Cozy Cocktails & Beverages for the Holidays
Good drinks and beverages are key to a good celebration. As you continue to celebrate into the New Year, let’s get you set up with some fun drink recipes to keep the party going. Check out some of our favorite at-home drink recipes.
Cucumber Mint Mock-Jitos: This refreshing mock-jitos are perfect for sipping on during the holidays. Especially, if you’re not looking for an alcoholic beverage. These mock-jitos bring the same essence, alcohol free.
Slushy Punch: This slushy punch features frozen lemonade and orange juice mixed with vodka or gin, with red gelatin for festive coloring. (21+)
Citurs-Basil Spritzer: This Citrus-Basil Spritzer uses sparkling water for a bubbly, refreshing, easy-to-sip on concoction.
Spiced Pomegranate Mulled Cider with Cinnamon Ginger Stirring Spoons: This Spiced Mulled Cider is super tasty and very comforting. The Cinnamon Ginger Stirring Spoons are a fantastic touch.
Bourbon-Cherry Smash: Featuring bourbon, your favorite orange-flavored liqueur and some flavorful additions this Bourbon-Cherry drink will be a smash hit all holidays long! (21+)
Also, make sure to check out this wonderful Blackberry Gin Fizz (21+) recipe below…
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Holiday Family Breakfast Ideas
One of the best parts of the holidays is taking time off to sit back, relax, and enjoy time with the family. Of course, this includes cooking, baking, and sharing delicious meals. Though much of the holiday food conversation focuses on dinner and cookies, we also want to give holiday breakfast it’s proper shine. Check out these awesome breakfast ideas for a full house this holiday season.
Breakfast Panini: Paninis are perfect for any time of day, but we’re partial to these breakfast versions.
Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sliders: Sausage, egg & cheese sliders are the perfect breakfast holiday option. Bet you can’t eat just one.
Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwiches: They say it’s what’s on the inside that counts, so we concocted this Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwich recipe.
Spiced-Maple Bacon: Bacon is a breakfast staple, and maple is a must-have holiday flavor. Sounds like the perfect combination.
Buttermilk-Bacon Pancakes with Bourbon-Maple Syrup: Speaking of maple, check out these mouthwatering Buttermilk-Bacon Pancakes with Bourbon-Maple Syrup.
Biscuits & Chorizo Gravy: Chorizo is one of our favorite breakfast options, and this Biscuits & Chorizo Gravy recipe is an awesome choice.
PB & J Stuffed French Toast: Stuffed French toast is another tasty, cozy breakfast meal. Our recipe for PB & J Stuffed French Toast is a great take on the classic.
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Whether you’re trying out one of these recipes or cheffin up your own morning masterpiece for the holidays. Price Chopper & Market 32 is your stop shop for all things holiday breakfast. Visit your local store or check us out online!
For more breakfast recipe inspiration check out our recipe page.
Happy Holidays!
Coffee for the Holidays
Ah coffee, the beloved beverage we rely on for the morning wake up. And one of our favorites for warming up during the cold winter months. It’s always there when we need it. But are you using it to its fullest capability?
Coffee is a wonderful holiday ingredient. Not just to drink with cream and sugar, but to include in your dessert recipes, cozy cocktails, and more. This holiday season break out the coffee and take it to lengths you haven’t reached before. Here is our guide to coffee as a holiday ingredient!
Spiced Apple Coffee Cake with Pecan Oat Streusel: Apple, pecan, and coffee flavor makes for the perfect holiday dessert to us!
No-Bake Salted Caramel-Toffee Crunch Cheesecake: This fulfilling Salted Caramel-Toffee Crunch Cheesecake might become a new holiday tradition for your and your family!
Chocolate Chocolate Cheesecake: Why have chocolate cheesecake when you could have Chocolate Chocolate Cheesecake?
Mocha-Almond Meringue Cake: Mocha-Almond Meringue Cake is an excellent cozy dessert for the holidays. Nutty mocha-almond flavor combined with Meringue makes for a fantastic duo.
For a cozy holiday cocktail recipe, check out this video for Adult Mocha Milkshakes. Dessert in a glass and jolly for the holidays! 21+ only, we I.D.
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Great Tasting Chicken Dishes Start with Great Chicken!
