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Pandolce

Posted by on Dec 1, 2011 in Artisans, Bakery, Flavors of the Season | 0 comments

Pandolce

The Christmas Bread of Genova A true classic of Liguria, the pandolce genovese is the typical Christmas sweet of the region. It has ancient origins. From the time of the Pharaohs, it was customary to make enriched sweet bread with raisins. The Genovesi merchants discovered it during their travels to the Middle East and carried it back to their tables, where it evolved over the centuries. Each family had its secret recipe. But all shared in the richness and similarity of the ingredients. The preparation of the bread was a ritual in which the...

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Holiday Wreaths & Poinsettias

Posted by on Nov 29, 2011 in Specials, What's New | 0 comments

Holiday Wreaths & Poinsettias

We are taking orders for traditional outdoor Holiday Wreaths, Door Swags, and Poinsettias from Heimiller Greenhouses in Newfane, NY.  Their wreaths are handmade to order from fresh cut Douglas Fir boughs and are decorated with pine cones and your choice of velvet bow (red, burgundy, country blue, or plaid.We are offering a variety of sizes from 20″ – 44″ (outside diameter), as well as a 30″ vertical door swag. Poinsettias are available in three sizes, a variety of colors and come packaged with decorative pot covers...

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Olli Salumeria

Posted by on Nov 16, 2011 in Artisans, New Product, Producers, What's New | 0 comments

Olli Salumeria

What do you get when you combine 160 year old family recipes handed down to a 4th generation Italian Salumiere, with pasture-raised heritage pigs on family-owned sustainable farms?  Olli Salumeria; artisanal slow-cured salumi! Good salami is directly affected by the quality of the pork, and Olli Salumeria goes to great lengths to obtain the best heritage-breed (Berkshire and Mangalista) pigs available. The pigs are humanely pasture-raised on family farms (never confined to pens or crates), and are fed all-vegetarian feeds (antibiotic-free and...

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Thanksgiving Menu

Posted by on Nov 12, 2011 in Events, Flavors of the Season, Prepared Food, Specials | 0 comments

Thanksgiving Menu

So far, you have ordered your turkey and your pies. Now for the rest of your Thanksgiving feast. Let us help make your Thanksgiving menu shopping easy. We are offering an array of Thanksgiving starters, soups, side dishes, and breads prepared with care using the best ingredients ready for you to serve, or you can preorder from a list of the most popular ingredients. (This will help ensure that we have what you need.) Just print the form below or stop in the store. Complete the form and we will have your order ready for easy payment and...

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Thanksgiving Pies

Posted by on Nov 5, 2011 in Bakery, Flavors of the Season, Prepared Food | 0 comments

Thanksgiving Pies

Leaves falling, morning frosts, late autumn harvests, pumpkin pie…sounds like autumn and Thanksgiving. We are taking orders now for delicious pies for your Thanksgiving table. The pies are handmade in our bakery using only the best ingredients: local fruit, organic flour, butter, and other all natural ingredients. Pies are available  in both 6 and 9 inch sizes. For the best quality, your pie(s) can be picked up frozen, ready to finish hot and fresh in your oven in less than an hour. If  time or space does not allow we are happy to...

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It’s Time to Order Your Turkey

Posted by on Oct 7, 2011 in Farmers, Flavors of the Season, Specials | 0 comments

It’s Time to Order Your Turkey

We are taking orders for fresh Thanksgiving turkeys.  These delicious turkeys are raised on pasture without the use of antibiotics or hormones by Oink and Gobble Farm in Interlaken, NY. They are protected in the fields in a large movable “pen” which is rotated daily over fresh pasture. The pen is several thousand square feet and large enough that the birds have plenty of room to forage in the grass and not be cramped on top of each other. Inside that pen they also have an aluminum frame structure with a tarp fastened over it for shelter....

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