just before serving.

Promoting Your Social Media Presence

Just because you build it, it doesn't mean they are going to come! I'm sure most of you have heard this familiar phrase, but it is very true when it comes to social media. Once you establish your social media presence, next comes PROMOTION, PROMOTION, PROMOTION!

Below are a few ideas that you could use in order to promote your social media presence.

This is an example of an advertisement that Debenhams placed promoting their Facebook presence.

We have signs hung up in our building telling people about our Facebook Page.

One of my favorite ways of promoting social media are Meet Me Me cards. They are social media trading cards, but they could be used in place of business cards. They include basic contact information about, a short bio, a quote and a “special power.” It also includes a QR code which you can choose links and websites to direct people to when they scan it.

QR codes are a wonderful way to promote social media. They are up and coming and you will start seeing them more and more. QR codes are so great because you can lead people anywhere, to your facebook page, to a custom landing page, to your website, to a sign up form, etc. Include QR codes on postcards of flyers promoting your social media presence.

Product of the Week: Mailers

Mailers are a great way to reach potential customers and at Big Red Printing we work with you and the Post Office to find the best way to reach your marketing goal.  Please stop in or call and let us help you choose the best way to promote your business with a mailer!

What to Cook, Bake, or in General to Make Wednesday

Grilled Barbecue Chicken Pizza

(Recipe from pillsbury.com)

 

INGREDIENTS

 

1 can (11 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated thin pizza crust

2 cups cubed cooked chicken

1/2 cup barbecue sauce

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion

1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper

 

DIRECTIONS

• Heat gas or charcoal grill to medium heat. Cut 14 x 14-inch heavy duty foil; spray with cooking spray. Place dough on foil; starting at center, press dough to 12-inch round. Place dough on grill, foil side down. Cook, uncovered, 3 minutes or until bottom of crust is light golden brown. Remove from grill.
• Using wide spatula, flip crust over so uncooked side is down. In small bowl, combine chicken, barbecue sauce and chili powder; mix well. Spread chicken evenly over pizza crust. Sprinkle with cheese, onion and bell pepper.
• Place pizza onto grill, foil side down. Cook, covered, an additional 3 to 4 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese begins to melt.