The holidays are a time of joy and celebration, of getting together with family and friends and sharing the gifts of the season. The holidays are also a time when North Americans produce 25% more waste than any other time of the year, which equates to 25 million extra tons of garbage going to the [...]
Tips for Greener Holidays: Lights
Posted November 30th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Crab Delights
Posted November 30th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From JEFF COX This excellent dish depends on the quality of the crab meat. If your fish store has precooked crab, pick the meat yourself. Beware of crab meat produced overseas. It tends to be tasteless. Makes 8 servings · 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, cold from the fridge · ¼ teaspoon Coleman’s dry mustard [...]
Holiday Bake-Off
Posted November 30th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Are you a baking whiz adept at creating recipes to meet your or your family’s special dietary needs? Think your baked goods should be called baked betters because they’re so scrumptious? Then warm up the oven and break out your mitts because we have a bake-off on our hands! Whole Foods Market has teamed up [...]
Favor Fennel
Posted November 30th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
I often hear concerns about gaining weight during the holidays. That’s why I think it’s important to keep fresh fruits and veggies high on your priority list. But, that doesn’t mean you have to be left out of holiday fun. Unique, delicious fall vegetables are abundant and I plan on staying fit as a fiddle [...]
Tips for Greener Holidays: Christmas Trees
Posted November 29th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
The holidays are a time of joy and celebration, of getting together with family and friends and sharing the gifts of the season. The holidays are also a time when North Americans produce 25% more waste than any other time of the year, which equates to 25 million extra tons of garbage going to the [...]
Our Outstanding Ham
Posted November 28th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Have you decided what to serve for your special holiday dinner? Christmas ham is a delicious classic. We know you want your meal to be special and we’ve done the work to make sure it will be with one of our hams. In the next couple of weeks, we’ll have several blog posts introducing you [...]
Holiday Gift Boxes – Online Now!
Posted November 28th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Just in case you missed the announcement – we’ve got the perfect holiday gift (box) for your friends, family, secret crush, office mate, your college advisor, or your kids’ teachers! Ordering is simple. Go to our gift box page, choose one of five delightful (we think), affordable ( to , plus shipping) gift boxes, and [...]
Bring on the Green…with Fresh Trees
Posted November 27th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Mother Nature is gearing up for a wardrobe change as we head into the holidays, and so are many of our stores! This year, as in years past, our trees are fresh from the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 10 miles southeast of Sparta, North Carolina, and grown by family-owned and operated Bottomley Evergreens & Farms. [...]
Top Ten Holiday Wines Takeover Twitterdom
Posted November 26th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
The Top Ten Holiday wines were flowing and the tweets were flying at our first-ever Twitter Tasting last week where we joined a few hundred of our closest friends all across the country (and Canada!) to taste and tweet about these top-notch wines at easy-to-swallow prices. As the corks popped, the tweet parties began with [...]
The Dreidel in Rudolph’s Manger
Posted November 26th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From TODD WALTON Under The Table Mendocino Israel Jacobs, born a Jew, and Margaret O’Hara, born and baptized a Catholic, were married in the spring of 1999. And despite their mothers, they lived quite happily until their only child, Felix, turned five. Then Christmas and Hanukkah loomed simultaneously as they always do, and the whole [...]