Homes for the Holidays 2013 House Tour
Join us November 7-9, 2013 at the Markham/Unionville Homes for the Holidays 2013 House Tour and Vendor Fair.
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What’s Baking This Week?
We are making Crisps this week! This is something we have been making since our first store opened. We use different seasonal fruits to make them (apple being the most popular), add a bit of flour and cinnamon, and cover them with a rich, butter-brown sugar topping, the freeze them unbaked. All you have to
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Halloween In The Village
It’s starting to look a lot like Halloween around here. Grethe is busy making Halloween inspired sandwiches, the bakery has LOTS of black and orange with scary decorations…. and Greg is busy carving Jack-O-Lanterns! He even has some for sale. Come take a look at all the yummy treats and spooky decorations we have!
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Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch will be Beef and Barley Soup, with either Fusilli with Chicken, in a Rose Sauce, or Beef Beef Bourguignon over Rice, or Chicken Pot Pie. Served with tea or coffee and a token dessert!
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SPIDER SANDWICHES!
For this week – and right up to Halloween, we will be making SPIDER SANDWICHES! This week it’s with our Maple Sugar ham and swiss Emmenthal on a soft sesame bun decorated in the arachnid-style!
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What’s Baking This Week?
We love holidays in our bakery, any excuse to make exciting different things! Halloween is our main witch Jaana’s favorite holiday (then again she says that about every other holiday too)! “But on Halloween I get to make scary things to spook little children…cackle…cackle…cackle.” We have all kinds of spooky things for your Halloween entertainment.
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Pumpkin Carving!
Glowing Faces! Hands-On Pumpkin Carving Workshop Inviting all kids ages 6-12 to learn the art of pumpkin carving. Each participant will be given a pumpkin and carving tools which they get to take home just in time for Halloween. Refreshments will be served! Date: Saturday October 26, 2013 Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cost
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Meet Me at the Kasbah!
Last night we had a Taste of Morocco here at The Village Grocer. Linda and Karen showed our eager students how to cook with a Tagine. Preparing a classic chicken dish ” Chicken Tagine with Apricots, Dates, Sultanas & Almonds”…. using the Moroccan cooking vessel. Made of clay, this unique bakeware has a lid shaped
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The Language of Flowers
This morning we had The Forgotten Language of Flowers seminar with Andrea Mathieson, creator of the Raven Essences! Andrea Mathieson is passionate about listening to Nature and helping people to remember their sacred connection with the earth. Trained as a classical musician, Andrea began the Raven Essence project in 1995. As a highly-tuned intuitive, she now
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What’s Happening This Week?
We have lots of exciting events happening the week. Read below for details! The Forgotten Language of Flowers with Andrea Mathieson, creator of the Raven Essences If you love flowers, enjoy the healing potential of gardening, or simply appreciate the beauty of the natural world, this mini-workshop is an opportunity to deepen your soulful
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