Passover, the holiday commemorating the Jewish exodus from Egypt, begins on April 6 this year. Even if you don’t observe the holiday for religious reasons, it’s worth checking out Passover foods if you have celiac disease or food allergies. Here’s why:
During Passover, wheat, rye, oats, barley, and spelt are forbidden for those celebrating the holiday. If you’re on a gluten-free diet, that list probably caught your eye! (People diagnosed with celiac disease or gluten intolerance need to avoid all traces of wheat, rye, barley, and non-gluten-free oats.)
Here’s where things get a little tricky. While leavened or risen wheat products are forbidden, matzo, which is made from wheat is not! In fact, Jewish dietary law requires matzo* be made from wheat. So if you’re gluten-free, you still need to be a label sleuth. Be sure to avoid any Passover foods containing matzo or any of its derivatives, such as matzo meal, matzo farfel and matzo “cake” meal.
Even after avoiding Passover foods that contain matzo, there’s still a wonderful variety of gluten-free options. From cereal to frozen foods to noodles, cookies, and more, there is plenty to choose from at Price Chopper.
If you’re wondering about cross contamination, Jewish dietary law requires that Passover foods be prepared on either dedicated lines or lines that have been cleaned after wheat is used. However, if you have any questions, call the manufacturer.
To make life easier, some Passover foods now carry a gluten-free label. Also look for the Yiddish word, non-gebrokts. This phrase means the food was made without matzo and is gluten-free.
And if you don’t have celiac disease but are allergic to corn, soy, or peanuts, then Passover foods are for you, too! Some Jewish traditions also avoid corn, legumes (soy and peanuts are included), and rice. For folks with a corn allergy, this is the time of year to find corn syrup-free soda and marshmallows. Two foods usually hard to find corn-free. While all Price Chopper stores offer some Passover foods, and the chain’s Passover Centers* offer a wide variety, the largest selection can be found at the Colonie Price Chopper (1892 Central Avenue.) This store offers over 1,000 Passover foods and will host a “Kosher Open House” on March 18th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
During the event, representatives from several Kosher food purveyors will be on hand to answer your questions.
*A few companies offer gluten-free matzah. This matzah will be specifically marked as “gluten-free” and can not be used for seder according to Jewish dietary law.
**Price Chopper Passover Centers:
- Store #224 New Colonie, Albany NY
- Store #168 Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh NY
- Store #148 Park Ave, Worcester MA
- Store #165 Shelburne Rd, Burlington VT
- Store #159 Bethlehem, Albany NY
- Store #190 Edwardsville, Edwardsville PA
- Store #172 Erie Blvd, Syracuse NY
- Store #135 ONeill, Dunmore PA
- Store #158 Route 50, Saratoga NY
- Store #129 Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie NY
Have you heard about the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club with Jodie Fitz? It’s a great resource for families and celebrates having some experimental fun in the kitchen! You can learn more about how to sign up for the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club free newsletter, where Jodie’s visiting and cooking with kids in the community and all about the latest taste testing fun by clicking here. We recently released recipes for St. Patrick’s Day! Visit the Kids Cooking Club site to find a Tropical Slush that has just a bit of natural green (even the pickiest eaters won’t know what they’re drinking!), Edible Blarney Stones and a Rainbow of Fruit Fun with a Pot of Gold for some dipping delight!
Jodie and Joey enjoying Tropical Slush!
Kids are randomly chosen from the club to join Jodie at the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club each month for three new recipe releases. Here’s Joey visiting and making The Tropical Slush. Jodie develops fun recipes meant to get your kids having fun in the kitchen!
Megan joined Jodie to make Rainbow Kabobs & and Pot of Gold Dip.
If you belong to Price Chopper’s Kids Cooking Club, you’ll get an email newsletter every month with new recipes to try at home and a schedule to let you know where Jodie will be cooking next! You can visit her when she’s in your area and, because you’re in the Kids Cooking Club, you might even be selected to join her on the web or TV for a local news cooking segment!
Jack turned out to be a master chocolate dipper in helping to make this month’s Blarney Stone Recipe.
Make sure you check out our YouTube channel for videos of Jodie and her helpers in the the kitchen! You can connect with Jodie on Twitter: @jodiefitz and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jodiefitzcooks! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Have you heard about the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club with Jodie Fitz? It’s a great resource for families and celebrates having some experimental fun in the kitchen! You can learn more about how to sign up for the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club free newsletter, where Jodie’s visiting and cooking with kids in the community and all about the latest taste testing fun by clicking here. We recently released recipes for St. Patrick’s Day! Visit the Kids Cooking Club site to find a Tropical Slush that has just a bit of natural green (even the pickiest eaters won’t know what they’re drinking!), Edible Blarney Stones and a Rainbow of Fruit Fun with a Pot of Gold for some dipping delight!
