Recipes from the Breakroom

February 2023
According to a culinary dictionary, the French Dip is a hot sandwich of tender, thin slices of beef usually layered on a long French roll, often with melted cheese...

February 2019
This month’s featured recipe, submitted by Savannah Muñoz of our Corporate Chefs Team, is a very tasty eggplant dish that gave me the resolve to use this versatile ingredient more often!

August 2017
Here’s the perfect summer salad side dish submitted by John Dunham, Melissa’s Procurement Category Manager and resident foodie.

March 2017
This month’s Guest recipe was submitted by Peter Blake, one of the newest members of the Melissa’s team. Aji de gallina is a Peruvian chicken dish with a spicy cream sauce...

November 2016
Here’s a fun-to-make, creative appetizer just in time for the holiday entertainment season, submitted by Kelly Rowe, Melissa’s always-inventive Art Director.

November 2014
This month’s delicious seasonal recipe comes from the drawing board of Melissa’s Art Director, Kelly Rowe. And, no, do not expect a plate of pink pasta!

April 2014
Here’s a very flavor-filled recipe that demonstrates a delicious way to take advantage of the unique taste of April’s Pixie Tangerine crop to add a unique twist to a classic French reduction sauce.

February 2014
How such a simple set of ingredients can produce such a wonderful and varied combination of flavors is exactly what cooking is all about!

October 2013
Here’s a cozy dinner-for-two dish that uses four fresh ingredients from the early fall harvest to create an intimate dining experience that needs only a roaring fireplace and a slight nip in the air to complete the mood.