Grillin’ good time

Although Memorial Day is considered the official start of the summertime picnic season, these warmer days have everybody itching to fire up the backyard grill. Freshlife would like you to know about the great things we have to equip your cookouts.

Our freezers are chock full of wonderfully clean and healthy choices to grill. Locally produced, heart-healthy bison patties are ready to go. Don’t overcook these! From Natural Acres, we are well stocked with many choice cuts of organic beef. From pre-made patties to sis kabob cubes to steaks, the organic beef selection has something for everyone. Free-range, hormone and antibiotic free poultry is also available in many cuts. Boneless chicken breasts, chicken quarters and turkey chops from Landis Poultry go great on the barbeque. If you really want to impress your guests, how about grilling some wild Alaskan salmon fillets? And, there’s nothing like a nitrate-free beef or turkey hot dog cooked on a stick over a campfire to bring out your inner child.

It doesn’t end there; we’ve got everything you need to go with the meats too. You’ll find organic, sprouted grain burger and hot dog buns as well as gluten-free burger buns. If it’s condiments you’re looking for, we’ve got you covered. Fruit-sweetened ketchup, many mustard choices and a whole new line of bar-b-q sauces made especially for Freshlife customers by Haole Boy Salsa in Muncy. When we asked for a sauce that did not contain high fructose corn syrup, Michael Bitler developed two recipes for us using organic raw sugar. Smokey Apple and Chipotle-Sweet Mustard BBQ sauces are clean enough to bear the Freshlife label. And “boy” are they good!

After a visit to Freshlife to get your ingredients, all you need is your apron, barbeque tongs, lemonade and sunscreen - for a picnic that is “made in the shade”.

Therese Bowen