This week, it’s all peachy at the bakery! The peaches we use are local from Hunter Farms in Niagara-On-The-Lake. PEACH PIES: What is more perfect after an August B.B.Q, then a peach pie? They are available with both a streusel and a lattice top, either freshly baked or frozen, but ready to bake. PEACH BLUEBERRY
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The beginning of our fall flower shipment has arrived! We have plenty of ready made planters and bowls to refresh your tired gardens in all shapes and sizes! We have lots of Fall Mum Pots, with or without grass. 12 and 16 inch patio bowls. 12 and 14 inch round planters along with 10 inch
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Start with Bacon & Potato Soup, followed by either Beef & Mushroom Stew with mashed or Butter Chicken with rice. Along with a token dessert with tea or coffee. Available from 11am – 2pm. Only $10.95!
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Apricots are really good right now, so that is what we are baking with… APRICOT FRANGIPANE SQUARES: These are baked in 8’x5′ foil containers with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a layer of almond frangipane (marzipan-like filling), then topped with a layer of freshly pitted apricot halves and finally glazed with apricot glaze. These
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Todays we had a fantastic turn out for our seminar. Here are a few links that Joanna, our resident horticultural expert gathered together for us if you were unable to attend her seminar, or just to refresh your memory. These links are helpful to put the pep back into your petunias and have your geraniums looking
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Nova Scotia Blueberry Flan Made in deep flan pans with a shortbread crust brushed with raspberry jam, the filled with a cream cheese mixture lightened with sour cream, and fresh blueberries spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon and a hint of lemon zest. Queen Elizabeth Cake Old-fashioned recipe straight from Doreen’s archives! We have been making
Read MoreAs you all know, we are proponents of “local” and when we can bring you produce that is grown here, and it is good, that is exactly what we do. This is another example of our partnering with local farmers, and in this case it is Bill Parks and his family from Bothwell, Ontario. Here
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Saturday July 13 was the 2nd Anniversary for The Village Grocer’s new location on 16th Avenue. We had many events going on, but one that stood out to our customers was the pasta demo that our Master Chef Kulam preformed upstairs in our cooking studio. He put together 3 different pastas for tasting that delighted
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On Saturday, we celebrated our second anniversary at our new location on 16th avenue. We were so happy that so many of you made the time to come spend your afternoon with us and participate in our kids cupcake decorating, our demos upstairs in our kitchen studio and of course our charity, Hockey with Heart
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Do your containers have the summer blues? Are your petunias petulant? Has your varbena lost their vivaciousness? Join us at The Village Grocer on Wednesday July 17, 2013 at 10:30 am for coffee and listen to our resident horticultural expert give you some professional tips on how to bring your annuals back to their blooming best.
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