Jodie and Joey enjoying Tropical Slush!
Kids are randomly chosen from the club to join Jodie at the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club each month for three new recipe releases. Here’s Joey visiting and making The Tropical Slush. Jodie develops fun recipes meant to get your kids having fun in the kitchen!
Megan joined Jodie to make Rainbow Kabobs & and Pot of Gold Dip.
If you belong to Price Chopper’s Kids Cooking Club, you’ll get an email newsletter every month with new recipes to try at home and a schedule to let you know where Jodie will be cooking next! You can visit her when she’s in your area and, because you’re in the Kids Cooking Club, you might even be selected to join her on the web or TV for a local news cooking segment!
Jack turned out to be a master chocolate dipper in helping to make this month’s Blarney Stone Recipe.
Make sure you check out our YouTube channel for videos of Jodie and her helpers in the the kitchen! You can connect with Jodie on Twitter: @jodiefitz and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jodiefitzcooks! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Written by Kevin SchulkeCategory Manager of Beer, Wine and Salty Snacks
One of my favorite Holiday Celebrations is just days away! It will be here soon and in just a blink of an eye and 24 short hours it’ll be gone again until next year; we better hurry and prepare! It has always amazed me that so many people love and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day yet fail to fully commit for even one short day. Are you one of those people that wears green, prepares the corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes and then serves it with Coor’s Light or Budweiser? Don’t get me wrong there’s nothing wrong with either beer but sometimes you need to change it up and this is a day that demands a change. Promise yourself right now, there will be no halfway celebration this year, it’s all in!
For those of you that have not yet been introduced, allow me the honor of introducing:
Harp Lager– For a beer, it is a relative youngster born in Dublin, Ireland in 1960. The name is truly fitting as this beer is music to your taste buds. At first glance you’ll take note of the brilliant golden color and at first taste you’ll note a dry malty front that gives way to a crisp, dry hoppy finish. Try it and you’ll be hoppy too!
Smithwick’s Ale (pronounced Smit-icks, simply forget the hand the w)– A true veteran beer born in 1710 in Kilkenny, Ireland. Pour it into a Tulip Pint Glass and you’ll note the creamy off white head. One sniff reveals a light caramel with orange marmalade and a gentle smokiness. One sip will yield a fruity, spicy, malty taste that is also refreshing and clean in the finish.
Half and Half
Guinness Draught – A dry Irish Stout also from Dublin, dating back to 1759. It looks black, but upon closer examination it’s actually a deep ruby red with a creamy white collar made up of some of the tiniest bubbles imaginable, as you pour you can watch the bubbles racing up the inside of the glass anxious to gulp a bit of fresh air. You’ll note malt and caramel flavors in a complex light bodied yet full flavored smooth and creamy taste; it is perfectly balanced so no one flavor predominates with a very clean finish that begs for more. You can purchase this in bottles or pint size cans (I prefer the cans myself). Now here is where we can become creative, take a Tulip Pint Glass and fill it half way with Harp Lager, then take your Guinness Draught and pour it gently into the glass (over the back of a spoon) to fill and you will have poured a Half and Half. Or you can fill the glass to the halfway point with Smithwick’s and complete with the gentle pour of Guinness Draught and you have poured a Blacksmith.
Blacksmith
St. Patrick’s Day has never seemed to me to be the kind of holiday that you would celebrate without truly going all in. I think you’ll agree that incorporating the true Irish Brews into your St. Patrick’s Day Celebration is certain to help you increase your enjoyment on this special festive day… as everyone knows that everything is better with Guinness! Happy St. Patrick’s Day and please remember to celebrate responsibly!
No matter what time of the year it is, filth and grime on your clothes and laundry can be a hassle. We are partnering with Tide to help you remove those stains! Our customers have relied on Tide in the past and noticed how helpful it has been when dealing with all the impurities. Tide Pods are a brand new product that can help you with washing your clothes, removing stains, and brightening your belongings all in one shot! These efficient pods can be used in all types of machines with any size load! Tell us about the toughest stain you’ve had to remove and how you were able to overcome the challenge. Post your story below as well as on the corresponding Facebook post by tomorrow to be entered. We will choose five winners to each receive a year’s supply of Tide Pods!
We know how important it is to keep yourself and your loved ones looking fresh and clean throughout the day. Tide Pods are reinventing the way you do laundry! No more spilling or messes, just throw one in! One pac equals one full load of laundry and works in all machine types- hot or cold! Laundry stains can be rough, but with Tides other products such as Tide Boost Original Duo Packs, Tide with Acti-lift and Tide-Boost Pre-Treat Spray you will be prepared to take on whatever comes your way!
