Bringing In a Cheesy New Year!!

How does Jill bring in the New Year???

CHEESE of  course.

Read all about her Gouda Goodness in Tasty Thursday Treats!!

Tasty Thursday Treats…

I’m starting the New Year with Mac and Cheese!! Oh yes,I know Hoppin Johns is the traditional “good luck” dish of the New Year,but Mac and Cheese has never let me down ever.  So my Mac and Cheese confession is…I like to sit on my couch,wrapped in a blanket,watching “You’ve Got

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2011 Blogosphere Extravaganza!

Homemade Organic Ice Cream

What do Ice Cream,  Fair Trade and Shawarma have in common?

YOU!!

Read the Top 5 most read post of 2011.

2011 Our Blog In Review…

#5 – Ice Cream Label Contest.  It was a big year in the world of ice cream around here. The Co-op started producing our very own Homemade Organic Ice Cream. We asked you to help us design a label for our Co-op Pints,and out of the 40 submission (all amazing) the lucky winner

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Cheese Whisperer:Dreamy &Creamy for New Year’s Eve

Few cheeses can be trusted to shine for New Year’s Eve,one of the most special of occasions. Set a celebratory tone for 2012 and usher in the holiday with fabulous cheeses!

Burrata:imagine a “super”mozzarella,hand folded and filled with cream for a luscious texture. This delicious mozzarella is a specialty of

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This Week’s Top Deals:For the Week of Dec 26-31,2011

Brown Cow Yogurt – $2.69. Lowfat or Whole Milk yogurt in plain or vanilla. 32 oz. Reg. $3.59.

Shelton’s Turkey Breakfast Sausage – $3.99. All-natural seasonings,free-range turkey. In the freezer. 12 oz. Reg. $5.69.

Organic Valley Orange Juice – $5.89. Calcium enriched,pulp or no pulp. 59 oz. Reg. $6.59.

Organic Rio Star Grapefruit

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Skagit Valley Winter Veggie Roast

The feasting of the holidays is in full swing. Rich foods and sweets abound,but don’t overlook those tasty local veggies!

Savor winter veggies from Skagit Valley based farms,including Ralph’s Greenhouse for red and fingerling potatoes and Hedlin Farms for cauliflower. Adapt this Skagit Valley Winter Veggie Roast recipe for any occasion,and feel

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In the Kitchen with Jill…

I have never gone wrong making deviled eggs.  Whether it is for a potluck or for game day (yes the princess watches Football) or even just a quick snack,deviled eggs are always a treat.  This recipe adds a little heat and my favorite off all time,cilantro.  I know,I know more cilantro but

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This Week’s Top Deals:For the Week of Dec 26-31,2011

Brown Cow Yogurt –$2.69. Lowfat or Whole Milk yogurt in plain or vanilla. 32 oz. Reg. $3.59.

Shelton’s Turkey Breakfast Sausage –$3.99. All-natural seasonings,free-range turkey. In the freezer. 12 oz. Reg. $5.69.

Organic Valley Orange Juice –$5.89. Calcium enriched,pulp or no pulp. 59 oz. Reg. $6.59.

Organic Rio Star Grapefruit

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The Produce Report:For the Week of Dec 26-31,2011

We’re bringing in the New Year with delicious citrus! Clementines are coming on this week,$2.49 lb.  Satsumas,Cara Cara navels,Minneolas are all excellent- especially the Cara Caras.  Blood oranges should come back on again soon,along with more kumquat varieties. 

Fresh Turmeric root is back in,and we should see some more

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2012 International Year of the Co-op

The Co-op movement began in the early the 19th century in Europe,and by 1844,an English co-operative of weavers had developed what we know today as the 7 Co-op principles.  Today,member-owned businesses guided by those same principles operate around the world,providing a not-for-profit,democratically-controlled sustainable business model for banking,food production and

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The Produce Report:For the Week of Dec 26-31,2011

We’re bringing in the New Year with delicious citrus! Clementines are coming on this week,$2.49 lb.  Satsumas,Cara Cara navels,Minneolas are all excellent- especially the Cara Caras.  Blood oranges should come back on again soon,along with more kumquat varieties. 

Fresh Turmeric root is back in,and we should see some more Hawaiian

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Let’s get stuffing…stockings that is!!

Need some unique gift ideas? Some last minute stuffers for that stocking?  Come mosey in the Mercantile Department and leave with something special and whimsical.

Awesome MIX STIX now back in stock. These are fun mixing spoons and drum sticks,great for the musical fan or teen wanting to learn to cook.

MUNCHSTACHES cookie cutters. 

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Tasty Thursday Treats…

I think I have eaten 1,000 cookies this week,and sadly I don’t think I am exaggerating. My poor tummy is in crisis and the outcome is grim. Last night my hubby rubbed my belly cooing ever so sweetly “oh honey it will be ok…if you stop eating cookies.” Today I sit here typing this

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WINTERSTOMP Festival of Music,Dancing and Poetry

We’re getting psyched about this –a little light at the end of a soggy tunnel,so to speak –WINTERSTOMP is on Saturday February 4th from 6-10pm at the Lincoln in dt Mount Vernon. Doors open at 5pm for time to peruse the Local Landscapes exhibit and chat with local artists Kris Ekstran Molesworth

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