Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs December 10, 2017  

KEN’S SIMPLY VINAIGRETTE BALSAMIC SALAD DRESSINGS

Ken’s proudly introduces Simply Vinaigrette Balsamic Salad Dressings – five new exciting flavors:

Balsamic, Caesar, Italian, Olive Oil & Vinegar & Greek

  A lineup of their favorite dressing recipes crafted without artificial flavors, preservatives or sweeteners.  Simply delicious – from their kitchen to yours. Bring the flavor of the Mediterranean to your kitchen with Simply Vinaigrette Salad Dressing from Ken’s Steak House.  Mix tomatoes, Kalamata olives and feta cheese with your favorite greens and add Ken’s Simply Greek Vinaigrette dressing for a delicious Greek salad – or use as a marinade for Chicken or Pork for some extra flavor in your main dish! Made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar from Modena, Italy. Look for Ken’s Simply Vinaigrettes – in all five varieties – in the Salad Dressing aisle. Written by Ellie Wilson, MS, RDN Senior Nutritionist   Great home cooks and chefs alike know that exceptional meals begin with exceptional ingredients, and we have a wonderful assortment of authentic Italian products featured this month. Powering up your pantry with these simple and savory items can help you make a quick meal into a delicious event. Quick is key with Bella Terra Rapido No Boil Pasta – combine that with Botticelli or Rao’s Pasta Sauces for a fast, fun and flavorful meal. You can also get everything you need to make your own pasta sauce (slow cooker power!) – Mutti, Cento and Botticelli tomato products can be mixed and matched in your family recipes. Deepen the flavor of those sauces with Urbani Truffle Sauces, Amore garlic paste, and Racconto Sundried Tomatoes or Pesto. Price Chopper Sicilian and Toscano olive oils bring the Mediterranean to your table with their regional flavor notes – great to use for cooking or salads. Bella Italia Regional Pasta and Sauces transport you virtually to the towns, villages and families that have perfected their flavors and focus into unique items. Fabulous Italian cheeses, so special they earn an internationally recognized seal of authenticity, can start or finish your meal. Grana Padano, Parmigiana and Gorgonzola can elevate your cheese display or recipes beautifully. Think Parmigiano is just for pasta? Check out the potato recipe below, which will complement almost any meal. Finish with a Perla pastry, or a Divino Gelato Novelty, both special endings for special meals. Delizioso!   Parmigiano Reggiano Potato Wedges

• 3 large potatoes, washed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2.5 tablespoons chopped rosemary
• 5 tablespoons grated Parmigiano Reggiano PDO
• Black pepper

Preheat oven to 392 degrees F. Slice potatoes into wedges and toss in oil. Mix together rosemary, Parmigiano Reggiano, a good pinch of black pepper and add to the potatoes, mixing to give a good coating. Roast in the oven for 40-50 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown. Serve sprinkled with more Parmigiano Reggiano and rosemary.   Written by Sarah Palmer The bold, rich flavors of authentic Italian food are back! Join us as we celebrate this exciting event with in-store product sampling, weekly special savings, delicious recipes, plus a customer sweepstakes!   Our weekly flyer highlights over 50 products imported directly from Italy. Assemble an Italian cheeseboard after you visit our specialty cheese department. We’re proud to offer fresh-cut Parmigiano Reggiano, Locatelli Romano and new Robiola! Fresh Perla pastries are available in our bakery department, light sweet & delizioso! Our grocery department is beaming with the finest Italy has to offer. From authentic olive oils and balsamic vinegars, to unique cuts of pasta and canned sauce, you’ll find it all at a great value now thru October 22nd. Simply look for the special Authentic Italian shelf tags in-store!   Plus, be sure to enter our customer sweepstakes! Have you always wanted to visit Italy? Click here to enter and vote for the historic Italian landmark you would most like to visit. It’s that simple!   We look forward to seeing you in-store for this exciting event! Written By: Ellie Wilson, MS, RD  Senior Nutritionist, Price Chopper Supermarkets There are many voices highlighting different diet strategies, but none of them is as time tested, delicious and now highly proven to offer the best any diet can offer – exciting, appetizing fare that results in substantially better health for most people. Enter the Mediterranean diet, a food heritage and cuisine that emphasizes extra virgin olive oil, fruits and vegetables, seafood and nuts, along with red wine, as mainstays. Pasta, crusty breads and beans round out the Mediterranean foundation. We carry a great variety of imported Italian foods, including Price Chopper and international brands, and many of them are highlighted during our Italian celebration starting on October 11th.  They offer an authentic link to the flavors and foods of the Mediterranean. Extra virgin olive oil is darker green in color, and can vary in flavor from sweet to peppery. The darker color means there are more polyphenols and antioxidants, which contribute to the flavor elements and healthfulness of the oil. Great for cooking at lower temperatures, and for adding cold to salads and bread dips, extra virgin olive oil should be a staple in your pantry. The best study showed that up to 4 tablespoons of olive oil per day helped protect from high cholesterol, high blood pressure and stroke. San Marzano tomatoes are a particular heirloom variety of tomatoes originating from the small Italian town of San Marzano sul Sarno, and have been grown since the 1700’s, when they were brought back from Peru. They have a strong, sweet taste and lower acidity than Roma’s, and make a wonderful sauce. They are so unique, they are certified by the Italian government. Lycopene, an antioxidant that also lends its red color to tomatoes, is more easily absorbed from cooked tomatoes, so these items are rich sources. Check out the Price Chopper and Cento brand canned tomatoes, great for sauces and salsa’s. DeLallo brand began offering authentic Italian foods door to door in the 1940’s. Their pepperoncini and giardinera are wonderful – spice up cole slaw with thin slices of pepperoncini, or add it to a sandwich mixed with shredded lettuce. Giardinera is a jarred vegetable salad with cauliflower and carrots in a spicy vinegar, comes in mild and hot varieties, and is a savory, convenient vegetable side salad for lunch or dinner.  Cento brand has brought over 1,000 authentic, premium Italian foods to the United States for over 40 years, and flavor makers like anchovy, clam juice and marinated artichokes are all highlighted this week. Put it all together with fresh seafood (October is National Seafood Month) and you will enjoy the best the Mediterranean diet has to offer! An easy, delicious dinner can include your choice of fresh white fish (1 pound) like cod or haddock, broiled. Combine Price Chopper canned San Marzano tomatoes (28 oz.),  in a sauce pan with two tablespoons each of dried basil and oregano, two cloves of minced garlic, and one anchovy filet, brought to a boil, then simmer and reduce until slightly thickened (about 15 minutes).  Be sure the filet has dissolved into the sauce. Serve over the white fish, with a side of al dente pasta and a green salad with olives. Serves 3-4. You can also try our Create, Take and Bake fresh seafood meals at the seafood counter. Welcome to the Mediterranean!