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Healthy Harmons Habits Contest

A new year is a great time to start new healthy habits, and 2022 is no exception! We’re having a contest where you post pictures of your favorite healthy meals, and two lucky winners will receive a $200 gift card. Just post to your social media and make sure to tag us @harmonsgrocery, using the hashtag #MyHarmons. 

Rules: 

1. Contest runs January 6-20, 2022. 

2. Harmons associates and their families are not eligible to win. 

3. You must be a Foodie Club member to win. (Joining Foodie Club is free and easy. Click here to learn more and sign up.)

4. Only one entry per shopper. 

5. Entries must be made with ingredients bought at Harmons. 

Bake Up Some Sweets for Santa

Santa’s been working hard this year, but his biggest night is still ahead, and he’s going to need some fuel to deliver toys to all the good boys and girls around the world. 

So the elves here at Harmons came up with an idea. Let’s have a contest to allow all the amazing bakers to post pictures of their sweet treats on social media, and the best two will receive a $200 gift card from Harmons! It’s a win for Santa and for you!

Rules:

  1. Contest runs December 1-12, 2021. 
  2. Prize is a $200 gift card and your entry will be posted on our social media accounts. There will be two winners of a $200 gift card.
  3.  Contest is open to all ages and skill levels, and children are encouraged to participate. 
  4.  Post to your social media by tagging us @harmonsgrocery and using the hashtag #MyHarmons. You also must use Harmons products to make your entry. 
  5. Associates of Harmons or their families are not allowed to participate. 

8 Seafood Recipes for Summer

Summer is here!  

It is the time of sun-drenched days filled with backyard grilling, seasonal salads, and cold drinks. Naturally, at Harmons we celebrate the season by crafting crave-worthy meals to share with friends and family. Seafood is an especially good protein choice for the summer season because it requires little cooking time.  

Eat the essence of summer with this ocean-inspired list of eight recipes from our talented dietitian nutritionists and professional chefs. 

Ahi Shoyu Poke by Chef Lesli

Fragrant aromatics like onion and ginger weave together this Hawaiian inspired dish flavored with toasted sesame oil, zesty jalapeño, and crunchy macadamia nuts. Forget the heat! This recipe involves no cooking, just a bit of chopping. We suggest serving it over brown rice to round out the meal. 

Avocado Shrimp Roll Sliders by Dietitian Genevieve

These are the perfect little number for summer gatherings. Cool shrimp salad dressed with a buttery avocado sauce is nestled into our artisan 7-grain rolls. 

Flambéed Shrimp with Caramelized Meyer Lemon by Chef Lesli

Wow your guests with flambéed shrimp and caramelized Meyer lemon. Easy wilted greens add a colorful splash of green to this dish. 

Grilled Halibut with Lemon by Chef Lesli

Watch the video for Chef Lesli to guide you through the technique to perfectly grill fish. You’ll also learn how to make a summery compound butter with garden basil and lemon. 

Grilled Shellfish Skewers by Chef Lesli

Chef Lesli teaches another method to master grilled fish with an instructional video. This time, she guides us through creating abundant shellfish skewers featuring juicy shrimp, sweet scallops, and savory salmon. 

Grilled Shrimp with Corn and Black Bean Salad by Harmons Dietitian

If you need a fast, delicious summer meal that won’t heat up the house, this is your ticket. Quick grilled shrimp is served with Harmons’ corn and black bean salad and garnished with a squeeze of fresh lemon. 

Melon Salsa with Grilled Shrimp by Chef Lesli

Keep the house cool and fire up the grill (or use a grill pan) to cook up some juicy shrimp. Serve over ripe, in-season melon with an easy side salsa. 

Tuna Niçoise Salad by Dietitian Genevieve

Silky potatoes, crisp veggies, and briny olives are the stars in this classic salad with tuna and eggs for satisfying protein. Once you try this recipe, you’ll make it again and again! 

Have questions about recipe substitutions for allergies? Looking for more inspiration? Email dietitian@harmonsgrocery.com with your requests. We’d love to hear from you! 

Three of Harmons’ registered dietitian nutritionists

Local Flour Power

Driving south on I-15 through Utah County, the Lehi Mills building is hard to miss. It’s a historic landmark on the west side of the freeway as you pass Lehi. If you talk about it, most people will know the name. Whether it’s because of the flour they’ve been producing for years, or the fact that parts of a well-known movie, Footloose, were filmed there, Lehi Mills is as local as it is famous.

Originally named Lehi Roller Mills, the company was recently rebranded to Lehi Mills, but is still producing the same quality flour as before. They also make baking mixes that make eating locally easy as pie…or muffins. Harmons not only carries Lehi Mills products in our stores, but we use their flour exclusively in our artisan breads.

