Once again, our local Whole Foods stores will offer us a variety of sales for the weekend, ranging from one-day and flash sales tomorrow only, through several lasting all the way through Sunday. Looks like I'll be picking up steaks and pizza tomorrow. So glad the runner in the family has finished his marathon, if we're reverting to a diet like that. Here's what Whole Foods says:
NOV 15 :: FRINY Strip Steak: $8 OFF/lb
NOV 15 :: 3-7PM ONLY
Take & Bake Cheese Pizza: 50% OFF
NOV 15-17 :: FRI-SUN
Melissa & Doug Toys: 30% OFF
Wonderful gifts!
Bulk Baking Nuts: 20% OFF*
Norwegian Salmon Fillet: 25% OFF
Pomegranates: 4 FOR $5
Persimmons: 4 FOR $5
Slice Fuyu persimmons like an apple, sprinkle cinnamon on top and enjoy.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Thanksgiving Menu Helpers
Thanksgiving arrives rather late this year on the 28th, two weeks from today, so it's time to get planning for the big day. My table has many traditional dishes (never mess with my Bell's Seasoning stuffing and don't you dare rub New Mexican chile powder on my bird!), that adding in a new side dish with a lighter character is about all the innovation I can take for the day. But if you're looking for some inspiration to shake up your table a bit, here are some guides to help you out: Thanksgiving Recipes, Menus and Cooking Tips from Epicurious, Ultimate Thanksgiving Feast Headquarters from Bon Appetit, Celebrate the Holidays from Cooking Light (that one sounds like a multi-tasker), Food and Wine magazine's Thanksgiving Recipes, and Holiday Cheat Sheet from Whole Foods.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Fermenting Foods Class At Lucky's
The new Lucky's Market in Longmont will host a class called The Good, The Bad & The Fizzy: Fermenting Foods this Saturday, the 16th, at 11 a.m. You can register or ask questions by calling Tracee at 303 530-0782, x122. Having recently fallen for kimchi, perhaps I should check this out, although for starters I think I'll stick with prepared jars of it from Lucky's or Whole Foods, rather than turning my small kitchen into a fermentation laboratory quite yet.
Give Superior Whole Foods Feedback Tomorrow
Here's an interesting one. Tomorrow, you have two opportunities to provide the Whole Foods store in Superior with your thoughts about the store, while enjoying some snacks in the process. Here's what they say (top part only lists a morning time, but there's an afternoon one further below):
What's Brewing
What's Brewing
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Superior Whole Foods Market, Free
Superior Whole Foods Market, Free
Thursday, November 14
What’s Brewing
9:00am-11:00am and 4:00pm-6:00pm
Join us for some light bites and conversation. Share with us what’s on your mind about our store. We Value your feedback!
What’s Brewing
9:00am-11:00am and 4:00pm-6:00pm
Join us for some light bites and conversation. Share with us what’s on your mind about our store. We Value your feedback!
This Week's Hot Grocery Deals (IMHO)
We have new sales starting today at our Boulder Sprouts and Whole Foods stores, while the current one continues all the way through December 14th at Vitamin Cottage. Here's what's looking good to me now.
In the new sale at Sprouts through November 20th, the surprise is actually in conventional produce, where you'll find asparagus for $1.88 a pound. Something of a welcome change in this season of butternut and acorn squash. In meat, boneless center-cut pork loin chops are excellent at $1.99 a pound, three types of chicken sausage are $2.99 a pound, and ground chicken breast is $3.99 a pound. But the primary action seems to be in fish, where a Clam Bake features live cherrystone clams, black mussels, and littleneck clams at $1.99, $2.99, and $3.99 a pound respectively. Really? Live clams in Boulder? I recently had a chance to have a clam stew on the east coast that was made with fresh Ipswich clams, and it just doesn't get any better, so I'm a tad leery of this in landlocked Boulder. To complete the clam bake, Sprouts' sale also features specials on lobster tails, snow crab clusters, and jumbo shrimp. Then for the non-shellfish eaters, previously frozen Alaskan wild coho salmon fillets are $8.99 a pound.
In organic produce at Sprouts, one pound bags of baby carrots are $1.49 a pound, three pound bags of gala, Granny Smith, or red delicious apples are $2.99 each, bulk spring mix or baby spinach remain great at $3.99 a pound ($6.99 a pound elsewhere), cantaloupe or honeydew melons are 99 cents a pound, and three types of organic pears are $1.49 a pound. Elsewhere in the store, I'm really liking select Fage Greek yogurts at $1 each, ten ounce packages of Cascadian Farm organic frozen veggies for $1.50 each (even better than Vitamin Cottage's current sale price of $1.69), Near East rice or couscous boxes $1.50 each (a great side dish or foundation for a main when mixed with sautéed chicken breast), and Alexia frozen rolls at $3 a bag. Heads up about those Alexia rolls - if you'd like to pull fresh rolls piping hot out of the oven to impress your guests at Thanksgiving without getting up at 3 a.m. to start making them, Alexia's your ticket.
