From Our Kitchen: Lemon-Glazed Raspberry Ribbon Bars
From Our KitchenMakes 24 Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup powdered sugar, divided 1 large egg yolk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 6 ounces raspberry jam 2 teaspoons unsweetened lemon juice 1 teaspoon 2% milk Preparation: Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment or baking paper. Step 2: In a large bowl, cream butter and ½ cup sugar together. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix until light in color...
On the Road with RDs: FARE
Nutrition, AllergiesHi there! We’re here again with another edition of our blog series, “On the Road with RDs,” where we invite you to follow along with our Dietitians as they visit venues, teach communities, and continue their education in the wide world of nutrition. This time, we’re joining our Director of Nutrition, Lesley Vogel, who recently partnered with Brandon Jacobs, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at The Shipley School in Pennsylvania. As a team, they presented at the Food Allergy...
Mercersburg Screams for Ice Cream!
Setting Good ExamplesAt SAGE, we pride ourselves on finding innovative ways to delight the communities we serve and honor their culinary traditions. Mercersburg Academy, a southern Pennsylvania boarding school dating to 1836, has had a tradition since the 1980s of pretzel pie. Jeff Gray, SAGE General Manager at Mercersburg, showed his creativity by putting a twist on this in-demand dessert. Taking inspiration from the popularity of pretzel pie, he coordinated the creation of Mercersburg Pretzel Pie Ice Cream, a vanilla base mixed...
Food Trends to Watch in 2020
Menu DevelopmentSAGE Executive Chef Rob Coutu and Registered Dietitians got together to share their thoughts about 2020 trends from both the culinary and nutritional perspectives. Cheese tea: You’ve probably seen this one on social media. The name isn’t terribly appealing, but it tastes better than it sounds. This beverage started as a street food served in Taiwan. It’s cold tea topped with a frothy mixture of cream cheese and milk, which is both sweet and savory. Move over, bubble tea —...