Our Market 32 FREE FROM Chicken is produced by Springer Mountain Farms, whose chickens are raised on family farms that are run by second, and even third-generation farmers. Springer Mountain Farms believes in doing things the right way by controlling the process every step of the way, from hatching their own chicks, raising them in houses that are American Humane Certified™ to reduce stress for better flock health, and processing them in their own USDA-supervised facilities. This commitment also extends to the farmers that raise the crops for their feed and allows them to raise their chickens on all-natural, Non-GMO Project Verified feed.
All of their farmers choose to work harder, meet higher quality standards and provide a level of care that’s above and beyond acceptable industry practices. Springer Mountain Farms was the first poultry producer in the world to be American Humane Certified™, the oldest and most trusted advocate of animal welfare. If you ask their farmers, why they go the extra mile, they’ll tell you it’s just the right thing to do…to provide a better quality of life for the animals and a better-quality product for consumers. We agree, and there’s no doubt about it: great care means great taste.
Fresh Market 32 Chicken is an excellent source of high-quality protein and is also a lean choice when choosing skinless chicken tenders, thin-sliced cutlets or skinless chicken breasts. Available in a range of cuts and package sizes, you can find the perfect cut for that great recipe
you found on the Price Chopper website! Chicken is one of the most versatile proteins in the store, great for favorite family meals or dressing up for entertaining. Casseroles, soups, salads, sheet pan and skillet meals are all on the menu with Market 32 fresh chicken.
Pick up a pack or two of Market 32 FREE FROM Chicken from Springer Mountain Farms to taste the difference, and visit the Springer Mountain website for for recipe inspiration, like Sheet-Pan Everything-Stuffed Chicken or the recipes below from the Price Chopper website and YouTube channels – delicious, nutritious, fresh and fabulous!
Recipes:
Sheet-Pan Everything-Stuffed Chicken – Market 32 Free From boneless skinless chicken breasts, Neufchâtel cheese, everything seasoning, green onions, broccoli, red potatoes, carrots, red onion, olive oil
Holiday Dinner Ideas - Roasts
Looking for a delicious holiday dinner plan? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We recommend a festive roast this holiday season. Roasts are perfect for holiday celebrations. Meats, poultry, whichever you prefer, they will keep the whole family merry and full. Plus, they are excellent with the holiday cocktail of your choice.
Check out some our favorite roasts below:
Holiday Beef Roast with Mushroom-Thyme Jus: The holidays are the perfect time for this wonderful Beef Roast topped with a mouthwatering Mushroom-Thyme Jus.
Herb-Crumbled Beef Rib Roast with Red Wine Gravy: Red Wine Gravy makes this Herb-Crumbled Beef Rib Roast another wonderful option for the holidays.
Brown Sugar Mustard Pork Roast with Sauerkraut: If you prefer a pork roast, we love this Brown Sugar Mustard Pork Roast with Sauerkraut. Packed with flavor and holiday cheer.
Honey-Glazed Roasted Turkey with Lemon-Sage Gravy: Poultry is also a great option and this this Honey-Glazed Roasted Turkey with Lemon-Sage Gravy is a go-to for us. The Lemon-Sage Gravy compliments the roasted turkey beautifully for a lovely holiday dinner.
Take advantage of our ad this week for great prices on roasts. Including Bone-In Strip Roast for $5.99 per lb. and Bone-In Rib Roast for $6.99 per lb.
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Check out the video below for more tips & tricks on creating the perfect holiday roast!
Happy Roasting!
How to Build Your Own Charcuterie Board
Charcuterie boards present a thoughtful selection of meats, cheeses and accompaniments that make for low maintenance, snack-style meals. They’re perfect for entertaining and encourage mixing and matching of ingredients that create unique, flavorful bites. The art of composing a charcuterie board can be as simple or as sophisticated as you’d like. Use these quick tips to create your ultimate charcuterie board.
Meats
The heroes of the board, charcuterie meats range in taste from mild to spicy and come in varying textures from delicate to thick and chewy. Rich, cured charcuterie meats are excellent in small doses, so choosing two to three meats to feature is sufficient. Try melt-in-your-mouth prosciutto, smoky salami, spicy chorizo or zesty pepperoni.
