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GRILLED APRICOTS WITH LEMON THYME AND HONEY

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Serves 6 Ingredients:6 small apricots, washed, halved and pitted1 Tbsp. Olive Oil1 Tbsp honey4 sprigs lemon thyme or regular thyme2 Tbsp unsalted butter, meltedsalt and pepper, to taste Preheat grill. In a small bowl mix the honey, thyme sprigs, melted butter, salt and pepper. Set aside. Brush the apricot halves with the olive oil and grill,…

ARUGULA AND PISTACHIO PESTO

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Plac­er­Grown ingre­di­ents used:  Arugula Ingre­di­ents: Instruc­tions: Place every­thing in a food proces­sor and process to a creamy con­sis­tency. Use the same way you would basil pesto, on pasta, fish, bread, etc. Yields 1 cup.

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Bring something new to the Thanksgiving table with mandarin orange zucchini bread from Ann’s Orchard. Fresh mandarin juice and zest give this loaf a citrus twist. Bake ahead and freeze to make holiday prep a little easier!

INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. each baking soda and cinnamon
• 1 cup coarsely grated raw zucchini
• 1 medium carrot, coarsely grated
• ½ cup chopped nuts
• ½ cup raisins (optional)
• 2 large eggs
• Zest of 3 mandarins
• ½ cup fresh mandarin juice
• ¼ cup vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Mix sugar, flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, then stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into pan and bake about 1 hour.

Save this recipe for your holiday baking and learn more about Ann's Orchards here: getplacergrown.com/places/anns-orchard/
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Bring something new

Mix up your Thanksgiving meal with a pasture-raised chicken dinner from Bare Naked Birdies!

Raised on certified organic land, chickens from Bare Naked Birdies are given room to roam and grow at their natural pace without growth accelerators and filler feeds. The farming team focuses on feeding their chickens carefully selected, well-balanced ingredients for their nutrition, directly impacting the quality of their meat.

Start a new Thanksgiving tradition with a little local flavor. Bring a Lincoln farm to your table and support the people caring for the land where your food is raised.

📍 Bare Naked Birdies
Lincoln, CA
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