Read official contest rules here! 
Price Chopper and PepsiCo are teaming up once again to bring you great savings! Check out your newspaper this Sunday to find Moments to Save on all of your favorite PepsiCo items! Cut out all of your coupons and bring them to your local Price Chopper, where you will find additional savings!
If you use every PepsiCo coupon, you save $19.30 off of an $148.45 purchase! If you purchase every item at Price Chopper, you will save an additional $20.59. When you add on the fuel savings of $6.00, you receive a total savings of $45.89! Check out the table below to see exactly how much money you can save on these essential PepsiCo products!
Take advantage of the offers above as well as ALL of the offers in the Moments to Save insert including save $2.00 when you buy 2 Pepsi 7.5 oz mini can 8 packs and save $1.00 when you buy Tostitos Chips & Dip! If you’re wondering where you can find all of these great PepsiCo offers, click here! Just plug in your zip code to find newspapers near you that have the Moments to Save insert! Happy Savings! 
Guest Post Written by Samuel TrimboliCustomer Communications Representative, Resident Pinterest Expert
Chances are, you’ve “liked” a friend’s post, commented on a funny “status,” “tweeted” what’s on your mind and supplemented it with a #hashtag. Maybe you’ve even given your friends a shoutout on Follow Friday… but have you pinned anything yet?
No, I’m not talking about sewing. Pinterest is a relatively new social network designed in the form of an online pinboard. This site serves as a way for users (also referred to as “pinners”) to both showcase their own creativity by uploading and sharing pictures, and to bookmark ideas and items that they like or might want to come back to by “pinning” them.
Pinning is essentially bookmarking an item. Pinterest has an easy-to-install “Pin” button, which makes pinning almost second nature. For example, if I’m surfing the web and I come across a picture of an excellent recipe for no-bake cheesecake, I would click the “Pin” button and the image with a direct link to the recipe would then be pinned to one of my pinboards, appropriately named “Desserts to Die For.” If I come across something that another pinner has on their board, I can also add it to one of my own by re-pinning. Pinterest makes it so simple (and fun!) to share things with your friends. Pinterest is great because it’s basically like having a subscription to 10 different magazines, but not having to pay for them or worry about them cluttering your coffee table. That being said, the days of clipping out recipes from magazines to bring to our friends could be numbered. Thanks to Pinterest, all they need is the link to one of your pinboards.
Pinterest is unique because it provides a form of recreation as well as functionality. If you’ve already tried it, you’ll know what I mean. It’s a lot of fun looking through tons of eye catching, colorful photos of everything from headbands to Harley-Davidsons to heart-healthy fruit smoothies. And when we see something we like we can save it to one of our boards to come back to. After a solid chunk of time spent Facebooking, I usually find myself wondering where the time went and feeling like I could’ve done something a little more productive. In contrast, after a good Pinning session I usually feel like I accomplished something. It’s nice when I can go back and see what I’ve done in the 30 minutes I spent cultivating my Pinterest page. Some of the most popular board categories are recipes and style ideas, but some pinners have taken to making “wish-list” boards, where they pin birthday and holiday gift ideas. No more worrying about dropping that subtle hint!
So, I encourage all of you to go out and sign up for Pinterest if you haven’t already! Believe me when I say that there really is something on there for everyone. While you’re at it, make sure you follow us at www.pinterest.com/pricechopper to stay updated with what we’re featuring! We’ve added a Chopper Shopper Blogger board featuring blogs run by our customers! If you’d like to be featured on our Blogger board, comment with a link to your blog!
We’d like to be able to interact with you and hopefully showcase some of your favorite things on our boards. We like to update our Pinterest page with the newest in easy, yet delicious recipes to make your weekly meal planning a little easier. We’re also currently celebrating Oreo’s 100th birthday, so be sure to check out our board for some tasty Oreo treats! My personal favorite is our board for sustainable kids’ crafting ideas. Check it out, and you’ll be surprised at what you can do with some leftover egg cartons and soda bottles! We enjoy sharing recipes, contests and new ideas with all of our Chopper Shoppers and we love being able to see what’s important to you as well. Naturally, we really like the idea of Pinterest! We hope you love it too, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback! Happy pinning!
Guest Post Written by Samuel TrimboliCustomer Communications Representative, Resident Pinterest Expert
Chances are, you’ve “liked” a friend’s post, commented on a funny “status,” “tweeted” what’s on your mind and supplemented it with a #hashtag. Maybe you’ve even given your friends a shoutout on Follow Friday… but have you pinned anything yet?
