Houligan's Candied Garlic Sauce Sampling

Just Local Food is proud to have partnered with another local establishment, Houligans Steak & Seafood Pub. We have been carrying their house made Candied Garlic Steak Sauce for a couple of months now. This sauce pairs well with any meat, especially steak, medallions, or meatballs. (Try it as a glaze on baked tofu for the non meat eaters out there.)

We are excited to have two samplings of Houligans Candied Garlic Steak Sauce scheduled for this weekend, pre-Super Bowl.

Stop on down to sample a meatball...
Friday February 4th from 3PM-6PM
-or-
Saturday February 5th from 12:30PM-3:30PM
(Samples may run out, so stop down early.)

In conjunction with the samplings, the Candied Garlic Steak Sauce will be on sale for $6.99 per jar.

Haas Brothers

We have been carrying this great line of products from Chippewa Valley brothers, Eric & Aaron Haas for a couple of months now. After a successful Downtown Eau Claire Farmers Market run, they decided to try retailing in a few select local establishments. Lucky for you and me both, we were selected as one of the few retailers to sell these superb salsas, hummus, and tortilla chips.

We currently stock...
Roasted Tomato and Chipotle Salsa - Mild
Roasted Tomato and Habanero Salsa - Hot
Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus
Thai Chili Pepper and Garlic Hummus - Spicy
Corn Tortilla Chips

Check these products out soon. You'll be glad you did.

What's New?

New Products Galore!!!
Stop down and check out what's new!

In the cooler...
Reed's Raspberry Ginger Ale
Unpeeled Spicy Mojito Kombucha (St. Paul, MN)
Unpeeled Ginger Brew Kombucha (St. Paul, MN)
Sweet Leaf Raspberry Iced Tea
Knudsen Tropical Recharge 32oz
Knudsen Mango Fandango Spritzer (New Size)
Knudsen Black Cherry Spritzer (New Size)
Vita Coco Coconut Water (alternated w/Taste Nirvana)
Taste Nirvana Coconut Water (alternated w/Vita Coco)
Organic Valley Probiotic Berry Yogurt (WI, MN product)
Rice Dream Refrigerated Rice Milk 64oz
Angelica's Garden Organic Sauerkraut (Elmwood, WI)
Angelica's Garden Organic Kim Chi (Elmwood, WI)
Salsa Lisa Real Hot Salsa (Minneapolis, MN) (alternated w/other Salsa Lisa varieties)
Salsa Lisa Tomatillo & Green Chile Salsa (Minneapolis, MN) (alternated w/other Salsa Lisa varieties)
RP's Pasta Traditional Egg Rigatoni (Madison, WI)
Holy Land Greek Nan Bread (Minneapolis, MN)
Holy Land Garlicky Pita Bread (Minneapolis, MN)
Tofurky Oven Roasted Deli Slices (alternated w/other Tofurky products)
Westsoy Seitan
Rosewood Soft Tofu (Ann Arbor, MI)
Lisanatti Soy-Sation Cheddar Style
Ma Baensch Marinated Herring in Wine Sauce 24oz (Milwaukee, WI) (New Size Option)

In cheese...
Gingerbread Jersey Shredded Mozzarella (Augusta, WI)
Gingerbread Jersey Shredded Cheddar (Augusta, WI)
Crave Brothers Fresh Mozzarella 16oz (Waterloo, WI) (New Size Option)
Widmer's Cheese Cellars Mild Brick (Theresa, WI)
President Brie Log (Belmont, WI)

In beer...
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 22oz (Chicago, IL)
Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat (Chicago, IL)
Furthermore Thermo Refur (Black River Falls, WI) (single bottle only)
Milwaukee Brewing Co. Louie's Demise Immort-Ale (Milwaukee, WI)
Summit Maibock (St. Paul, MN) (seasonal)
Bell's Oberon (Comstock, MI) (seasonal)
Bell's Consecrator Doppelbock (Comstock, MI) (seasonal)
Leinenkugel 1888 Bock (Chippewa Falls, WI) (seasonal)
Sand Creek Hard Lemonade (Black River Falls, WI) (seasonal)
Capital Platinum Blonde Doppelbock (Middleton, WI) (seasonal)
New Glarus Moon Man No Coast Pale Ale (New Glarus, WI) (seasonal)
New Glarus Totally Naked Lager (New Glarus, WI) (seasonal)
New Glarus Road Slush Stout (New Glarus, WI) (seasonal)

Getting Fishy!

We are proud to announce two new products to the shelves...

1st in the cooler...
Ma Baensch Marinated Herring in Wine Sauce
This high quality product is coming to us from Milwaukee, WI since 1932.

Here is what they have to say about this product.
-Provides 539 mg of Omega-3 and 66 mg of Omega-6 fatty acids per serving
-Grade A Herring, wild caught in Nova Scotia
-Pure liquid beet sugar, a natural sugar
-Fresh Spanish onions sliced daily for the best flavor and crispness
-Ma Baensch herring is always packed by hand to protect each plump firm piece

www.mabaensch.com for more info

2nd next to the tuna on the dry shelving...
Matiz Gallego Sardines in Olive Oil
This is a product of Spain. Local you ask, listen to this story...

