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Fisher Fair Scone Mix
May 8, 2012 2:25 PM
Fisher’s all-natural baking mixes are packed with the wholesome goodness that comes from family-owned farms across the Pacific Northwest. Fisher’s Fair Scone mix not only creates scrumptious scones, but they're easy to make, too!
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Cake Pops Made Easy
May 3, 2012 3:26 PM
Instead of cupcakes at your next party, how about diving right into the latest trend in baked goods: cake pops! These scrumptious little treats are simple to make with Nordicware’s Cake Pops Baking Pan, which allows you to add your own creative stamp to these tiny cakes–on–a–stick.
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Dried & Delicious Kiwi
May 3, 2012 3:15 PM
Ah, the ever so tiny and tempting dried kiwi fruit. We’re happy to introduce this bite–sized morsel as one of the newest additions to our bulk foods department. These dried kiwis are pealed, sliced, dehydrated and then given a small amount of sugar to offset their natural sourness—in other words, enjoy this tantalizing fruit without all the labor that usually goes into its preparation!
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Try a Little Prickly Pear with Your Tacos
May 3, 2012 2:41 PM
Kick your taco night up a notch with one of our favorite products from our tortilla section: Mi Abuelita Bonita Nopal Corn Tortillas. Nopal (also known as the “prickly pear,” or, more commonly, cactus) is a truly underrated vegetable—it’s high in both fiber and calcium, yet low in cholesterol, and it adds great flavor to these corn tortillas!
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Local Love Fair - Roseville
Apr 23, 2012 2:31 PM
Many thanks to all the wonderful guests who joined us for a day of all things local. Guests in Roseville mingled with local producers and sampled foods produced within 100 miles of our home offices in Woodland. If you missed out on this great event, join us this Saturday in El Dorado Hills from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Local Love Fair - Davis, Covell Blvd.
Apr 16, 2012 2:50 PM
Thank you to all our wonderful Davis guests who joined us for our first Local Love Fair! The event was a huge success! Guests mingled with local producers and farmers and enjoyed free samples of products produced within 100 miles of our home offices in Woodland. If you missed out on this great event, join us this Saturday in Roseville from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Earth & Vine Provisions
Apr 2, 2012 12:10 PM
Earth & Vine Provisions had its beginnings in a small kitchen in Loomis, and today this thriving company is at home in Lincoln, CA. Celebrating a 15-year culinary adventure, Ron and Tressa Cooper share their appreciation for all-natural foods, local farmers, and a time-honored tradition of preserving. Because of this commitment to offering nature’s best, their line of jams, sauces, and condiments contain no artificial additives or preservatives.
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Copper Hill Olive Oil
Apr 2, 2012 12:04 PM
For his college senior project back in 2003, Ken Muller researched and planted an olive orchard on his family’s land. Today, father and son team Joe and Ken continue to grow Copper Hill Olives on their small family farm in Yolo County, where the sustainably grown olive trees thrive in the coppery, hillside soil and Mediterranean climate. To ensure ultimate quality and freshness, the olives are hand-harvested and pressed within hours of picking, and all Copper Hill olive oils are extra virgin with delightful flavors that make them perfect for dipping, for salad dressings, and for use in every type of healthy cooking.
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Calolea Olive Oil
Loma Rica and Bangor, CA
Apr 2, 2012 11:58 AM
Since 1999, Michael and Monica Keller’s life goal has been to produce and distribute the best quality local olive oils possible. Calolea’s products include extra virgin olive oil, crushed citrus oils, and 12- and 18-year aged balsamics, straight out of Northern California.
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Lucero Olive Oil
Corning, CA
Apr 2, 2012 11:52 AM
Olives are nothing new to the Lucero family, as they’ve been growing these gems in Northern California for three generations and lay claim to some of the oldest olive trees in the region. While Dewey Lucero started the family-owned and operated business in 2005, his grandfather began producing olive oil for close friends and family by pressing small batches in a hand mill back in the day. Today, Lucero’s local award-winning olive oils and balsamic vinegars are available to not only the family’s close friends and relatives, but to Nugget guests, too.
