Food Bank Results
The stats from our Food Drive are phenomenal. We raised over $15,000 for our Payson, Pine, and Strawberry food banks and almost 5,000 lbs. of food. Thank you to Safeway and Dan Dillon for your support, as well as our Realtor® family and all the volunteers who collected food. We especially want to thank the Rim Country Community who supported us!
Looking Forward to Next Year’s Food Drive Challenge!
– Kristin Croak & Joan Backman from the Central Arizona Board of Realtors®
Featured Recipe
Ingredients:
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped Vidalia onion
• 1 small apple (Braeburn or Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup apple cider
• 2 cups pumpkin purée
• 1 cup light cream or half-and-half
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Instructions:
1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, apple, and garlic, and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, salt, coriander, and red pepper; cook for 1 minute.
2. Add the broth and cider and boil gently, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Stir in the pumpkin, cream, and maple syrup; cook for 5 minutes.
4. In a food processor or blender, puree the soup in three or four batches. (Always be careful when pureeing hot liquids in a blender. Never fill the container more than one-third full to avoid the risk of the lid blowing off.) Return the soup to the pot and cook over very low heat for 5 minutes; do not boil.
5. Ladle the soup into four bowls and serve piping hot.
“Welcome to Rim Country! It was such a pleasure working with you both… wishing you wonderful memories in your beautiful new cabin” – Kristin