the Friday Feeding; VOL. 11

This time of year it’s all about food; so I want to write about it.  This is a grocery store and eatery after all. But this time of year it’s really all about you.  YOU are what makes this place fly so let me write about that too.

We are so grateful that you shop here and shop here and shop here.  We are grateful you spend time here to create community with us.  And we are grateful for the suggestions to help keep us moving forward to be better for you. This is more than a store; you have made it a destination of place and space. It’s all about you.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

And it’s Friday night pizza again. See the bottom of this post for the details..

Figgy pudding…

In times past “figs” was the term given to all dried fruit and “pudding” is a term still used today in Great Britain to mean what we call dessert.  A Figgy Pudding was a dessert made with dried fruits & spices and steamed in a mold to produce a moist cake with a special shape.  These traditional cakes were/are heavy and dense and usually served with a whisky sauce to liven it up.  They resemble the fruit cake made here New England.

Although many bakers still rely on these old-timey recipes I have found that a lighter version hits my taste buds better and the result tends to make me drool with lust for it.  I only make it once a year so that it remains special.  My version uses fruit purees and I hold back the spices so it remains delicately fruity and spongey-moist, then, when smothered in a butter rum sauce, one can float to heaven on its cloud.

As my friend Maureen says, “There is a reason there is a song about this!”

I made them with mango this year and a few are in the case accompanied by some butter rum sauce for you.  If these are a hit and they are gone when you come in, there is still time for me to make more by special order.  Ask at the counter. Simply microwave to reheat and serve.  The combo: $24.50

And speaking of baked goods saved for special times of the year, we are delighted to be a holding place for Petals in the Pines Swedish Almond Cakes.  This is a traditional Swedish Christmas dessert and is loved by all. Donna Miller, owner/baker at Petals in the Pines, remembers as a child gathering around the dessert table with her cousins on Christmas Eve, eyeing the platter of cake slices. This was the only time of year they ate this special treat. She learned this cake from her grandmother. $14.00

Drum roll… it’s Friday night pizza again, December 22

Order ahead 12” organic sour dough pizzas to take out or sit down and eat here.  $15.95. Call ahead to order and choose a pick-up time slot. 603-783-9933 

Choose:

1. Classic pepperoni on red sauce.
2. Vegetable choice of mushrooms, green peppers, onions and/or cherry tomatoes on red sauce
3. Fig with gorgonzola and a honey drizzle over olive oil (no garlic)
4. Cheese only on red sauce always by request

Dave and I wish all of you a very merry Christmas and look forward to seeing soon!

Jane and Dave, your storekeepers

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