In this episode of the Taste of Harmons Podcast, Sheri Brailsford Cutler and Steve Brailsford join our hosts Chef Lesli Sommerdorf and Brandon Young. Sheri and Steve are from KEB Enterprises, and their father Ken Brailsford purchased Lehi Roller Mills in 2013. You’ll want to listen to the story of how the original owner’s family, the Robinsons, are still involved in the mill, along with how the Brailsford family has managed to keep the Mills local. 

Another guest on this podcast is Todd Berry, who has a longstanding history with Lehi Mills going back 35 years. He has learned the business literally from the ground up (he started out sweeping flours), and he shares a lot of information about the past along with day-to-day doings in the business of making flour. 

The Turkey Red and Peacock Brand logos that were historically included on the cotton flour bags are still painted on the building.

You’ll want to tune into the podcast to learn more about this great local company and it’s past, present, and future. 

If you enjoyed this podcast, listen to our other episodes here. Recent episodes include “The Coral Reef Rescue” with Brent Anderson of the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium and “The History of the Hamburger” with Chef Aaron Ballard.

Sheri Brailsford Cutler is the vice president for KEB Enterprises. She oversees marketing for each portfolio company, regulates the work environment, serves as the point of contact for each employee, and makes sure that they are succeeding in their positions. She also aids in planning and logistics.

When she’s not in meetings, you can find Sheri hiking, biking, kayaking, or traveling to a new place. Sheri enjoys spending time with her husband, five sons, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren.

Steve Brailsford brings expansive leadership and management experience to KEB. As president, he oversees each portfolio company and investigates local companies for promising potential investments. Steve is a highly valued voice among top private equity firms.

Steve loves to escape—his favorite places to be are the water and the mountains. Steve is an avid scuba diver and also loves spending time with his family in the mountains (away from cell coverage). He is also a passionate cyclist and often commutes 12 miles to work on his bike. One of Steve’s dreams is to sail around the world, but first he needs to learn how!

Todd Berry has worked for Lehi Mills for 35 years, literally from the ground up. He is currently the milling superintendent and director of quality of assurance, but he started out sweeping floors, packing flour, driving delivery trucks, and as a flour miller, production supervisor, warehouse manager, customer service manager, and a food safety audit specialist.

He worked his way through college while at the Mills, and after graduating from Utah State University he was asked to be a part of the management team. He likes to spend his off time with his family. He and his wife Sherri have seven children two daughters-in-law, and one grandson, and is looking forward to more grandchildren.

At Harmons, we’re lucky to have incredibly talented artists at each store, and we’re sure you’ve seen their amazing chalk art as you wander throughout every location. We’re excited to be able to feature some of their work as the featured art on our podcast blog. This art is the work of Jeffrey Hansen at our Station Park location. 

Guess What’s Back?

We’re so excited to be moving forward and reopening some of the extra services that make Harmons special. We just wanted you to know what you can look forward to in the next few months. Beginning June 1, 2021, the following items will be available again in-store.

Salad Bar, Hot Soup Bar, and Olive Bar Are Back!

One of our personal favorites, and customer favorites, too, is the create-your-own salad bar. Add some hot soup to it and you’ve got the perfect meal, featuring all your favorite ingredients hand-picked by you, We’ve also reopened our olive bar, with lots of tasty choices to liven up any meal. 

Sampling is Back!

Sometimes you just need to taste something before you commit to taking it home. That’s where we come in. Harmons offers sampling of all items, and we’re happy to say it’s back! Whether it’s a new type of cheese you want to try or a flavor of gelato, we’re happy to let you sample it. i

Mezzanine Seating Is Open!

With the ready-to-eat foods that we offer, along with coffee and drinks, we have always meant for people to have a place to dine before they even leave the store. And now the mezzanine seating is back open! Everybody can find what they want and you can all meet back at the tables to mingle and dine. 

We’ve missed you. Welcome back. 

Join Us in the Fight Against MS

During the month of June we are accepting donations for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at all of our checkout stations. Make a $1, $3, or $5 donation (or more) as you check out, or easily donate when using eShop, to make a big difference in the lives of those struggling with MS.

In addition, Harmons will match the first $25,000 in customer donations dollar for dollar.

Grab a Bratwurst or Hot Dog Meal

You also have the opportunity to donate in a delicious way. You can purchase a $5 bratwurst or hot dog meal (complete with chips, a snickerdoodle cookie, and a bottle of water) in front of our stores every Friday and Saturday in June, and those proceeds will also go to the cause.

Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride 2021

You can also join our team for Bike MS. Bike MS is more than just a ride. It’s a community of cyclists dedicated to powering breakthroughs for more than 1 million people living with multiple sclerosis in the US.