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.
Once again, Nugget Markets took care of the cooking, and sent each of the following guests home with a complete holiday meal to enjoy with their families! Meals included the winner’s choice of either a Whole Cooked Turkey -or- Chef-Prepared Ham with a Brown Sugar and Mustard Glaze along with six delicious sides.
We’re very excited to be the first store in the nation to carry VitalBulk’s Super Green bulk vitamin dispenser. This patented system reduces costs and materials while dispensing a wide variety of bulk vitamins, including Basic One-Multi Vitamin, C Caps, Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D3, Cal-Mag Citrate, Vitamin D3, 1200 Ωmega-3 Fish Oil, Flax Oil, and Glucosamine Sulfate. In addition to eliminating bottles and caps, you’re significantly reducing your use of packaging material and your carbon footprint. VitalBulk’s dispenser ensures cleanliness and shelf life with VitalBulk’s bag-liner and secondary dispensing technology, so the supplements are safely sealed. After being sealed in the factory, there is no potential contamination from handling at the store level. Our Vacaville store is piloting this program and we hope that with its success we will be able to bring this technology to all our stores. Look for the VitalBulk display in our Healthy Living department. Not only are you being green by buying in bulk, you’re also saving green (money that is)!
Wines with bubbles — some are dry, some are sweet, and all are guaranteed to lift your spirits. These offerings are the ideal way to start a meal, pairing wonderfully with appetizers while refreshing your palate.
Zardetto Prosecco, Prosecco DOC (Italy): We love Proseccos because theyare intensely fruity, with aromas and flavors of apples, pears and citrus. They are more delicate on the palate than some other sparkling wines and are just as fun! And you can enjoy them more often because they are so affordable. This one is currently our best deal! 750ml. $9.99, Save $8
In the spirit of giving, Nugget Markets’ kitchens prepared and gave away 20 complete holiday meals this Thanksgiving! Each feast fed up to eight people, and included the winner’s choice of either a Whole Cooked Turkey with Turkey Gravy -or- Chef-Prepared Ham with a Brown Sugar and Mustard Glaze along with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Forest Mushroom and Walnut Stuffing, Gingered Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans and Brandied Cranberries.
479º Popcorn — it’s San Francisco’s latest craze! But why 479º? Because 479º Farenheit is the optimal temperature for popping corn! This line is handmade in small batches and has unique flavor profiles, including Black Truffle & White Cheddar and Fleur de Sel Caramel. Crack a bag open, but beware — you might finish it all in one sitting! • Stephanie Stille, Specialty & Ethnic Foods
Nugget is full of great gift ideas for the holidays! Check out our Healthy Living department for a huge selection of great gifts, including accessories from some of our favorite lines:
Have you ever wondered where coffee gets its flavor? Does the origin of the bean or the length of time a bean is roasted affect the flavor of your coffee? The answer is both! The origin characteristics usually influence the look, taste and smell of the coffee, while the roast degree affects the flavor intensity: as the beans caramelize throughout the roasting process, the origin characters of the beans are muted and new aromas are developed.
For both flavor and aroma, we love coffees from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
B.T. McELRATH Chocolatier
Named one of the top ten chocolatiers in North America in 2010 by Dessert Professional, B.T. McELRATH Chocolatier has it going on! Our favorite bar, The Salty Dog, is made with 70 percent dark chocolate and pieces of butter toffee and sea salt. It will knock your socks off — you’ll be glad that it’s a sharing-is-optional kind of bar! For milk chocolate lovers, the Prairie Dog bar is made with 40 percent milk chocolate, butter toffee pieces, toasted almonds and sea salt. Can you say delicious? You’ll want to savor every bite of these bars.
Can you believe that Twinings tea has supplied tea to every successive British Monarch since Queen Victoria? In 1837 the Queen granted Twinings a Royal Warrant for tea, which appointed the company as the supplier of teas to her household, and they have been supplying tea to the British royalty ever since!
One of our favorite teas made by Twinings is the Ultra Spice Chai. This tea has a vibrant aroma and bold taste. When drinking you’ll pick up flavors of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and ginger; perfect for cozying up on a winter’s eve with a book in hand, next to the fire! • Stephanie Stille, Specialty & Ethnic Foods
At your next holiday party or family gathering, ask if anyone knows where the term Egg Nog came from. Unless you have a “know-it-all” uncle, I would bet that no one will offer an answer.