Happy Halloween, PIP family! We rescued some pretty spooktacular produce this week! Between the gnarly rainbow carrots, striped bell peppers, spiky romanesco, purple turnip and blood red pomegranate, we’ve got everything to “lift your spirits” this Halloween weekend. Because our Halloween gatherings will likely be much smaller this year, this fun and festive Spooky Vegetable Patch Pizza makes just enough for the family or a small group of people. It’s perfect to accompany a light appetizer-style dinner before walking the neighborhood, or for a post trick-or-treat snack. It can be prepared a couple hours in advance, so get the kids involved with decorating it to pass the time before activitie

This past week we conducted a live, virtual cooking demo for our partners at MetroHealth in Cleveland. Here's the recipe our own Nicole Ryan, Registered Dietitian and Founder of Good Soul Nutrition, is sharing so you can create the same dish at home using this week's delicious produce from our boxes! My latest and most favorite fall recipe has arrived! This autumn harvest chicken salad with maple tahini dressing is FULL of so many fall favorites such as sweet potatoes, red beets, honey crisp apples, and crunchy pumpkin seeds… not to mention the maple tahini dressing that I could drink with a straw! I won’t bore you with a long drawn-out blog post, because this salad speaks for ITSELF! Trust

We’re switching things up and featuring a recipe made with some of the pre-chopped produce from this week’s Perfectly Prepped Box! Our Perfectly Prepped Boxes include an assortment of freshly chopped vegetables and fruits to make healthy cooking and eating even easier. Each week’s box features a variety of items like a fajita kit, spiralized zucchini noodles, chopped bell peppers, carrot sticks, fruit salad, salsas and more! This week we’re using the tri-color bell pepper mix, corn and tropical salsa in these Tropical Black Bean Rice Bowls. Requiring just 10 minutes of hands-on time, these flavorful and bright plant-based bowls are perfect for weeknights or for a few meal-prep lunches for th

The flavors of autumn are delivered in this apple butter scone with espresso maple glaze. Our friends over at Quarry Hill Orchards in Berlin Heights, Ohio harvested the most delicious honeycrisp apples that we were able to rescue and use for added crunch and natural sweetness. We love to support local as much as possible here at PIP, and this week's box celebrated just that. We usually like to share, healthy simple recipes, but now and then we like to mix things up with something on the sweeter side, because balance is important. Cozy up with a hot cup of coffee and a warm blanket and it will make eating these scones that much more enjoyable! INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour + more f

Packed full of winter squash, hearty greens and apple chicken sausage, these Harvest Frittata Cups are the sort of breakfast we crave when the leaves begin to turn and the temps drop. Muffin tin frittatas are perfectly portioned and the ideal prep-ahead breakfast for the work and school week. Throw them together on Sunday and stash them in the fridge for up to four days to reheat on demand. With 22 grams of protein per 2 cups, they’ll keep everyone fueled up through the busy morning. This week we rescued lots of winter squash, including butternut, acorn and delicata. Any of them will work in this recipe, just be sure to cut them into small ½-inch cubes so they cook up quickly. The beauty of

Each Friday here on our blog we share a simple, nutritious recipe featuring one or more of the items in that week's Perfectly Imperfect Produce box. Our hope is to inspire you turn our imperfect fruits and veggies into a perfect meal, snack or side dish. We know that sometimes you aren't sure exactly how to utilize some of the items you have received. We're here to demystify any mysterious veggies that arrive in your box of surprises! We love seeing you recreate these dishes from your own home and also show us how you're getting creative with your PIP goodies in your own unique way. Well this week we wanted to do something a little bit different. Since it's the start of a new season, (perhap