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Michigan is a large producer of ripe, juicy orchard “stone” fruits—peaches, plums, apricots and nectarines.

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Making Michigan Recipes Work

Making Michigan Recipes Work is a collection of resources for institutional food service professionals to learn handling and culinary skills specific to fresh, Michigan produce.

Guides and Resources

  • Making Michigan Recipes Work from Menu to Tray (PDF)
  • Standard Operating Procedures for Michigan Produce (PDF)
  • Seasonality (PDF)
  • Storing Farm Fresh Produce (PDF)
  • Culinary Terms (PDF)
  • Knife Skills (PDF)
  • Washing Techniques (PDF)
  • Produce Yield Maximization (PDF)
  • Getting Creative with Culinary Techniques (PDF)
  • Poster - Cafeteria Taste Teste Survey (PDF)

Recipes

  • Michigan Fruit & Veggie Dip (PDF)
  • Michigan Salad (PDF)
  • Purple Monster Smoothie (PDF)
  • Roasted Fall & Winter Vegetable Medley (PDF)
  • Stoplight Pepper & Bean Soup (PDF)
  • Fruit & Yogurt Parfait (PDF)

Videos

(Links go to videos on the MFIN YouTube page.)

  • Introduction
  • Why Michigan Recipes?
  • Handling Fresh Produce from the Farm
  • Basic Knife Skills and Mirepoix
  • Making Vertical Veggies Using Your Sectionizer
  • Michigan Fruit & Veggie Dip
  • Michigan Salad
  • Roasting Veggies - Fall and Winter Crops
  • Stoplight Pepper & Bean Soup
  • Fruit & Yogurt Parfait

 


These resources were developed by MSU Extension, in partnership with Cultivate Michigan.

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  4. Promote your efforts by using the marketing materials available for the featured foods or downloading the media kit!

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