In Whole Foods' new sale through December 3rd, I'm enthused to see the return of four to five ounce wild caught lobster tails for $6 each. The ad doesn't specify, but in the past, these have been lovely ones from Maine, so I see a creamy lobster pappardelle dish in my near future. American Homestead or Wellshire spiral sliced hams are $4.99 a pound, and they are advertising fresh Diestel turkeys for $2.49 a pound, but I see that Lucky's in Boulder has fresh Diestels for $1.99 a pound. Organic acorn squash is just $1 a pound and three pound bags of organic yellow onions are $2.50, effectively matching Sprouts on that, but Whole Foods' sale on organic d'Anjou pears is $1.99 a pound, 50 cents higher than Sprouts. The size isn't specified on Whole Foods' Market Made pizza at $6.99 each, but that has always been the large one, which is a great price on a really easy dinner, whether left as is or dressed up with a few toppings of your choice. Finally, lover of Imagine broth that I am, I'm intrigued by what looks to be a totally new level of it: "Imagine Global Animal Partnership Rated Broth," $3 for 32 ounces. Is this Boulder or what.
In the new sale at Sprouts through November 20th, the surprise is actually in conventional produce, where you'll find asparagus for $1.88 a pound. Something of a welcome change in this season of butternut and acorn squash. In meat, boneless center-cut pork loin chops are excellent at $1.99 a pound, three types of chicken sausage are $2.99 a pound, and ground chicken breast is $3.99 a pound. But the primary action seems to be in fish, where a Clam Bake features live cherrystone clams, black mussels, and littleneck clams at $1.99, $2.99, and $3.99 a pound respectively. Really? Live clams in Boulder? I recently had a chance to have a clam stew on the east coast that was made with fresh Ipswich clams, and it just doesn't get any better, so I'm a tad leery of this in landlocked Boulder. To complete the clam bake, Sprouts' sale also features specials on lobster tails, snow crab clusters, and jumbo shrimp. Then for the non-shellfish eaters, previously frozen Alaskan wild coho salmon fillets are $8.99 a pound.
In organic produce at Sprouts, one pound bags of baby carrots are $1.49 a pound, three pound bags of gala, Granny Smith, or red delicious apples are $2.99 each, bulk spring mix or baby spinach remain great at $3.99 a pound ($6.99 a pound elsewhere), cantaloupe or honeydew melons are 99 cents a pound, and three types of organic pears are $1.49 a pound. Elsewhere in the store, I'm really liking select Fage Greek yogurts at $1 each, ten ounce packages of Cascadian Farm organic frozen veggies for $1.50 each (even better than Vitamin Cottage's current sale price of $1.69), Near East rice or couscous boxes $1.50 each (a great side dish or foundation for a main when mixed with sautéed chicken breast), and Alexia frozen rolls at $3 a bag. Heads up about those Alexia rolls - if you'd like to pull fresh rolls piping hot out of the oven to impress your guests at Thanksgiving without getting up at 3 a.m. to start making them, Alexia's your ticket.
In Whole Foods' new sale through December 3rd, I'm enthused to see the return of four to five ounce wild caught lobster tails for $6 each. The ad doesn't specify, but in the past, these have been lovely ones from Maine, so I see a creamy lobster pappardelle dish in my near future. American Homestead or Wellshire spiral sliced hams are $4.99 a pound, and they are advertising fresh Diestel turkeys for $2.49 a pound, but I see that Lucky's in Boulder has fresh Diestels for $1.99 a pound. Organic acorn squash is just $1 a pound and three pound bags of organic yellow onions are $2.50, effectively matching Sprouts on that, but Whole Foods' sale on organic d'Anjou pears is $1.99 a pound, 50 cents higher than Sprouts. The size isn't specified on Whole Foods' Market Made pizza at $6.99 each, but that has always been the large one, which is a great price on a really easy dinner, whether left as is or dressed up with a few toppings of your choice. Finally, lover of Imagine broth that I am, I'm intrigued by what looks to be a totally new level of it: "Imagine Global Animal Partnership Rated Broth," $3 for 32 ounces. Is this Boulder or what.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
One-Day Sale At Whole Foods Tomorrow
For tomorrow only, our local Whole Foods stores will offer us a duo of special sales. Folks looking for gluten-free for the holidays will probably enjoy this one. Here's what they say:
NOV 13 :: WED
Pamela's GF Baking Mix: $6 OFF
Doesn't taste gluten-free, but it is!