Our Matiz Gallego sardines are harvested off the coast of Galicia, known for its exceptional seafood. Traditional methods are used that respect the biological cycles of the species, as well as avoiding harm to other sea creatures. Lights are used to attract schools of sardines to the surface, where small nets await to bring them aboard the fishing vessel.

Once harvested, the sardines are prepared by hand using old master cannery know-how and then packed with the highest quality ingredients to produce a sardine that is moist, tender, and uncommonly flavorful.

www.matizespana.com for more info

Also don't forget the the other fish we stock.
Bullfrog Fish Farm 4oz Smoked Rainbow Trout, BFF 8oz Smoked Rainbow Trout, BFF 4oz Trout Spread, BFF 8oz Trout Spread, BFF 4oz Smoked Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon, BFF 8oz Smoked Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon, BFF 8oz Pickled Rainbow Trout, and last, but not least, frozen Wild Caught Alaskan Salmon fillets in the Meat freezer.

New Products and Lower Prices

As mentioned before, we are working with a new distributor for several of our refrigerated and frozen products. This relationship has allowed us to drop prices on several items and pick-up great new product lines. Please check them out next time you're in!

NEW EVERYDAY LOW PRICING
Frozen
Amy's Palak Paneer Meal $5.99->$5.59
Amy's Cheese Enchilada Meal $5.99->$5.59
Cheese
Mt. Sterling Raw Mild Goat Cheddar $6.69->$6.29
Mt. Sterling Goat Feta $5.69->$5.39
Crave Brothers Petit Frere $9.99->$8.59
Crave Brothers Mascarpone 8oz $7.89->$3.39
Crave Brothers Mozzarella 8oz $3.79->$3.49
Crave Brothers Farmer's Rope $7.89->$4.99
Refrigerated
Tofurky Sausages $5.99->$5.19
Tofurky Slices $3.99->$3.49
GT's Kombucha ALL VARIETIES $4.59->$3.99

NEW PRODUCTS
Cheese
Widmer's Mild Brick
Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative Dante Sheep Cheese
WSDC Mona Cow/Sheep Cheese
WSDC Dante Lamb Sheep Cheese
Castle Rock Lemon Thyme Ginger Raw Cheddar
Marieke Raw Cumin Gouda
Refrigerated
Oikos OG Plain Greek Yogurt 16oz
Oikos OG Vanilla Greek Yogurt 16oz
Oikos OG Honey Greek Yogurt 5.3oz
Salsa Lisa Hot Salsa
Salsa Lisa Mild/Medium Salsa
Harvest Bay Coconut Water
HolyLand Tandoori Bread
HolyLand Guacamole Hummus
Bullfrog Fish Farm 4oz Smoked Salmon
Bullfrog Fish Farm 8oz Smoked Salmon
Bullfrog Fish Farm Pickled Pink Rainbow Trout
Earth Balance Natural Shortening
Frozen
Alexia Mushroom Bites
Alexia Mozzarella Stix
Alchemy 16oz Frozen Soups
Alchemy 32oz Frozen Soups

Dave's BrewFarm Beer Sampling and other tidbits...

We had a great time with David from Dave's BrewFarm down at the store sampling BrewFarm Select on Friday, December 18th from 4-6 PM. We also enjoyed meeting the wonderful folks behind Blue Collar Jams pairing their amazingly balanced habanero jams with this crisp and refreshing beer.

We also have some other exciting news. In the last few weeks we set up a new account with a small Wisconsin based distributor that is going to give us access to some New Products and New Everyday Low Prices on several staples we already have. To mention a few...

New Products

Salsa Lisa Mild/Medium Salsa (refrigerated)
Salsa Lisa Hot Salsa (refrigerated)
Salsa Lisa Roasted Chipotle Medium Salsa (refrigerated)
Alexia Mushroom Bites (frozen)
Alexia Mozzarella Stix (frozen)
Oikos OG Greek Yogurt Vanilla (refrigerated)

New Everday Low Prices

Mt. Sterling Feta $5.69->$5.39
Crave Brothers 8oz Fresh Mozzarella $3.79->$3.49
Crave Brothers Farmer's Rope $7.89->$4.99
GT's Kombucha (all varieties) $4.59->$3.99
Tofurky Slices (all varieties) $3.99->$3.49

Look for more prices to drop as we order more product, including brand lines Tofurky Vegan Products, Mt. Sterling Goat Cheeses, President Cheeses, and Crave Brothers Cheeses to mention a few.

Alchemy Family Farm's New Products!

Chef Bradley 'Dean' Parent is at it again with some new products.

Come down and grab a Serrano Hummus, Red Pepper & Cumin Hummus, Fire-Roasted Salsa, or Gyro Sandwich and enjoy these new additions to the already diverse line of Alchemy Family Farm products already carried.

