<div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">Hello NFB IN THE KITCHEN GROUP</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">I’d like to invite you all to a fun food email challenge for the remaining six days of June. This is for ALL cooking levels and everyone who enjoys eating! </div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">Please read further details below this email- there are three challenges to enter. You can enter today.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">I’ve also included at the end of the email a lovely summer recipe. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">Here are the brief details:</div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">1. Prepare the Black Bean Veggie Recipe from our virtual cooking session.  Recipe upon request. Have a photo taken and forward. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">2. In The Kitchen: meals, snacks, beverages, desserts… whatever you create in the kitchen: anything from P B and J  to a cup of coffee or main entree to a dessert. Anything you make in the kitchen!!  Have a photo taken and forward. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">3. Kitchen Closed Challenge: any food item you enjoy outdoors or ordered in! Have a photo taken and forward.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">The Email Cooking and Baking Challenge winner will receive a $35.00 electronic gift card to their selected grocery store or online grocery delivery service. Isn’t that awesome?</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">As a community of food enthusiasts, let’s  join in and have some fun at being creative in and or out of the kitchen. Remember, it doesn't have to be anything you’ve cooked! We all must eat, right? </div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">So, let’s snap those bites! </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">Happy Summer Cooking</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)">Here is the forwarded email with details.<br><br><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" id="m_9178234835158276955m_6387430297346894333m_3128021663807323451m_-5952225306669630186docs-internal-guid-642ec3e4-7fff-aca5-3141-bb99a9621f0e" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Welcome to Summer! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.25rem;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">This new week brought the start of summer, as well as some delicious new recipes to enjoy through the warm and sunny season. Can’t wait to share them with you all. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:15pt;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:15pt;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p dir="ltr" id="m_9178234835158276955m_6387430297346894333m_3128021663807323451docs-internal-guid-f2224500-7fff-ea27-5bf0-e7cf83a23a47" style="white-space:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Whether you are in your kitchen tossing a garden salad,  biting into cold and refreshing sweet watermelon, standing over the sink as peach juice run down your elbows, enjoying a stroll around the neighborhood after a lovely meal or sitting beach side enjoying crab salad and sippin on sunshine - Summer’s here! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:normal"></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:15pt;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.25rem;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Here’s </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)">VIRTUAL COOKING SESSION</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Last Wednesday, in our cooking session we demonstrated Black Bean and Mushroom Veggie Burgers, as a nod to alternative meat burgers. They were absolutely delicious. If you’ve ever tried Black Bean Veggie Burgers from your local restaurants such as Houston’s or Lazy Dog’s, well, these by far give them a run for their money and flavor. Our test kitchen worked tirelessly (4 re-tests) to ensure a delicious tried and true recipe. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you are going to make the Black Bean Veggie Burger to enter the Email Baking and Cooking Challenge, please request the recipe. I will only forward to those who will make the Burgers and enter the challenge. That means you’ll have seven days to shop, cook and snap photos to enter.  You can do it! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Forward photos to enter June’s cooking challenge to </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="mailto:friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(66,133,244)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(17,85,204);color:rgb(17,85,204)">friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com</span></a></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">EMAIL COOKING AND BAKING CHALLENGE</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">June, like the month of May, has been a very busy month. So, to help you focus and enjoy our challenges, I’ve created an additional Challenge. Here are your options as June winds down:</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Challenge #1 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Cook the Email Challenge Recipe — Black Bean Veggie Burger and enter photos. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Forward photos to enter June’s cooking challenge to </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="mailto:friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(66,133,244)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(17,85,204);color:rgb(17,85,204)">friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com</span></a></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Challenge # 2</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">This month you can enter whatever dish or beverage, dessert, snack, appetizer, or condiments you whip up, whisk up, shake up or grill up, or whatever you bake or blend. Let's see your yummy meals. Please, it doesn't need to be anything fancy. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Forward photos to enter June’s cooking challenge to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="mailto:friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(66,133,244)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(17,85,204);color:rgb(17,85,204)">friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com</span></a></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Challenge #3</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Kitchen Closed Option. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Here’s to fun, creativity and removing all shyness or quieting your inner voice whisperings of You Had No Time — </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.25rem;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">No worries - Got you covered!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">During the next week while you’re out getting a coffee, take a photo of that beautiful foamy cup of Joe. At a sandwich or pastry shop, deli, roadside stand, orchards, farmers market? Take a photo and forward. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dining in a vegan cafe, popcorn and drink in a movie theater, on the beach or boardwalk or in the mall having an ice cream cone? Snap a photo! Order Uber eats, Doordash, friends bring you supper, receive a gift basket…take a photo! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wherever you enjoy your food. Let’s capture that moment - it may bring in a few bucks toward your next food outing! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Forward photos to enter June’s cooking challenge </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="mailto:friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(66,133,244)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(17,85,204);color:rgb(17,85,204)">friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com</span></a></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">What Chef Regina </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">and Stan are Eating:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">We’ll join you! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">I’ll start off the Email Cooking Challenge and complete each of the three challenges. While taking you along with me, I’ll enter a photo of one challenge per day for the last seven days of June starting this evening!</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">I’ll forward photos to this Email Cooking Challenge Group daily with image descriptions, locations, expressions and impressions of ‘Yum!’ or DoubleYum! