When ordering a turkey there are a few things you need to know…Firstly, how many will there be for dinner. As a general rule, a turkey will feed one person per pound of meat. This is a bit different with smaller turkeys, as they do not have the same “yield”. So any turkey less then
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You and a guest have the opportunity to cook with Gary, morning host of Jewel 88.5. All you have to do is visit the Village Grocer website:https://www.thevillagegrocer.com/recipes/ and click on the recipes tab. Look over the recipes, then send an e-mail to Jewel 88.5 at [email protected], with the recipe you would like to learn. So grab you’re
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BAILEYS CHEESECAKE: Generous amounts of Bailey’s Irish Cream and a bit of milk chocolate and caramel swirled in the cheesecake mix, topped with Bailey’s whipped cream, chocolate drizzle and a shamrock. ST.PATRICK’S DAY CAKE: White cake iced with green-hued vanilla icing, decorated with shamrocks. BAILEYS CREME BRULEE: Yet another version of our wonderfully rich and
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Monday March 17th will be a big day here at The Village Grocer. Evan and some of his friends will be cooking and serving up an authentic Irish Country lunch, and then a dinner in our cooking studio – with all the Irish classics consisting of… Leek and Potato Soup and Split Pea and Ham Soup
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Christmas is over, but to cheer you up, we are baking with cherries! Cherry Pies – We buy a lot of sour cherries when they are in season and freeze them to use in pies throughout the rest of the year. These pies are available both with lattice and streusel (which incidentally has become one
Read MoreNormally I give a heartfelt thanks to recognize our customers for their support throughout the year, and this year I have many more to thank. It will be a Christmas to remember, that’s for sure! First, what a freak-of-nature to have such an ice storm; taken alone, that was an episode. Add to that the
Read MoreWe would just like to say a BIG Thank You to everyone who came out to the store today. We appreciated your patience and co-operation. We would like to let you know that we have extended our holiday store hours today until 5 o’clock pm for those last minute shoppers. We will re-open on
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My Hockey with Heart buddies and I say a BIG, HEARTFELT THANKS..for the amazing amount of support we have received from you. This year has been the best yet with our food drive. A big thanks to many, many who participated and a slightly larger thanks to Vic Steane, “the guy” who orchestrated things. It
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Baked Bries – They are available in a variety of flavours, including Our Cranberry and Mrs.Ball’s Chutney. Doreen’s Cranberry Sauce – Personally, I love this with a lot more then turkey; pork and chicken come to mind, or as easy as right out of the tub! Grethe’s Cheese Apples – These are the ones that
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We are in full Christmas mode in our bakery. It looks like Santa’s workshop in the basement. The whole bakery is filled with 100s of trays of various shortbreads, cakes to be decorated, gingerbread houses, candied nuts, painted sugarcookies, in all different shapes, sizes and colours, candy, rainbow of ribbons, Christmas cake to be cut,
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