Cheeses
When selecting cheeses, consider texture, flavor, type and style. Draw inspiration from your meats – mellow out rich meats with soft cheeses like mozzarella, Brie or goat cheese. Pair milder varieties, like prosciutto, with complex cheeses that have eclectic profiles such as pungent blue cheese or sharp Manchego.
Fruits & Preserves
Seasonal eating applies to boards too! Sliced fresh fruit and berries are perfect for summer boards while winter boards give citrus, grapes and dried fruits a place to shine. No matter the season, our home.grown. produce offers the freshest, locally sourced, in-season fruits year-round. For a spreadable, fruity component, give our Pear Mostarda recipe a try!
Bread & Nuts
Slices of toasted bread or assorted crackers can balance the tastes of your board’s strongly flavored ingredients. Nuts can also intensify the crunch factor. Use shelled and salted varieties such as pecans, hazelnuts, pistachios and almonds.
The best charcuterie platters have a little bit of everything – so don’t be afraid to get creative and experiment with different components. For more charcuterie inspiration, see page 30 of our Ready magazine!
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How To Make An Easy, Yet Impressive, Gingerbread House
Houses come in many shapes and sizes, but only one features frosting, cookies and candy – the gingerbread house! While spending more time at home this holiday season, making gingerbread houses provides priceless memories. For hands-on holiday fun, gather the family to draw up blueprints, then construct the best gingerbread houses on the block!
Use the tips below to create eye-catching holiday masterpieces and enter them into our gingerbread house contest!
The Flavorful Foundation
Homemade gingerbread fills the kitchen with fragrant aromas and is a snap to bake! To make the dough:
- Gather the ingredients and amounts needed based on the recipe you’re following. Typical ingredients include brown sugar, all-purpose flour, eggs, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, ground nutmeg and molasses.
- Roll the dough into discs, then refrigerate overnight.
- Use house-shaped cutters or look online for foolproof patterns of proportional house pieces.
- Cut out the structure, bake and cool completely.
Building and decorating work best if you bake the dough one day, then assemble the next. If you don’t have time to bake homemade gingerbread, your family can still enjoy this timeless tradition using gingerbread kits or graham crackers. Constructing gingerbread houses, whether scratch-made or store-bought, is guaranteed family fun!
Endless Possibilities for Décor
When building your house, you don’t want it to crumble or tumble. Royal icing is strong, reliable and will hold everything together. Use white royal icing to assemble your house and give it a stunning snow-covered look, or mix it with food coloring for a pop of color!
Next, let your imagination run wild! Decorate your house with sweets such as licorice, jellybeans, gumdrops, colored chocolates, bite-size cookies, miniature marshmallows, candy canes and peppermint candies. Add windows with icing, make wreaths out of chocolates or create a gumdrop path! Browse examples of designs to inspire your own unique creation.
Building gingerbread houses fosters creativity, with everyone on the construction crew contributing fun ideas for creating your holiday masterpiece. Find more holiday recipes and activity ideas at pricechopperready.com!
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Pineapple for the Holidays
Did you know that pineapples are a showing of hospitality? It’s true! Back in history, pineapples were so rare that they would be used as centerpieces of parties. Though not to be eaten, but simply admired. They became a sign of hospitality and sparing no expense for those you care about.
In the 19th century, the pineapple became a holiday centerpiece. A seasonal display like the ones we decorate with today, featuring items like apples, pinecones, holly, and fir leaves surrounded the star pineapple in the center of the display. At this time the pineapple was more readily available, allowing it to also be used in baked goods, candied, or to add sweetness to the punch.
These traditions carry on today. They may not be the first thing comes to mind, but pineapples make for great decorations and are an excellent ingredient in holiday recipes. In fact, check them out for $1.99 in our ad this week, as your holiday preparation kicks into high gear.
Check out some of our favorite pineapple recipes this year:
Hawaiian Ham: This Hawaiian Ham is a good meal for any holiday celebration.
Slow Cooker Chicken, Sweet Potato & Pineapple Tacos: Super tasty and full of flavor!
Hawaiian Pulled Pork Sliders: These sliders are great for celebrating.
