Bulk Ingredients

We're glad to have been able to add 5 new Local and Made in Vermont products to our shelves in the past few weeks. I highly recommend sampling them all (and in the case of the bourbon barrel aged maple syrup, you might want to go back for seconds).

Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup

Randolph, VT

Aisle 1

We've had 3 baby girls born to City Market employees in the last month, landing a lot of cute photos in my inbox. Today I sent 'baby pictures' around the office of the rice seedlings Erik Andrus is growing for us in Vergennes. 

The California Bean Map!

We’re trying something new this year at City Market – and it’s one of those things that makes so much sense it leaves us wondering why we haven’t been doing it for years. 

You know how you go to somebody's house and whatever they're serving always tastes better than anything you cook at home?  

That happened to me the other day when my friend Jen served me this:

Quinoa stew with purple potatoes and corn

The sprouts are ready. It took 6 days, so the outer limit of the general 3-6 day growing period. I attribute this to the cold windowsill that they were next to. Still, day by day, the sprouts unfurled, until yesterday they had filled the jar completely. So pretty, against the backdrop of snow!

6-Day Broccoli Sprouts

Day 1, Broccoli Sprouts

Making cookies with...

How cute is this sign, seriously?

If you haven’t stopped by City Market to pick up your Eat Local Week scorecard and to see our display in Bulk, do! There are lots of fun events happening. Now that the cool weather is upon us, it’s nice to get cozy in the kitchen, too, with recipes like whole wheat cinnamon rolls made with local flour.

Whole wheat cinnamon rolls - warm and toasty on a chilly morning

After all those soup recipes, I’m feeling like we need some sides to go along with them. Through the end of February, I’m doing cooking demos of beans, grains, and flours in our Bulk section (every Sunday, 2-3:30 p.m.). I’ll be blogging about some of those recipes here.