The Slice September 2012

The Slice

September 2012 Issue

September! Summer vacation is winding down and a new school year is about to start. Schools will be opening their doors and parents will begin to prepare lunch boxes.  It is time to stock up on Minnie’s Dried Fruits & Vegetables for the kids’ lunch boxes and your own too!

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What's New This Month...

Dates: September is the month of dates. The weather is still hot, allowing the dates to ripen. The palm trees in Dahshour are beautiful with their heavy bounty of ripening dates that are turning from green to red, or dark brown or golden yellow. And we, at Minnie’s, have begun to pit and dry these luscious dates. They will be available the third week of September.

Fruit Rolls: made from the 100% natural fruit juice of the mangos or the strawberries, with no preservatives or additional coloring. They come in packages of five pieces individually wrapped and are great snacks at school, at work or at home.

Did You Know...

Dates are a great source of fibers, anti-oxidants, and minerals? They are rich in potassium, magnesium, copper and calcium. You can snack on them  whole, or cut them up and add them to your morning cereal, or to your cake batter. They are delicious served with fresh cream too.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

        

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Gift ideas

Ramadan Gift Ideas from Minnie's

Ramadan gift idea: a basket lined with typical Egyptian fabric and filled with a selection of Minnie's Dried Fruits

A burlap bag with trim, a guest towel and filled with Minnie's Dried Fruits 

Egyptian handblown glass jar with lid, filled with Minnie's goodies

Egyptian handblown glass bowl filled with Minnie's Ramadan selection of dried fruits.

The Slice August 2012 Issue

The Slice

August 2012 Issue

What's New This Month...

Egyptian Pear Rounds: We cut and dry the crunchy (khashaby) pears with no preservatives or color enhancers. These pears are peeled, cored and dried to a chewy state that brings out their delicate flavor. Try them in khoshaf or right out of the bag, they are a great snack.

Egyptian Mango Slices:  Mango season has just begun. The varieties are coming in one after the other, pleasing the palate and the sense of smell. And we too have begun drying them and making mango fruit rollups. Our fruit rollups have no sugar added and no preservatives; they are 100% natural fruit.

Egyptian Raisins: we use the original Egyptian seedless green/golden grapes (banati) to make these raisins. These raisins are a dark amber color and are sweet and chewy and delicious. Eat them with nuts or add them to cereal, oatmeal, rice or moussaka3a, you will just love them.

You may continue to receive The Slice by email or you may choose to read it on our blog Cut and Dried. We hope you engage and comment by subscribing to Cut and Dried. And we encourage you to try some of our recipes that use Minnie’s Dried Fruits & Vegetables. Give us your feedback on those your try!

Please help us continue to grow. When you get a chance, like Minnie's Dried Fruits and Vegetables on Facebook and go ahead and subscribe to our blog Cut and Dried!