The Dish

2022 Holiday Issue

Welcome to the Holiday edition of the Dish! It's hard to believe 2022 is coming to a close. It was so good to get back out and see everyone in person this year. We want to thank you for everything you do day in and day out to ensure your students receive the nutrition they need to thrive. We look forward to serving you in 2023 with products, resources and inspiration!

In this issue, we are featuring our savory soups, and highlighting a few of the recipes from our 2022 Crave Collection Cookbook as we gear up for the launch of our 2023 Crave Recipe Contest that opens for submissions on January 2, 2023. Look for more info coming soon!

Featured Products

With colder weather setting in, now is the perfect time to menu a warm, comforting bowl of soup or chili. Slow-simmered and flash frozen to lock in flavor and freshness, there's no need to reconstitute with water or broth, simply heat & serve. Serve in a bowl or in a variety of applications like broccoli cheddar pasta bake and broccoli rice casserole.

5114 Broccoli Cheese Soup

5113 Creamy Tomato Soup

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K-12 Crave Featured Recipes

Looking for new ways to use our products? Here are a few crave-able recipes from our 2022 Crave Contest that were submitted by districts from across the country.

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Rattlesnake Pasta Bowl

submitted by: Avon H.S. (IN)

Breakfast Mac

submitted by: Jonesboro H.S. (GA)

Hot Honey Beef Bake

submitted by: Henderson County H.S, (KY)

Tostada Salad

submitted by: Clark County Schools, (NV)

Reasons to Celebrate:

December

Worldwide Food Safety Month
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day (Dec. 16)
National Cheeseburger Day (Dec. 18)
Christmas Eve (Dec. 24)
Christmas Day (Dec. 25)
National Bacon Day (Dec. 30)
New Years Eve (Dec. 31)

January

National Soup Month
National Spaghetti Day (Jan. 4)
National Bean Day (Jan. 6)
Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 18)
National Cheese Lover's Day (Jan. 20)

Culinary Corner:

Easy breakfast ideas from Chef Irma

Commodity Corner:

J.T.M. partners with K12 foodservice to track pounds that RAs and State Agencies have diverted to J.T.M. You can review your balances and transactional information at www.k12foodservice.com

Now is the time to be planning your SY23-24 Menus. Below are Links for Resources to help with your diversions.

If you have any J.T.M. questions regarding working with USDA Foods, please feel free to contact Kathy Craven, J.T.M. Commodity Coordinator, at kathycraven@jtmfoodgroup.com.

K-12 Crave Contest Update

With the success of the 1st annual K-12 Crave Collection, we are excited to bring it back for 2023! The contest will begin January 2023! Click the book below to download you’re own copy of the 2022 recipe book and find how to enter our 2023 contest.