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Cool Treats from the SchoolHouse Kitchen

Patsy Smith had an incredible idea for a business. With her amazing top-secret recipes in hand, she spends her days in her New York kitchen creating fabulous mustards, chutneys, vinaigrettes, and soon even jams. Her original recipe was handed down with one stipulation – it could only be used to create gifts or as a donation to charitable organizations.

Thus, SchoolHouse Kitchen was born. All of the proceeds from Patsy’s delectable culinary delights are donated to educational charities. She specifically looks for charities that encourage children to learn how to think and act for themselves, molding them into the future leaders our world really needs.

No sandwich is complete without Patsy’s Sweet Smooth Hot Mustard, nor is a salad perfect without Balsamic Vinaigrette Basico. Her Bardshar Chutney is the perfect addition to any meal, as a side dish or as an ingredient in sauce, glaze, or even as an ice cream topper!

SchoolHouse Kitchen products can be found at a growing number of local stores around the country, but your best bet is to simply visit the website. Her reasonable prices for such incredible treats make the order worth while. Mustard, for example, comes in a gift pack of 4 jars for $23. Want to try one of each of the three main products? A combo pack is only $20! Each of the SchoolHouse Kitchen products can be purchased by the case, and wholesale customers can even purchase them in half-gallon increments!

“Growing food. Growing knowledge,” is an incredible motto for this humble company. Food lovers all over the country are clamoring to order mustards, chutneys, and vinaigrettes from a company that no only cares about its product, but about the future of our world as well.

Your kitchen cupboards aren’t complete without at least one or two jars of these taste titillating treats! Visit SchoolHouse Kitchen on the web for more details!

Spicy Goodness from Cherith Valley Gardens

If you like your food sparked with exotic tastes... then you are going to love the line of delectable products from Cherith Valley Gardens!

The family owned business operates from Forth Worth, Texas, and produces a wide variety of specialty sauces, salsas, jellies, spirited fruits, grille and dipping sauces, and gourmet syrups that will definitely help you put a little spice in your life.

With all the different specialty gourmet foods that you can find at Cherith Valley Gardens, you will be able to add a bit of 'zest' to just about every meal.

The gourmet salsas from Cherith Valley Gardens allow you to try out some wild new flavors that will dance across your taste buds! Peach, Mango-Lime, Raspberry-Cilantro, Garlic, and Green Olive are just a few of the exotic flavors that will add some excitement to your food, ...whether you use them as a dip for tortilla chips or even your scrambled eggs in the morning.

You haven't had ketchup until you've tried their homestyle ketchup. It is filled with onions, peppers, and nice big chunks of tomatoes. The all-natural ketchup makes a great condiment to add to any barbeque. Seriously, your burgers, dogs, and fries will never be the same!

On the same note, they make a Jalapeno Cilantro Mustard that will add some zing to your hot dogs, deviled eggs, sandwiches, potato salad, and just about anything else that could use a little zip.

Cherith Valley Gardens also offers a line of hors d'oeuvre jellies that come in a host of different flavors. Their Mimosa Jelly is made of orange juice, oranges, and champagne, while their Margarita Jelly is made of fresh limes and tequila. Creative, huh?

If you crave uniqueness and homemade goodness, then you will want to check out the variety at Cherith Valley Gardens!

MANGO-LIME SALSA STIR FRY

3T Olive Oil 6 cloves Fresh Garlic, press 1 Yellow Squash, sliced 1 Zucchini, sliced ½ Med Onion, sliced 1 Sm Red Bell Pepper, sliced 1 lb Chicken or Shrimp ½ can Pineapple Chunks 4 cups cooked rice 2 cups CVG Mango Lime Salsa 1 Pkg Peppercorn Feta Heat oil on Med High, when hot add onions and garlic. Let cook 2 minutes, add rest of vegetables, cook 3 minutes. Add meat until cooked thoroughly. Stir in Salsa and Pineapples. Serve over rice and top with Peppercorn Feta Cheese.