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">You’ll be getting a peek into Chef Regina and Stan’s daily chow downs!  </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wonder who will be the brave one to join us in our seven day adventure? Anyone! </span></font></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Let’s snap food photos and forward to </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;font-size:15pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(17,85,204);color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(66,133,244)">friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Eligibility For Email Cooking Challenge Drawing: </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Participants should forward two photos of the June Challenge — Black Bean Veggie Burger Recipe (during cooking and finished recipe). If entering the other challenges, have one photo taken of your food item. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">All submissions must be received by June 30, 2023 8:59PM EST. </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">All entrants names are randomly drawn. Winner will be notified on July 1st, 2023. </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">The winner will receive a $35.00 gift certificate of choice to local market or online grocery shopping or delivery (Walmart, Instacart, etc).</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">After winner is notified all participants will be notified of the winner. </span><br></p><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">SPECIAL NOTE: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">I’ve included one of my favorite seasonal recipes that is delish to have in your summer repertoire! Hope you enjoy it! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Happy Summer Cooking❣️ </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">(Red Heart Exclamation) </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Next Cooking Session  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">NEW DATE — </span><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wednesday, July 19, 2023 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">4:00PM PST | 6:00PM CST | 7:00PM EST</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">See You In The Kitchen </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">A SUMMER</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">RECIPE FOR YOU</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Heading to a BBQ this summer? Try one of my absolute favorite BBQ side dish recipes that always remind me of the season's bounty. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">WATERMELON FETA SALAD</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">with a tangy </span></p></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">MINT - LIME SPRITZ </span></p></div><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49);color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(49,49,49)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">This Watermelon Feta Salad is my go-to summer side dish. Few things say summer like watermelon. The sweet and salty combination of feta cheese and watermelon with snips of mint is wonderfully refreshing and satisfying. You’ll want  to make it most of summertime. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Watermelon is such a fun fruit, especially when it’s peak season and you have so many options. I love using it in this summer salad because it’s sweet enough on its own without adding any additional sugars or syrups. It’s also light enough to be served alongside your main course.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">One great thing about this recipe, you don’t have to purchase an entire watermelon. Check your produce section, there’s plenty of fresh precut cubed watermelons — it’s summer, let someone else do the hard work!! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Why eat watermelon with feta?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">You see, the saltiness of the feta combines so well with the sweetness of the watermelon it is like an explosion of flavors in your mouth. It's flavor mixing 101 and always produces something magical. So if you want to mix ingredients, just remember that something salty and something sweet work well together.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Prep Time 15 minutes mins</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Total Time 15 minutes mins</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Course Salad, Side Dish</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Servings 4-6</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">INGREDIENTS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ ½ watermelon, scooped into balls with a melon baller or cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks chilled </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ 1 pint blueberries</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ 1 - 2 cucumbers sliced and quartered</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ 8 ounces feta cheese cut into cubes or crumbles. Sub goat cheese, cottage or Cotija. Can omit for Dairy Free </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ 10 mint leaves sliced</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ 5 basil leaves, sliced</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ 2 limes, juiced and zest, optional </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">▢ salt to taste, omit if using feta cheese</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">INSTRUCTIONS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">In a large bowl, combine watermelon, blueberries, cucumbers, and feta cheese.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Toss gently. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Chop the herbs: I like to cut my herbs by putting the leaves all in one stack and then rolling them up and slicing them like you would slice cinnamon rolls. This creates really pretty ribbon shapes for the salad</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Add the ribboned sliced mint, basil, and the juice from both limes. (Optional: add the zest from the limes as well.) </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Sprinkle with salt if desired.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Stir until all ingredients are coated in lime juice. Chill until ready to serve.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Give it a quick stir before serving.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">CHEF’S NOTES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">You can also add any other ingredients that you have on hand: red onion, green onion, lemon juice, and fresh herbs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">You don’t have to purchase both basil and mint. Use either or omit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">For added crunch and texture toss in a handful of chopped walnuts, almonds or any other kind of nuts you like.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">For more of a dressing, drizzle balsamic vinegar. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.25rem;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Not too much, though! Let the flavors of the salad ingredients shine through. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">This cool salad can be served alongside grilled protein like shrimp, chicken and fish, crisp tofu or as an alternative to a traditional pasta salad for a summer potluck. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">You can make this salad ahead of time and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve it.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">What Dressing Goes Best with Watermelon Feta Salad?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">This salad doesn’t have a dressing per se, but it is topped with lime juice, chopped basil, and fresh mint. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">For more of a dressing, a light drizzle of balsamic vinegar.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Enjoy! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">NEW DATE — </span>BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS COOKING SESSION <br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">See you in the kitchen </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1.25rem;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wednesday July 19, 2023 @ 4:00 PM PST</span></font></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue""></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div>