Price Chopper and Market 32 can help with your Easter celebration – from planning that Easter brunch or dinner to creating a unique basket your children will love! This first article will inspire you to decorate a table that’s sure to get you & your guests in the spirit of spring! While there is something to be said for tradition, it can get a wee bit monotonous, but a tweak here or there preserves it while allowing some creativity. One way is by simply changing your tablescape. Envision your table as a blank canvas and use it to set the stage for your holiday meal i.e. mix and match dishes, vary patterns but stick to the coordinating colors, etc. Make a dramatic statement or keep it simple! Create a tablescape with pastels and seasonal décor. A small Easter egg tree with hollowed out eggs or edible ornaments makes a great centerpiece while eggcups can be used as mini vases or placard holders. Small chocolate bunnies or eggs can be used decoratively as well, and then enjoyed as a special take-home treat. A spring-inspired tablescape is another option that lends simple beauty.  A vase filled with fresh flowers brings a bit of the outdoors in. Lilies, daffodils, and my personal favorite tulips, are all wonderful harbingers of spring. — Author: Maureen Rowan Murphy, Manager Consumer Trends, Nutrition and Lifestyles       More to love… in Brunswick! Another Capital Region store is complete! Our Brunswick, NY location officially became part of the Market 32 family on Thursday, April 13, 2017. We are so excited to have another remodel complete! Check out pictures below! More on Market 32: Our new store name is inspired by the year our family-run company was founded – 1932. Over nine decades, we have successfully dedicated ourselves to helping our neighbors feed and care for themselves and their families. With Market 32, our goal is to go one step further and ‘feed your imagination’ with a shopping experience unlike any other. If you want food prep tips or need product information, our highly trained teammates are always close at hand to share their knowledge. Their focus is on providing you with solutions that make your shopping experience a rewarding one. For more information on Market 32, please click here.   Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs April 9, 2017

DR. OETKER VIRTUOSO CLASSIC CRUST FROZEN PIZZA 

Virtuoso Classic Crust frozen pizza is here!  The same great quality and ‘grown up’ taste you have come to expect from Virtuoso Thin Crust pizza is now available in a Classic Crust Pizza! Virtuoso new Classic Crust frozen pizza from Dr. Oetker crafts flavors with the same quality ingredients you have come to expect from Virtuoso frozen pizzas.  Virtuoso Classic Crust Frozen Pizza is a delicious blend of toppings layered over a classic styled light textured pizza dough, with a deliciously light Golden Crust. Virtuoso Classic Crust Frozen Pizza is a delicious complement to the Virtuoso Thin Crust Frozen Pizza you have enjoyed for years – now there are quality pizza styles to suit all pizza lovers! Try all three delicious new varieties of Virtuoso Classic Crust frozen pizza – Pepperoni, Margherita and Kale & Bacon. Find Dr. Oetker Virtuoso Classic Crust Frozen Pizza alongside other great Dr. Oetker Virtuoso Thin Crust Pizza varieties in the Frozen Food aisle. Although winter has been reluctant to loosen its grip, spring is finally in the air, and it’s time to get our homes ready to greet it. Spring cleaning was a time-honored tradition when I was growing up. I remember my mother throwing open the windows to “air out the house” and let the fresh smell of spring in. She would then go about cleaning the house from top to bottom. Spring cleaning is still a great way to freshen up and de-clutter. It’s also the perfect time to update your living space, and give it a fresh, new look for the season. Not sure where to start? Start off by ensuring you and your family are safe. Test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors if you didn’t do it last month when the time changed, and replace batteries if necessary. Next, spring into action with easy cleaning and no or minimal cost decorating tips that will allow you to enjoy your home and the warm weather that is on the way.

• Wash walls and baseboards (start from the top and work your way down), windows, screens, and bedding. Wash, dry clean or vacuum curtains/window treatments as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Steam clean carpets or send area rugs out.
• Clean out the pantry by checking best if used by (or before) dates on non-perishable foods like spices, canned goods, grains and pastas, etc., and toss anything past its prime. Throw away any bulging, leaking or rusted cans, as these are an indication of spoilage and present a food safety hazard! Repeat the process in your refrigerator with perishable foods and throw away food that is past its use-by or best if used by date. Once everything is sorted through, group like items together.
• Declutter and organize closets and drawers. Make a pile of clothes and other accessories and donate items in good condition and discard the rest. Don’t hold onto things you haven’t worn in the last year thinking you might again. Trust me, you won’t.
• Celebrate spring by bringing the outdoors in with some fresh greenery and/or flowers into your living space.
• Brighten up any room with a fresh coat of paint or even just by adding a pop of color.
• Transform a room’s look and feel by rearranging furniture or simply update with new decorative pillows in cotton and linen fabrics.
• Go seasonal with your bedding! Trade out the heavier comforters and blankets for lighter weight fabrics and softer colors.
• Bring the smell of freshness indoors with a citrus or floral-scented candle.

Now that your home sparkles and shines, take a deep breath and enjoy! — Author: Maureen Rowan Murphy, Manager Consumer Trends, Nutrition and Lifestyles Price Chopper/Market 32 is now hiring for warehouse selectors & truck drivers. Join us for a career fair and onsite interview day!

