The California Table Grape Commission is highlighting the fruit’s versatility in recipes with the help of chef Ellie Krieger, best-selling author and registered dietitian.
Krieger recently met with editors and writers of the Meredith Corp., which publishes Better Homes and Gardens and other publications, as well as social media websites. She demonstrated recipes and talked about the nutrition aspects of grapes during the seminar at Meredith Corp.’s test kitchen in Des Moines, Iowa.
Key topics included how grapes can be paired with numerous other ingredients, and editors tasted grapes that were fresh, pickled, roasted and in beverages.
“The goal of the test kitchen seminar was to really give the editors a chance to taste and see for themselves just how versatile California grapes can be,” Jeff Cardinale, vice president communications for the commission, said in the release. “Once the editors have that opportunity to experience California grapes in their own, unique way, they can take those ideas to the pages of their magazines.”
Krieger made three new recipes: Jerk Roasted Chicken with California Grape Salsa, Saffron Cauliflower Rice with California Grapes, and a Grape Upside-Down Olive Oil Cake.
Eating Well, Traditional Home, and the social media website AllRecipes was also represented at the event, according to the release.
