Congratulations to all the winners of our Jewel 88.5 promotion. We hope that you fully enjoyed your experience here at The Village Grocer! For more photos of the event, check out our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/thevillagegrocer.unionville
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Our next event coming up is the MEXICAN FIESTA! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Mexican born chef Paula Zavala. Starting with an authentic guacamole garnished with pomegranate and cilantro lime marinated shrimp, followed by a Mexican Picadillo (a rich ground beef dish) served with tostadas, refried beans, lettuce, sour cream and a delicious red sauce.
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On Easter Saturday, one of our long time customers, Elaine Walsh, arranged a “Pansies for Pancreatic Cancer” sale in support of Pancreatic Cancer Canada. We would just like to give a big thank you to Elaine and her team, and everyone who came out to support this cause!
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After a lot of talk and discussion, we are having our first “supper club” dinner on the upper level of the store. What we will be doing is a full 5-course dinner of the best seasonal specialties that we have in the store, complete with wine pairings. This will be a monthly event, and each
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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
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