Product of the Week Freeze Dried Cheddar Cheese

THRIVE Shredded Cheddar Cheese will give your recipes a bold kick of flavor. 

Enjoy THRIVE Cheese in your nachos, quesadillas, lasagna, pastas, salads, sandwiches, and many more wonderful cheesy and delicious recipes!  Its mild cheddar flavor will add the perfect flavor to make your dish a success.

You can rehydrate it or use it right out of the can for a crunchy texture...

Imagine cheddar cheese that will stay good on your pantry shelf for 20 years unopened* and 1 year opened*  *Shelf life based on optimal storage conditions.


Rehydration Instructions:

Ingredients
2 cups THRIVE Shredded Colby Cheese (FD)
1/2 cup cold water

Directions
1. Place the THRIVE cheese in a glass bowl.
2. With a spoon, lightly stir cheese while drizzling cold water over the cheese. Stir continuously until all the water is incorporated into the cheese.
3. Water should just barely start to collect on the bottom of the glass bowl. This is a sign that the cheese has absorbed enough water.
4. Place cheese in a zip lock bag and store in refrigerator overnight or for several hours before use.

Note: Cheese will last up to 8 days in refrigerator. Continue to reconstitute cheese, as you need it, following these simple steps. Adjust quantity for individual needs.

Source: Chef Todd Leonard

Try all the different types of cheese!

Shredded Colby Cheese - Freeze Dried
Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese - Freeze Dried
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese - Freeze Dried
Cheese Blend

Creamy Tomato Soup

Creamy Tomato Soup mix:

1/4 cup cornstarch (you can use 1/2 cup flour with same result)
1 1/2 cup THRIVE nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 cup THRIVE tomato powder

1 bay leaf
1 T THRIVE freeze-dried onion
1/4 tsp celery seed
2 tsp granulated garlic
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp thyme
2 T vegetable or chicken bullion

To prepare, combine soup mix with 6 cups water (or milk for a richer cream soup) and whisk until combined over medium heat. Simmer 15-20 minutes.

Add any flavor variations you like during simmering...
2 cups THRIVE FD broccoli or THRIVE FD cauliflower, THRIVE FD diced potatoes, THRIVE FD corn, or THRIVE FD diced carrots.

To add cheese add after removed from heat!

Put this in a sealed jar and it will be good on your pantry shelf for a year.  Great for those evenings you just don't want to cook.

Product of the Week - Tomato Powder

How to use, save money and save food storage space all at the same time with Tomato Powder!

For tomato sauce:  ½ cup tomato powder and 1 cup water

For tomato paste:  ½ cup tomato powder to ½ cup water

For tomato juice:   ½ cup tomato powder to 5 cups water 

There is no salt in the tomato powder but in most prepared tomato products there is a lot, so make sure to taste and adjust your recipe accordingly.

One #10 can tomato powder makes 110.25 cups of tomato sauce (more if you like it thinner) equal to 63 15oz cans of store bought sauce.  Think of the space savings!

An unopened can of tomato powder will last 8 years on your pantry shelf, and one full year after it is opened! Try that with a can of sauce!