Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Ingredient Alert!

This just in...Hannaford in Clifton Park has some great deals on fish. Sea Bass is on sale for $9.99 a pound! This is a real bargain as I have seen it go as high $18.99/lb. Last time I was in Florida, I saw at the local market for $30 a pound! This is a buy, get in while the gettin's good. Also, they have the real deal sea scallops on sale for $8.99/lb. These are the "dry" scallops, not the ones that are artificially "wet" at the Chopper. I assume these specials apply to all local Hannafords but that is not always the case. I have noticed that Hannaford in-store specials are not always locally consistent as Price Choppers are from store to store.

Eats local produce is back! Check out the fingerling potatoes, which taste great. Also, they have been getting some interesting wild greens lately. I picked up some local baby collard greens the other day. They are very tender and sweet, nothing like it's grown up version. I simply wilted them with warmed garlic infused olive oil, sprinkle of lemon, sea salt and pepper, and served my seared scallops on top. They also have some peppers, onions, garlic and berries.

I will be posting Eats finds more frequently, as I find their produce selections interesting and affordable, considering most of the food is local if not organic.

Finally, a new post!

Well, hello to anyone sill reading. I apologize for my absence as I spent the last year opening up a new store in the area (not rood related) and I can say that it has hogged all of my time.

In any case, I am back, and will try to post at least once a week now that we are starting to see some local produce.

Hope there are some of you out there who will check back.