Greetings my Costa food freaks,

You might be wondering why I was on TV making fresh delicious juice. I love to play with cool kitchen toys and this juicer was way cool. Secondly fresh juices offer incredible health benefits and the taste of fresh produce blended together or by itself is out of this world. The ability to utilize the nutrients of the skin and rind of the produce creates a whole new world of flavor opportunities.

At Costa Vida we use the natural juices to create unique flavor profiles in our food. The juice of cilantro, jalapeno, limes and tomatoes add intense flavor to the Pico de Gallo. The addition of fresh serrano juice and pulp give the kick needed to produce the salsa fresca. The fresh raspberry juice and raspberry pulp combined with the roasted chipotle peppers make the raspberry chipotle sauce to die for.

Vegetable juices are also a great medium in cooking rice, pasta and potatoes. The juices add flavor to any dish that requires liquid in the cooking process. You can also add back in the pulp that was extracted from the juicing process to create texture and substance to the dishes that you are preparing.

When I juiced fresh grapes, whole limes, pineapple, oranges and strawberries, I produced a concoction of Biblical proportion that made me feel warm and fuzzy all over and my love for the juicer toy increased.

Cool Kitchen Toys (juicer)+Fresh Fruits and Veggies=Party in your Mouth

P.S. The almost dance like moves in the video are merely the intense affect of the juice party that was grooving in my mouth

Keep it Hot, Keep it Cold, Keep in Fresh

Chef

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As we enter the season of giving, the Costa Vida Management team was blessed to be able to help The Jazz Bear and friends spread some love and sweet pork quesadillas to some really cool kids. Lehi High School hosted this event which included break dancers from the High School Musical movies that were nearly as sweet as the pork in the quesadillas. After a power breakfast of sweet pork quesadillas and orange juice, the mob of over 500 kids and volunteers proceeded to the local Wally World for a morning of shopping for anything the kids wanted. The Bear is a freaking great creature and does this event multiple times each Christmas Season, benefiting local kids who need some love and hope. I did kick his trash in an arm wrestling contest though. Santa even showed up and I kicked his trash too.

Hi There,

I am excited about this great new community of Costa Vida where we can share with you our passion for life and for the food we serve you. You can expect to see something new here each week and follow me as I visit our stores, vendors, and the locations where we get our products. Also, and you are going to love this, I will be posting some of my favorite recipes each month and hope you will enjoy the robust flavors that will come from your own kitchen as you prepare them. If it is cooking tips you want, you can expect those too, as we bring you quick solutions for making food prep easier at home. If you have another culinary question, or simply want to know how much I can bench press, bring it on, and I’ll see if I can include an answer in one of my post. In any case, I look forward to getting to know you, and hope you enjoy getting to know me and Costa. Live life to the Extreme and GO BIG!

Dave Prows CEC AAC

Executive Chef
Costa Vida