- May 23rd, 2012
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We’ve been carrying the ever delicious Mama’s Nuts! for some time and now that their spring collection is hitting our shelves, we wanted to spotlight their new, tasty line. Starting...
- May 18th, 2012
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Southport Grocery has been canning for a few years now. Growing more ‘hungry’ each year, trying to capture spring, summer, fall – the harvest seasons packed into tiny jars. Recently,...
- May 16th, 2012
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- Comments Off on Our Cheesy Love – Prairie Pure Cheese
In our first edition of ‘Our Cheesy Love’ we are headed out toward Rockford where they hold the keys (and cows) to some of the best tasting Butterkäse we could find,...
- May 14th, 2012
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During the brightly colored neon adventures of the eighties, a small pasta company cropped up in the midst of grocery store shelves full of cardboard boxes stuffed with ‘enriched’ elbow macaroni and...
- April 30th, 2012
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- Comments Off on Bedell Winery Cabernet Franc – Food-kind Wine
Sandwiched between the Atlantic ocean and Long Island Sound, on the northern fork split by a chain of bays, is a sustainable winery situated in a place unlike many others....
- April 27th, 2012
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- Comments Off on New Rancho Gordo Beans – A Lovely Legume Trio
We’ve professed our love for Rancho Gordo beans before even going out of way to visit them when we were last in California. Just recently, we’ve pulled in three new varietals...
- April 24th, 2012
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- Comments Off on Stonewall Kitchen Dipping and Simmer Sauces – Tasty Jars of Fresh Food Memories
It’s hard to talk about fancy food, and even harder to speak about jams and jellies, with out mentioning Stonewall Kitchen. We, of course, have been long time admirers of their work...
- April 12th, 2012
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On our hunt to find great drinks to have in our cafe, we kept coming back to ginger ale. It’s bright flavor and mild ‘spiciness’ makes it great compliment to...
- April 4th, 2012
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- Comments Off on Recipes from our Chalkboard: Lucero Peach Balsamic Vinegar
One of our older recipe sheet, but still just as awesome – just like the Peach Balsamic Vinegar it self. peach pork chops 2 parts Lucero Peach Balsamic Vinegar 1...
- March 29th, 2012
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- Comments Off on Recipes from our Chalkboard – Sausages and Kraut
featuring our Kraut and Beer Shallot Mustard Serves 4-5 1 pint Southport Grocery kraut 2 tablespoons butter 4 slices bacon, chopped 1 yellow onion, peeled & sliced 2 sprigs fresh...