All are culinary students and family, including last year s scholarship winner, he said. Free samples were available to all buyers and onlookers attending the event. For gourmet food that s a steal, said Taste of Cherries volunteer Linda Laughlin. Especially since thinking up new recipes that use cherries takes a lot of time, expierence and creativity. Each year we spend a significant amount of time brainstorming ideas to create unique recipes that showcase several cherry products, said Laughlin.
Most recipes are modificataions of other recipes, like switching raisins for cherries.
Once you have been cooking for a while there are basic fundamental recipes that you learn to comfortably incoperate with different products. Taste of Cherries ability to create unique cherry recipes year after year has gotten national and local attention. National Public Radio was here earlier for a segment they re airing in the fall, Linda Laughlin said. For the 300 or so visitors who stopped by, the main reason to come was to taste good food. Taste of Cherries is an excellent event.