Recipes from the Breakroom

March 2024
Here’s a warming shellfish stew recipe submitted by Melissa’s in-house Nutritionist, Natalie Rodriquez.

October 2023
Here’s a recipe that comes along just in time to help warm us as October’s chilly temperatures signal that the fall season is here.

June 2023
This month’s featured recipe by a staff member is both a traditional Mexican dish dating back to the 16th Century as well as a bit of culinary trickery...

December 2016
Just in time for the myriad of college football bowl games that are about to monopolize TV broadcast schedules for most of this month, comes a very easy to make and scrumptiously delicious chip dip from the desk of Mark Smith...

January 2016
Here’s a very timely recipe for the winter season, cooked up by Hilda Villalobos in Melissa’s Mail Order Department, guaranteed to take the chill out of the coldest of January days.

April 2015
Here’s a very tasty vegetarian version of an ancient South American fish dish from the kitchen of Melissa’s Associate Adriana Cadenas.

February 2015
Here’s a delicious, special occasion dish, submitted by Sam Martinez of Melissa’s Mail Order Department, that any home chef, who likes recipes with lots of moving parts, will have great fun constructing.

January 2014
If pasta is the soul of Italian cuisine, then fresh vegetables provide the body of flavors for that soul.