No, I’m not talking about sewing. Pinterest is a relatively new social network designed in the form of an online pinboard. This site serves as a way for users (also referred to as “pinners”) to both showcase their own creativity by uploading and sharing pictures, and to bookmark ideas and items that they like or might want to come back to by “pinning” them.
Pinning is essentially bookmarking an item. Pinterest has an easy-to-install “Pin” button, which makes pinning almost second nature. For example, if I’m surfing the web and I come across a picture of an excellent recipe for no-bake cheesecake, I would click the “Pin” button and the image with a direct link to the recipe would then be pinned to one of my pinboards, appropriately named “Desserts to Die For.” If I come across something that another pinner has on their board, I can also add it to one of my own by re-pinning. Pinterest makes it so simple (and fun!) to share things with your friends. Pinterest is great because it’s basically like having a subscription to 10 different magazines, but not having to pay for them or worry about them cluttering your coffee table. That being said, the days of clipping out recipes from magazines to bring to our friends could be numbered. Thanks to Pinterest, all they need is the link to one of your pinboards.
Pinterest is unique because it provides a form of recreation as well as functionality. If you’ve already tried it, you’ll know what I mean. It’s a lot of fun looking through tons of eye catching, colorful photos of everything from headbands to Harley-Davidsons to heart-healthy fruit smoothies. And when we see something we like we can save it to one of our boards to come back to. After a solid chunk of time spent Facebooking, I usually find myself wondering where the time went and feeling like I could’ve done something a little more productive. In contrast, after a good Pinning session I usually feel like I accomplished something. It’s nice when I can go back and see what I’ve done in the 30 minutes I spent cultivating my Pinterest page. Some of the most popular board categories are recipes and style ideas, but some pinners have taken to making “wish-list” boards, where they pin birthday and holiday gift ideas. No more worrying about dropping that subtle hint!
So, I encourage all of you to go out and sign up for Pinterest if you haven’t already! Believe me when I say that there really is something on there for everyone. While you’re at it, make sure you follow us at www.pinterest.com/pricechopper to stay updated with what we’re featuring! We’ve added a Chopper Shopper Blogger board featuring blogs run by our customers! If you’d like to be featured on our Blogger board, comment with a link to your blog!
We’d like to be able to interact with you and hopefully showcase some of your favorite things on our boards. We like to update our Pinterest page with the newest in easy, yet delicious recipes to make your weekly meal planning a little easier. We’re also currently celebrating Oreo’s 100th birthday, so be sure to check out our board for some tasty Oreo treats! My personal favorite is our board for sustainable kids’ crafting ideas. Check it out, and you’ll be surprised at what you can do with some leftover egg cartons and soda bottles! We enjoy sharing recipes, contests and new ideas with all of our Chopper Shoppers and we love being able to see what’s important to you as well. Naturally, we really like the idea of Pinterest! We hope you love it too, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback! Happy pinning!
Where would you go on an ideal Valentine’s Day getaway and who would you bring with you? Would you go skiing out west or travel somewhere exotic to bask in the sun? We want to help you get there! Tell us where you would go and who you would take with you and you could be entered to win a $250 Marriot gift card AND a $250 Southwest gift card; thats $500 towards a dream vacation! Post your story below as well as on the corresponding Facebook post by February 13th to be entered. One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win! Read official contest rules here.
Whether you’re looking for adventure or relaxation, you should be able to find a destination that is perfect for your dream vacation. If you’re looking for some traveling ideas, check out the top 10 vacation spots as listed by US News Travel below!
10. Yosemite National Park, California
9. Honolulu-Oahu, Hawaii
8. Chicago, Illinois
7. U.S. Virgin Islands
6. Maui, Hawaii
5. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
4. New York City, New York
3. San Diego, California
2. Washington D.C.
1. San Francisco, California
Where would you go on an ideal Valentine’s Day getaway and who would you bring with you? Would you go skiing out west or travel somewhere exotic to bask in the sun? We want to help you get there! Tell us where you would go and who you would take with you and you could be entered to win a $250 Marriot gift card AND a $250 Southwest gift card; thats $500 towards a dream vacation! Post your story below as well as on the corresponding Facebook post by February 13th to be entered. One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win! Read official contest rules here.
Whether you’re looking for adventure or relaxation, you should be able to find a destination that is perfect for your dream vacation. If you’re looking for some traveling ideas, check out the top 10 vacation spots as listed by US News Travel below!
10. Yosemite National Park, California
9. Honolulu-Oahu, Hawaii
8. Chicago, Illinois
7. U.S. Virgin Islands
6. Maui, Hawaii
5. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
4. New York City, New York
3. San Diego, California
2. Washington D.C.
1. San Francisco, California