Cal Giant berry blog

Try our Strawberry Salsa

2007-06-04T13:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a great new recipe for our fresh strawberries. It is very simple to make with just a handful of ingredients and the perfect combination of sweet and spicy. I just made it for a family get together and the whole bowl of salsa was gone in 15 minutes with requests for more!

The only tip I have to offer is not to mix the whole recipe too far in advance otherwise the berries get a little mushy. You can mix the other ingedients together ahead of time, then about 30 minutes or so before serving throw the berries in. Enjoy!!

It's Spring in California

2007-04-04T13:42:00.000-07:00

Spring has officially arrived in California bringing big beautiful delicious strawberries to California Giant Berry Farms. Our farms in Oxnard, Santa Maria and Watsonville are all harvesting berries just in time for your spring celebrations.

Try dipping stem berries in your favorite melted chocolate for an easy but elegant treat for family and friends. Serve a bowl of fresh berries with sour cream and brown sugar on the side for dipping. Take fresh strawberries to kids baseball or soccer games for a post game snack to re-energize the team.

Our berries can be enjoyed so many ways for the next several months as we progress through spring into summer and fall. Check out our website for more ways to serve your berries and for some great tips on building healthy habits for the whole family

More From Socalcycling

2006-06-22T06:14:00.000-07:00

Read what they had to say about last weeks SCNCA Championships

http://www.socalcycling.com/

2006-06-21T11:52:00.000-07:00

SWEEPSTAKES ENTRIES POURING IN

Thanks to all of you that have entered our Sweet-Balance sweepstakes. We are very pleased with the number of entries received to date - over 60,000 as of June 20, 2006. There is still time to get your name on the winner list. The ultimate winner in our sweepstakes will receive a complete home gym from Nautilus. The odds are still in your favor - no purchase necessary, and you could win a prize valued at over $10,000. Enter now at www.sweet-balance.com

Good Luck - Hope to see your name on the winning entry!

2006-05-12T10:05:00.000-07:00

Enter our National Sweepstakes Now !!

California Giant is sponsoring a national consumer sweepstakes. You will see all the details when you purchase our strawberries in stores for the next two months. However, if you want to enter now, just log onto the website www.sweet-balance.com

2006-04-12T11:13:00.000-07:00

Summer Berries are here early

(June 2, 2006) Spring has finally arrived and brought summer with it! We have had some beautiful California weather here lately and the berries love it. We look forward to a long happy harvest season though the summer and into the fall if Mother Nature cooperates. We hope you enjoy them all year. Thanks for the support and the patience as we weathered the winter and spring rains this year.

Spring Harvest

2006-03-28T08:53:00.000-08:00

Spring has Sprung in Oxnard, CA

We are excited about the spring harvest even though we still receive the occasional rain showers in our growing districts. We are hopeful that the sun will emerge - and the rain-rain will go away!! Enjoy those big beautiful berries coming your way.

Our Cycling Team

2006-03-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

The boys in Cal Giant Blue have started there early season racing schedule with a couple of podium spots in the first 5 races. This week the team heads to Merced, California for the 1st race of the 2006 NRC calendar The McLane Pacific Downtown Grand Prix Saturday and Road Race Sunday. We will duke it out with some of the top US pro teams Like Toyota-United, Heath Net, TIAA CREF and Sierra Nevada/Kodak Gallery fresh off the Amgen Tour of California!!!!

Do you ride?

How often do you eat Strawberries?

2006-03-02T08:07:00.000-08:00

Did youknow that strawberries are very high in Vitamin C and in folic acid? What a bonus! Not only are they good, but they are good for you. So, how often do you eat strawberries? We eat them with our cereal in the morning, sliced with other fruit for lunch, then maybe just as a snack in the afternoon, but best of all is dessert !

Weather Report

2006-02-27T08:32:00.000-08:00

Good morning - its 8:35 a.m. on Monday 2/27/06

The rain and wind is here in Watsonville, Santa Maria and Oxnard, CA. What does this mean? Wet berries. Consumers may see a distruption in harvesting from many California strawberry growers over the next few days depending on how long the rain decides to stay here along the coast of California.

What's happening with weather in your city this week??

Bite Size Dessert Treat

2006-02-13T09:42:00.000-08:00

This is one of our favorite desserts. Easy, delicious and three great flavors all in one bite. If you are looking for a strawberry dessert to serve family or friends try this one - it is great!

Strawberry Cheesecake Bites
1 package (8 oz.) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel cheese), softened
1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
16 (about 1 lb.) whole stemmed California strawberries
8 graham cracker squares, finely crushed (about 2/3 cup)

In mixer bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and lemon peel until smooth and creamy; set aside. Using paring knife or small melon baller, partially hollow out top of strawberries to a depth of 3/4 inch. Gently fill each with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture. Roll tops into graham cracker crumbs. Arrange on serving platter. Makes 16 servings. Prep time: 15 minutes. For Chocolate cheesecake variation, melt 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels as package directs; stir into one 8-ounce package cream cheese (softened). Add 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Proceed as recipe directs, rolling filled strawberries into finely crushed graham crackers or chocolate wafer cookies. Tip: To prepare recipe ahead of time, fill strawberries with cream cheese mixture; cover and refrigerate up to 6 hours. Roll in graham cracker crumbs just before serving.

Cal Giant Berry Lover

2006-01-31T10:27:00.000-08:00

Meet Halle Berry. Yes, her real name is Halle Berry. She is one of our biggest berry lovers ever. Please tell us about the biggest berry lover in your family.