Dear Customers,              Holidays are hectic, everyone can agree.  Over the next three days, you’ll probably be making several trips to the grocery store.  The first one, to get everything you need for Christmas dinner . . . and the other two to pick up those items which you will have invariably forgotten on the…

Dear Customers,              I don’t remember how old I was when I became aware of Christmas.  It was probably sometime around the age of 4 or 5. But from that moment and for the next ten years or so, I have nothing but great memories of that holiday.  Presents, Christmas trees, glittering colorful lights stretching…

Dear Customers,              There are certain “grocery-store-associated” products that become extremely popular during the month of December.  Even people who are not normally given to generosity often find themselves breaking away from their usual to discover charity in their hearts.              Two such products that lend themselves to the spirit of giving are party platters…

Dear Customers,             Love turns me into a blithering idiot!  Lately, whenever I see something on television, the internet or even in print that depicts the warmer side of human nature, my throat constricts, and my eyes fill up with tears.  It wasn’t always this bad, but it has undoubtedly gotten worse as I’ve aged. …

Dear Customers, I come from a big family by today’s standards.  As the fifth of five children I grew accustomed at an early age to being referred to as “the baby” of the family.  My oldest sister was already in college when I was born!  She just turned 90 last month. My mom was the…

Dear Customers,             Everybody appreciates a little break now and again.  It’s even more welcome when you didn’t see it coming.  The people who determine which items go on sale in our ads every week decided to give themselves one of those little breaks.  So, for the next two weeks, November 17th and November 24th,…

Dear Customers, If your family is anything like my family, when the holidays roll around, we gravitate towards making the exact same things for holiday dinner that we do every year.  I guess you could call it “following tradition” but using the example of Thanksgiving we start with the turkey – the bigger, the better. …

Dear Customers,              These last two months of every year are absolutely jam-packed with reasons to eat!  With Thanksgiving and Christmas being the two main causes, you also can count on parties, get-togethers, school events and workplace celebrations.  Thanksgiving is very late this year, falling on the 27th of November.  The earliest Thanksgiving can occur…

Dear Customers,             It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were joyfully noticing the lengthening hours of daylight back in the early days of March.  Even though it happens every year, we somehow are surprised when it happens again!  Now, here we are enjoying the final week of Daylight Savings Time prior to turning…

Dear Customers,               Sweet and savory is a thing!  We all recognize sweet on our taste buds, but how many of us really know what savory is?  Savory is defined as:  “full-flavored and often associated with salty or spicy”.  When you combine these two tastes you create a balanced experience that makes dishes more satisfying. …