Tis the holiday season

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I love the holiday season.

As we head into the first weekend of December, let's think about our favorite dishes for the Christmas holiday. Bill Kroener, our Facilities Manager, thinks fondly about all the Prime Rib with mashed potatoes that he's enjoyed during the holiday seasons past. Our Vice-President of Retail Sales, Mark Damato remembers a long lasting family tradition that started with his great-grandmother, his family makes homemade ravioli during the holidays. (Funny, I've been around Mark for three Christmases now and I've never tasted his family's homemade ravioli. I think he's been holding out on me!) T Williams, our General Manager, made my mouth water when he told me about his favorite holiday dish, roulade. It seems that you take some pounded out round steak, fill it with bacon, roll it up, brown it in a skillet, put a little water in to make a gravy out of the drippings later, serve it up, and enjoy. Doug Kaufman, one or our beloved warehouse guys, has fond memories of his mother-in-law and her green been casserole. Green bean casserole is a classic dish found on many holiday tables but Doug says that he has never tasted anything better or as good as his late mother-in-law's. Amanda McLachlan, our sales representative for the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley area, tells a tale of a squash pie that her father makes. It consists of Grand Mariner and homemade whipped cream topping. I apologize, I didn't mean to drool through your computer monitor.

Now it comes time for my favorite holiday dish...homemade pork tamales. My family has been making homemade tamales since I can remember. My late grandmother's recipe is the best that I've ever tasted and I'm not just being biased. It seems that the matriarchs of my family, starting with my great-grandmother Acosta, have been tweaking the same recipe for generations, but what they all have in common is that each individual tamale contains two raisins. Now that you know my family's secret recipe, I will be knocking on your doors to silence all of you. (Insert evil laugh here.)

If you would like to tell the Produce Guru about your favorite holiday dish, post a comment to this blog or email me at bridge@peddlersson.com. We will also be posting more holiday recipes and goodies, so come back and check us out.