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Papalote Salsa Trading Co.
Fairfield, CA
Apr 2, 2012 11:01 AM
In 2010, Papalote Salsa Trading Co. began, following in the footsteps of San Francisco’s highly acclaimed Papalote Mexican Grill which has been in business since 1999. Victor Escobedo, Jodi Hernandez, and Miguel Escobedo create 100% natural, vegan, gluten-free salsas that have been said to hit “the trifecta of spicy, salty, and smooth” according to Sunset Magaazine.
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Wine Country Kitchens
Napa, CA
Apr 2, 2012 10:53 AM
Wine Country Kitchens has been making gourmet food products for more than 15 years, creating everything in-house at their facility in Napa. With the commitment to offer “Fine Foods of the Napa Valley,” Darrin Channels founded the business in 1996, creating local products that are 100% organic, all-natural, and vegetarian.
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Pachamama Coffee Cooperative
Davis, CA
Apr 2, 2012 10:39 AM
Founded in 2001, local Pachamama Coffee Cooperative is a farmer-owned coffee co-op, taking “fair trade” one step further by ensuring that their coffee farmers receive the fair trade price for green beans and also receive all proceeds from sales of the finished product. Pachamama’s mission: To improve the lives of small farmers while providing premium, fair-trade, 100% organic coffee for all to enjoy.
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Kinder’s BBQ
Concord, CA
Apr 2, 2012 10:32 AM
John Kinder opened his first meat market in the Bay Area in 1946 and, three generations later, his family continues to produce their line of top-quality barbecue sauces and marinades. Kinder’s many varieties of marinades and barbecue sauces (ranging from mild to “Exxxtra Hot”) are all-natural, gluten-free, with no MSG and no HFCS.
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Bariani Olive Oil
Sacramento and Zamora, CA
Mar 30, 2012 10:52 AM
This local, family-owned and operated business, going strong since 1991, utilizes sustainable practices and makes olive oil and balsamic vinegars that are registered organic. Owned by Emanuele Bariani and Sebastian Bariani, this local olive-oil producer uses Mission and Manzanillo cultivars and is dedicated to quality rather than mass production and maximum revenue.
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479 Popcorn
San Francisco, CA
Mar 30, 2012 9:47 AM
Jean Arnold began 479 Popcorn with a fond childhood memory of devouring fresh, organic popcorn that her mother made in a stovetop popper. While at London’s Le Cordon Bleu, Jean discovered that 479 degrees F. is the optimal temperature for popping corn, hence the name of her artisan product. Today, Jean makes popcorn in small batches by hand in her San Francisco kitchen, using organic heirloom corn, organic agave syrup, and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible.
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Clover Milk
Petaluma, CA
Mar 2, 2012 12:20 PM
Clover Stornetta Farms is a third–generation, family–owned–and–operated dairy company located in Petaluma, California. Clover supports local family farms in Marin and Sonoma counties by using their milk to produce Clover products. Clover places a strong focus on sustainability and animal welfare and was the first dairy in the United States to be certified by the American Humane Association.
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Kinder’s BBQ Sauces
Concord, CA
Mar 2, 2012 12:11 PM
What started out in 1946 as a family operation in San Pablo, California, has grown into a company that produces one of our most sought–after barbecue sauces.
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Lemon Grass Kitchen Sauces and Marinades
Sacramento, CA
Mar 2, 2012 12:08 PM
We love these sauces from local restaurant chain Lemon Grass Kitchen because they are super–flavorful and so easy to use at home. Try the Lemon Grass Green Curry and Lemon Grass Ginger sauces to give your stir–fries, rice dishes and dips a real kick, or try my personal favorite, the Lemon Grass Yellow Curry Sauce.
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Game Day Snacks
Jan 20, 2012 9:46 AM
It’s football season and the big game is just around the corner. If you’re stressing about whether your favorite team will take home the championship this year, distract yourself by planning the important things, like what you will be eating during the big game!
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