Robusto Cheese: $8 OFF/lbA must-try cheese
NOV 13 :: WED
Pamela's GF Baking Mix: $6 OFF
Doesn't taste gluten-free, but it is!
Robusto Cheese: $8 OFF/lbA must-try cheese
Beating Holiday Stress At Superior Whole Foods
The Whole Foods store in Superior will hold a nutrition talk and tour focused on beating holiday stress tomorrow. Here are the details from them:
How to Beat Holiday Stress - Free Nutrition Talk and Tour
Superior Whole Foods Market Cafe, Free
How to Beat Holiday Stress - Free Nutrition Talk and Tour
Do you secretly dread the holidays because they’re so stressful? Join holistic nutrition therapist, Jen Marshall, CNT, as she shares ideas on staying healthy during this hectic season. Attendees will receive a gift bag with Whole Foods Market products and special deals. Please sign up at our Customer Service Desk or email rm.sup.events@wholefoods.com
How to Beat Holiday Stress - Free Nutrition Talk and Tour
Wednesday, November 13th
6:30 PM - 7:30 PMSuperior Whole Foods Market Cafe, Free
How to Beat Holiday Stress - Free Nutrition Talk and Tour
Do you secretly dread the holidays because they’re so stressful? Join holistic nutrition therapist, Jen Marshall, CNT, as she shares ideas on staying healthy during this hectic season. Attendees will receive a gift bag with Whole Foods Market products and special deals. Please sign up at our Customer Service Desk or email rm.sup.events@wholefoods.com
Monday, November 11, 2013
Great Imagine Broth Sale At Vitamin Cottage
Vitamin Cottage has a new sale running all the way through December 14th, and as I hoped, they've included their traditional excellent holiday sale price on my favorite Imagine organic broth, just $2.29 for a 32 ounce box ($3.19 for the organic kosher ones). These usually run around $3.70 a box, and they add so much flavor when used instead of water in soups, stews, rice dishes, and just about anything else. Plus they have no MSG, which hides under its many names in most other broths, and they store really well since they usually have very far out expiration dates. Free range for the chicken one, organic, great taste, no MSG, lengthy storage, and a fantastic price - what more could you want?
Well, just in case you need more enticement, the sale also includes five pound bags or organic russet potatoes for $2.39 a pound, half pound bags of organic black chia seeds for $5.39, half pound blocks of Organic Valley cheese for $3.89 each (some of those usually as high as $6.25), select Earth Balance spreads and buttery sticks $2.99 each (no cholesterol!), ten ounce bags of Cascadian Farm organic frozen veggies for $1.69, fantastic prices on Muir Glen organic canned tomatoes (the 15ish ounce size), pasta sauces and salsas, and 32 ounce bottles of R.W. Knudsen natural or organic Very Veggie juice blends for $2.25 each. Those Very Veggie tomato juices make a good base for a Bloody Mary, and since they usually run more like $3.69, this is indeed a good sale. Plus, being Vitamin Cottage, there are plenty of good prices on supplements.
Well, just in case you need more enticement, the sale also includes five pound bags or organic russet potatoes for $2.39 a pound, half pound bags of organic black chia seeds for $5.39, half pound blocks of Organic Valley cheese for $3.89 each (some of those usually as high as $6.25), select Earth Balance spreads and buttery sticks $2.99 each (no cholesterol!), ten ounce bags of Cascadian Farm organic frozen veggies for $1.69, fantastic prices on Muir Glen organic canned tomatoes (the 15ish ounce size), pasta sauces and salsas, and 32 ounce bottles of R.W. Knudsen natural or organic Very Veggie juice blends for $2.25 each. Those Very Veggie tomato juices make a good base for a Bloody Mary, and since they usually run more like $3.69, this is indeed a good sale. Plus, being Vitamin Cottage, there are plenty of good prices on supplements.
Lucky's Is Independent!
I find it interesting that in the past couple of weeks, I've spoken with three different well-travelled people, all thinking that when I write about our local Lucky's Market, it's associated with the Lucky's supermarket brand with a long history in California. As far as I can tell, while the name is certainly close, there is no association. Our Lucky's Market started with a single store in north Boulder many years ago, although it looks to be expanding rapidly now, with the recent openings of the nearby Longmont store, and also one in Columbus, Ohio. An "independently owned and operated" store with a strong focus on natural and organic foods, you can see a snapshot of them here. I might have shopped at one of those California Lucky's a long time ago, but more likely it was at Stater Brothers, another California name I was trying to recall in a recent conversation.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Brain Power Webinar From Sprouts
Sprouts will host a free webinar this coming Wednesday, the 13th, with the rather optimistic title of Reversing Alzheimer's and Dementia. You can see the details and register here.
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