• When: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
• Times: 10 am to 2 pm & 4 pm to 8 pm
• Where: Price Chopper Warehouse, 501 Duanesburgh Road, Schenectady, NY

We are looking to fill:

• Selector/Order Picker positions in our Grocery, Frozen, Perishable and GM facilities. 1st and 2nd shift available.
• Qualified CDL Class A Truck Drivers

You can apply online at pricechopper.com/careers

Price Chopper is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and employment

Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs April 2, 2017

BIGELOW BENEFITS TEA ITEMS

All of us know how important it is to put good things in our bodies to help us stay strong.  That desire was the inspiration for the Bigelow Benefits line – everyday teas that fuel your body with good for you ingredients. But, of course, flavor is everything to the Bigelow family, so they designed this line to taste fabulous and help support your well-being. Bigelow believes their Benefits Teas, as part of your everyday routine, can help you define the life you want to live! Find the NEW Bigelow Benefits Tea Items in the Tea aisle. At Price Chopper and Market 32, we believe in celebrating all things local. We team up with a variety of small-scale “mom ‘n pop” artisans and producers who supply either their neighborhood Price Chopper/Market 32 store or a group of stores in their area, and while these local producers make up a small portion of the many items we offer in our stores, each one of them are important to us. We ourselves started as a single grocery store in New York, and our home.grown. commitment to supporting all things local in the Northeast would not be complete without these neighborhood folks.   Check out some of our featured mom n’ pop local producers below!   Granddaddy’s BBQ, Bethel CT Find them on Facebook! Granddaddy’s is a husband & wife BBQ duo with a catering business and line of delicious sauces. The Craig family signed up to supply our Oxford Market 32 when they heard we were coming to town last year. Kutik’s Honey Farm, Norwich NY Find them on Facebook! A household name in rural Norwich, Kutik’s is a family-owned operation that delivers honey to our Norwich store, located a few miles from the farm. Grandpa’s Stuff Maple Products, Pawlet VT Check out their website! Grandpa’s Stuff is produced by a Vermonter who hand-crafts his maple spread “just like Grandpa Hawkins used to do”, carried in select Vermont stores! Gazebo Room, Lewisberry PA Find them on Facebook! Originating from a restaurant in Harrisburg and a favorite salad dressing brand of Pennsylvanians, Gazebo Room dressings are carried in our Montrose store in northern Pennsylvania.   For more information on our program for all things local in the Northeast, visit our home.grown. page. Guest blog written by Ben Taylor of Merle Maple Farm   As the weather begins to warm up, it’s time for maple season! We at Merle Maple Farm, based in Attica New York, are proud to produce high-quality and consistent maple syrup for our local partners at Price Chopper and Market 32. Their commitment to providing local products for customers is beneficial for local economies and strengthens the “Tree to Table” connection that maple farming thrives off of.   Merle Maple Farm is owned and operated by the Merle Family, which is currently in its 6^th generation of family ownership. We have over 17,000 taps in the woods which collectively produce over 350,000 gallons of sap per season. We boil this sap down to the sweet product we all know as maple syrup: between 6,000 and 9,000 gallons per year! Maple syrup is all-natural, with no additives and no modification; just pure nature-derived goodness.   The Merle family produces a wide variety of maple products, from maple syrup to BBQ sauce, and cotton candy to sugar candy. We enjoy chatting with folks about all things maple, showing people how we make our maple products, and being engaged in the local community.   We hope that you enjoy our maple syrup as much as we enjoy producing it. Thanks for reading!   Find out more about Merle Maple Farm by visiting their website, and find out more about our local maple producers on our maple page! Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs March 26, 2019

HANOVER RICED VEGETABLES

Whether you’re a thrill seeking foodie in search of healthful, flavorful and portable food or simply looking for new ways to put vegetables on the family dinner table, Hanover’s new Riced Vegetables offer something for everyone. Packed with vitamins, high in antioxidants and rich in fiber, Hanover Riced Cauliflower and Riced Broccoli are low in carbohydrates and calories making them a great alternative to carb rich sides such as rice, pasta and potatoes. Hanover Riced Vegetables, packed in 10.5 oz. steam in bags, can also be used in your favorite recipes, as a pizza crust alternative or in many other ways including roasting, baking and sautéing. Look for Hanover Riced Vegetables in the Frozen aisle. We had a great day today visiting the team at Mapleland Farms! We hung out at the sugar house with Mary Jeanne & the Mapleland Farms family to chat with our Facebook followers about all things maple! With Mary Jeanne’s help, we were able to answer many of your maple questions. Below are some of the most popular questions & answers from our local experts! Does the color of the syrup relate to the flavor of the syrup? MJ: The darker the syrup the stronger the flavor. The color is determined by the sugar content of the sap when it comes out of the trees. However, all maple syrup is 67% sugar!   Has the weather this year been affecting your productivity? MJ: We count on cold nights & warm days to make the sap run. This year, there’s been cold nights & cold days, or warm nights & warm days, so the sap production is down slightly.   How much sap does it take to make one pint of maple syrup? MJ: It takes about 40-50 pints of sap for one pint of pure maple syrup.   What is the difference between the grades of syrup? MJ: There are 4 grades of pure maple syrup: golden, amber, dark, and very dark. The darker the syrup the stronger the flavor. All 4 grades have the same sugar content–67% sugar!   Which grade of pure maple syrup is best for cooking? MJ: We recommend dark or very dark. The darker the syrup, the stronger the maple flavor.   Can you substitute pure maple syrup for sugar in baking? MJ: Yes! When baking, substitute pure maple syrup with sugar 1:1 and reduce the amount of liquid slightly.   Does where the maple syrup comes from (NY, VT, Canada) affect the flavor? MJ: Definitely! Just like wine regions, maple also has different flavor regions.   How should maple syrup be stored? MJ: If unopened, pure maple syrup will keep for 2 years. Once opened, it should be kept in the refrigerator. Pure maple syrup can be put in the freezer; however, it will not actually freeze.   Do you tap the same trees every year? MJ: We tap every tree, every year!   Special thanks to our friends at Mapleland Farms. Look for their award-winning pure maple syrup at 3 of our locations: Fort Edward Market 32, Wilton Market 32, & Market Bistro in Latham. Learn more about them & shop all their products online. Click here.