Fresh Fruit Kabobs with Key Lime Coconut Dip: Fresh fruit and delicious key lime coconut dip makes an awesome combination.
and this delicious recipe for Pineapple Fried Rice…
Holiday Cookies How-To
One of our favorite parts of the holiday season are the tradition and coziness of holiday cookies! Whether you’re enjoying dessert with family and friends or leaving a tasty treat for Santa, cookies play an important role in holiday celebrations. They’ve become a staple of the season!
Did you know that the tradition of leaving cookies out for Santa began during the Great Depression? It was a lesson in giving and doubled as a sign of appreciation from young children for the gifts they received, even in economic hardship. This tradition continues today as children thank Santa for his hard work during the holidays. And cookies continue to be a vital part of celebrating.
At Price Chopper & Market 32, our PICS line offers a delicious variety of cookies. From your favorites like Chocolate Chip, to hidden gems like Dutch Cocoa there is something for everyone. Plus, there is no better combination than cookies and milk, and our lineup of PICS milk makes for the perfect sidekick.
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If you’re looking to be more extravagant with your cookies this year, check out some of these awesome recipes.
Double Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Sandwiches: PICS Cookies go great with PICS Vanilla Ice Cream and this delicious recipe highlights that pairing. Try it with strawberry ice cream for some Neapolitan flair!
Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal & Dried Cherry Cookies: These delicious Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal & Dried Cherry Cookies combine all the best things about cookies into one. Soft, warm, and delicous these will be a hit with the whole family.
Hot Chocolate Cookies: Chocolate cookies featuring marshmallows and peppermint candies, just a warm cup of hot chocolate in a cookie. These cookies were made for the holidays!
Classic Sugar Cookies: Sugar cookies are a must-have in your holiday collection. This classic recipe does it right.
Paradise Fruit Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies: Fruit is another excellent element to holiday cookies. These Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies are fruity and tasty, adding a fun element to your lineup.
Check out the video recipe below for Pineapple and Cranberry-Orange Thumbprint Cookies. Yummy and perfect for the holidays!
We hope you have a wonderful time baking and enjoying holiday cookies this season! Stop by your local Price Chopper & Market 32 or visit us online for everything you need to get the job done right.
Wishing you a happy holiday season!
We Love NYS Apples!
NYS Apples are in store! One of our favorite home.grown crops, New York Apples are a quick snack, or a culinary chameleon – so versatile and easy to enjoy! Making your way through a tote of New York apples is a smart way to add flavor, fiber, crunch and nutrition benefits to every meal and snack. Check them out for $0.99 lb. on the cover of our ad this week!
New York apple agriculture is very important – New York is second in the USA for apple production. The farm families that grow apples are multi-generational stewards that carefully nurture the land and trees, to ensure you get delicious, nutritious fruit for your family meals. This hard work and dedication results in tons of awesome New York apple flavors, check out some of our favorites.
Empire: First introduced at the Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY in 1966, empires are the perfect mix of sweet and tart flavors.
Red Delicious: Discovered on accident by an Iowa Farmer, Red Delicious apples are mildly sweet and crisp. The Iowa farmer brought them to a fruit show in Missouri, where they were named Red Delicious.
Golden Delicious: Golden Delicious apples originated on Mullins’ Family Farm in West Creek, Virginia by a chance of seeding. Mellow, sweet and juicy, these apples are excellent for cooking and baking.
Fuji: Developed at Tohuku Research Station in Morioka, Japan, Fujis are super sweet, juicy, and crisp. They are excellent for cooking.
Mcintosh: Discovered by John McIntosh on his Canadian Farm. He transplanted the seedings and as they matured began to produce delicious apples. Now, Mcintosh’s are the most cultivated apple in the US. Sweet-tart, tender, and crunchy, they are perfect for baking and cooking.
Honeycrisp: Developed in Excelsior, Minnesota at the University of Minnesota’s apple development program. Honeycrisps are also great for baking!
Jonamac: Developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY and introduced to the public on September 21, 1972. Jonamacs are crisp and fragrant, sweet and spicy.
For more information on yummy apple varieties visit Hudson River Fruits website and don’t forget to head to your local Price Chopper & Market 32 for your $0.99 lb. tote bags!
They are perfect for fall charcuterie boards!