Cherry Marketing Institute

This month we’re celebrating National Cherry Month at Kitchen PLAY, with a Progressive Party sponsored by the Cherry Marketing Institute. You may also know them as @ChooseCherries on Twitter. Take a look at the six delicious recipes created by the talented food bloggers below, and you’ll want to add this superfruit to your menu today!

Tart Cherry Soup

Tart Cherry Soup

Frozen Tart Cherrytini

Frozen Tart Cherrytini

Apple, Pecan, and Cherry Winter Salad

Apple, Pecan, and Cherry Winter Salad

Tart Cherry Mini Pockets with Brie

Tart Cherry Mini Pockets with Brie

Honey-Tart Cherry Glazed Salmon with Rustic Tart Cherry Salsa

Honey-Tart Cherry Glazed Salmon with Rustic Tart Cherry Salsa

Cherry Ice Cream Sundae

Cherry Ice Cream Sundae

***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED***

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 11, 2012

To celebrate National Cherry Month, the Cherry Marketing Institute is also sponsoring a delicious giveaway at Kitchen PLAY. Simply recreate one or more recipes from this month’s Progressive Party, post about the experience on your blog and provide a link to your post on Kitchen PLAY to enter.  All qualifying bloggers in each course will be entered to win the following prize pack shipped directly to each winner (valued at $100).

No purchase necessary to enter. Void where prohibited. Open to US residents only. The deadline is February 29, March 11, 2012. Please review the complete contest rules before entering. Good luck!

To enter this Kitchen Play contest, please read the Contest Rules, and then return to this page to leave the specific URL to your qualifying post. This will count as your entry. All food bloggers are encouraged to participate. Feel free to simply leave a message as well!

8 Responses to “Cherry Marketing Institute”

  1. the little kitchen » [Appetizer] Tart Cherry Mini Pockets with Brie Says:

    [...] hope you’ll give these or one of the other recipes over at KitchenPLAY a try. (I can’t wait to make a cocktail with the tart cherry juice and sprinkle the dried [...]

  2. cherry, apple, and pecan salad Says:

    [...] admin on February 1, 2012 It’s time for another Kitchen PLAY Progressive Party – Pull up your chair, fill up your glass, and let’s get [...]

  3. February Kitchen Play: tart and sweet and boozy all over « Frolic & Detour Says:

    [...] I saw Kitchen Play was hosting a cherry-themed Progressive Party this month, I might have been a tiny bit excited. [...]

  4. Dale Mackey Says:

    I enjoyed trying the Frozen Tart Cherrytini! Here’s my attempt at it:

    http://dalemackey.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/cocktail-of-the-week-frozen-tart-cherrytini/

  5. Tart Cherry Mini Pockets with Goat Cheese | FoodBabbles Says:

    [...] blogger’s this month at Kitchen Play’s Progressive Party created six amazing recipes featuring cherries as the star. As I feasted my eyes on all the [...]

  6. compton Says:

    Hi, Where cvan I buy cherries from ?

  7. compton Says:

    Hello, Please let me know where to by cherry jus dried cherries etc in winter ?
    Thank-you
    Michelle

  8. kitchenplay Says:

    Hi Michelle,

    The Cherry Marketing Institute (Choose Cherries) has great resources to answer your question. Check them out at: http://www.choosecherries.com/

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