If you’re a fan of fun food facts, perfect pairings, kitchen hacks and other tantalizing trivia, you’ll love our Daily Dish Blog! Read on for delicious topics like DIY projects, Foodie FAQs, new and seasonal products, Wines of the Month, Health Notes from Dr. Liz and more.
Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, two longtime friends and true foodies, founded Cowgirl Creamery in the early 1990s. Looking for a new adventure, they began making cheese in a restored barn in the quaint coastal town of Point Reyes Station in Marin County.
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Moonshine has recently been gaining in appeal, and we’re happy to offer this popular (and completely legal) moonshine on our shelves. The recipe for Midnight Moon was created by the legendary Junior Johnson, a Hall of Fame NASCAR racecar driver. In fact, Junior honed his driving skills outrunning the law while delivering moonshine as a 14–year–old in North Carolina.
We get a lot of questions about the differences between organic wine, wine made from organically grown grapes, biodynamic wines and wines with no sulfites added. Brush up on your wine knowledge with our quick primer:
Many of our guests have noticed the FishWise labeling system in our Seafood department, but you may have wondered exactly what those green, yellow and red labels are all about. What exactly is FishWise? Put simply, this handy labeling system exists to help our guests make informed decisions about what seafood to buy, based on their own values.
What’s for dinner tonight? Our friendly meat department associates are always happy to help our guests pick the perfect protein, whether you fancy chicken, beef or even lamb as the star on your dinner table.
In 2013, look to Nugget Markets’ delis for an expanded selection of healthy options, includingvegan, vegetarian, organic and gluten–free offerings. A variety of new grains and legumes will be making appearances, alongside some of the most nutrient– and vitamin–packed veggies and greens available in our recipes.
In Nugget Market's deli department, spring ushers in the bounty of the harvest, bringing to our stores lovely seasonal ingredients including artichokes, asparagus, beets, a variety of greens, new potatoes, spinach and strawberries, just to name a few.
Come try the newest addition to our artisan bread baking program: whole–wheat sourdough! These loaves are baked fresh daily in our bakeries, by the artisan bread bakers who work in our stores. We don’t use any preservatives or shelf stabilizers in our whole–wheat sourdough (or in any of our breads), so you can be sure it’s super–fresh, as well as being healthy, made with great whole grains!
Be on the lookout for local, organically grown spring onions, which crop up in our produce department this time of year. Several local farms will be up to their elbows in them soon: Terra Firma and Full Belly farms are two of our favorite growers of red and white spring onions in Yolo County. Spring onions are essentially immature onions that haven’t fully developed.