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Visit Prosser, Taste Chukar at Balloon Rally 2010
Posted on: 08/27/2010 05:54 AM
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The 21st annual Great Prosser Balloon Rally takes place September 24-26 in Prosser, WA, the HOME OF CHUKAR CHERRIES! Chukar Cherries has sponsored the event for several years, offering financial support for pilots’ traveling, maintenance, and equipment. Ma and PaChukar are, needless to say, eager participants! Over 25 pilots are expected to paint the [...] View Post »
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Wrapping Up Fresh Cherry Season 2010!
Posted on: 08/27/2010 05:41 AM
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Plant Manager Kathleen Young has just finished a late but great 2010 fresh cherry season! As it turns out, it takes a whole slew of people to dry these delicious fruits. Here Kathleen describes the all-natural production process: “This year we hired 17 people to work the fresh cherry line, including 11 women and [...] View Post »
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Featuring Chukar!
Posted on: 08/25/2010 12:42 PM
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After last week’s post about Molly Moon’s inspired combination of Chukar’s Red Sour Cherry Preserve and delicious all-natural ice cream, we got to thinking… who else is cooking with Chukar (other than us, of course)? Turns out quite a few restaurants, cafes, bakeries and even bars throughout Washington love Chukar, and use our dried fruits [...] View Post »
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Can?t take the heat? Get thee to an ice creamery!
Posted on: 08/18/2010 02:38 PM
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Of the many ways to stave off the summer heat, few are as delicious as a simple scoop of ice cream. Or, as we prefer, a scrumptious, all-natural sundae, like the Cherry Bomb Sundae from Seattle’s own Molly Moon’s Handmade Ice Cream Shop. If you live in Seattle and haven’t been to Molly Moon’s, you [...] View Post »
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Fresh Cherries? Last Hurrah: Fresh Cherry Dips!
Posted on: 08/11/2010 10:51 AM
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Before Washington’s fresh cherries disappear from the markets, farm stands and grocery stores in the next couple weeks, let’s give our local super fruits one last hurrah with two easy recipes for dressing them up…just a little. We’ve chosen two recipes, the Chocolate Cherry Dip (of course) and an Espresso Cherry Dip. They’re both easy-to-make [...] View Post »
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Go East, Young (and Formerly Young) Winos!
Posted on: 08/04/2010 10:00 AM
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Prosser Wine and Food Fair, August 14th, 2010 Driving east over Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountain Range brings a rather abrupt change in atmosphere: vast forests turn into sparse scrub brush, the damp air becomes dry, and the sun shines a little brighter. Soon vineyards, hops, and apple orchards dominate the landscape. This is [...] View Post »
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Northwest Cherries: Not just Nature?s Best? the Nation?s Best!
Posted on: 07/28/2010 11:27 AM
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The cherry harvest is going strong here in Washington. Though farmers were jittery after a cool and wet May, superb fruit quality coupled with buoyant prices meant good news for farmers – and a bounty of cherries for you! What’s more, various indicators suggest that fresh cherries should fill grocers’ stands through August. That’s made [...] View Post »
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Celebrate the summer harvest with Chukar at the Pike Market Fruit Festival!
Posted on: 07/21/2010 03:51 PM
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Join Chukar Cherries in celebrating Pike Place’s 3rd Annual Fruit Festival this Sunday! Chukar Cherries and Pike Market are sponsoring family-friendly activities including several Cherry Pie-Eating Contests, Cherry Culinary Demos, and more. Bring the family and be sure to drop by Chukar’s newly renovated retail stand in the center of the main arcade building. It’s [...] View Post »
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Blueberries- Eastern Washington?s Other Superfruit
Posted on: 07/14/2010 03:02 PM
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Blueberries seem to be popping up everywhere here in Eastern Washington. Fueled by a national hunger for the antioxidant-rich super-foods, farmers have gone blueberry-crazy, planting over 1500 acres in the last two years alone. And with this year promising the largest harvest yet, we couldn’t help but notice the rise of little blue fruits. For [...] View Post »
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A little taste of Europe for Ma, Pa and Chukar fans, alike
Posted on: 07/07/2010 02:10 PM
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Having been encouraged by the Chukar team to do some creative “research and development”, Ma and Pa Chukar recently embarked on a 10-day culinary tour of southern France and northern Italy. Along with a group of food entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest, they savored some of the best local French and Italian produce and foods, [...] View Post »
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