We also are stocking old favorites: Smoked Salmon Mousse, Mushroom & Herb Spread, Hummus, Aegean Tapenade, and a rotation of sandwiches: Mediterranean, North Coast, Il Rustica, etc.

Stop in and spoil yourself with these amazing products!

Alchemy/Viking Co-Sampling TODAY!

Come on down to the store from 3-6PM today for beer samples from Brew Masters Randy & Anne a.k.a. Viking Brewing Company and food samples from Chef Bradley 'Dean' a.k.a. Alchemy Family Farm.

Viking Bio: Viking Brewing Company, established in 1994, was the first microbrewery in Northwest Wisconsin. Viking brought back that time-honored tradition of a local, family run brewery that takes pride in brewing unique and outstanding beers; over 22 different styles.

Alchemy Bio: Alchemy Family Farm offers the finest

in hand grown foods, custom catering of all types, food service consulting, and contract food production. We also carry an artisan food line found in several local establishments.

EGG SALE

We have an overstock of Matt Buvala's Eggs.

Stop in from now 'til Sunday (05/24) to receive 25% off,
for a grand total of $2.99.
(regular retail price - $3.99)

Soups, Sandwiches, and Salads...OH MY!

Just Local Food is proud to announce a new endeavor with Alchemy Family Farm!

Owner/Chef, Bradley 'Dean' Parent has done it again. Adding to his repertoire of ready to eat tapenades (aegean), spreads (hummus, mushroom herb, smoked salmon), and cold salads (apple-beet, curried yam & walnut); look forward to Soups, Sandwiches, and Green Salads.

The initial menu looks fantastic and will be delivered this afternoon. Lots of local and organic ingredients and compostable/biodegradable containers. The menu will rotate, so stop in often to see what's new.

Sandwiches
"Il Rustica"(dairy)-A vegetarian selection featuring roasted eggplant, roasted red bell pepper gorgonzola cheese, sliced red onion, pepperoncini, and kalamata olive. Served with a caramelized onion aioli on baguette bread.
$6.99

Greek Chicken (meat/dairy)-House roasted Coon Creek Family Farm organic chicken is served with feta cheese, sliced tomato, red onion, kalamata olive tapenade, and cucumber. Served on ciabatta bread.
$7.49

Salads
Tex-Mex Salad (meat/dairy) - A mix of black beans, tri color peppers, corn, pico de gallo salsa, ancho chili roasted Coon Creek Family Farm organic chicken, and pepper jack cheese. Served on a bed of organic romaine lettuce with a smoked tomato vinaigrette.
$7.49

Asian Noodle Salad (vegan)- A selection of organic lettuces topped with udon noodles, orange sections, toasted almonds, celery, snow peas, and scallions. Served with a hoisin vinaigrette.
$6.99

Soups
Tomato-Basil Bisque (dairy)
$7.99

North African Lentil (vegan)
$7.99

New Mexican style Posole (meat)
$8.99

kombucha

We've got the first two varieties of Kombucha in the store for you. We are still looking for alternate suppliers and finding ways to get quality kombucha at fair prices. In our refrigerated section we have GT's Original and Citrus varieties. These are added to other tea options in the cooler, including sweet leaf teas and guayaki yerba mate.

Kombucha: The kombucha culture, sometimes mistakenly referred to as a mushroom, is a symbiotic colony of yeast and bacteria (the friendly type). Kombucha Tea is made by combining the culture, with a mixture of black tea, and sugar. The ingredients are allowed to "ferment", usually from 7-10 days. The resulting beverage contains dozens of elements, many of which are known to promote healing for a variety of conditions. Traditionally, Kombucha use has spread (for over 2000 years) by the passing of Kombucha Cultures from family to family, and friend to friend.

Just Local Food has been working with a local entrepreneur looking to bottle locally made kombucha - stay tuned for that! Until then, please enjoy the commercial varieties we now have available if you're not making it yourself.

New Grab-n-Go Products from Romar

Bob and Martha, aka Romar Greenhouse, have added more products to their already diverse line.

New Products include:
Roasted Vegetable Spread Sandwich
Smokin' Macaroni & Cheese 8oz
Lentil Soup 16oz
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Blueberry Muffins
Oatmeal Butterscotch Muffins

Also look forward to:
Scones
Pasta Salad
Potato Salad
and more in the upcoming months

Don't forget to check out their other products as well.
Whole Chickens, Chicken Parts, Smoked Chicken, Dog Treats, and Seasonal Produce.

Carr Valley Cheese & other refrigerated updates

I'm excited to share that we have started working with Carr Valley Cheese. This Cheesemaking operation spans 4 generations dating back 100 years. To say the least, they know how to make darnn good cheese. We're starting with the eight varieties listed below, but look forward to many more making their way through the store in the months to come.

Mammoth Cheddar

Mammoth Cheddar is a very old traditional style of cheese. It is a 74 lb. wheel that is cellar cured. We grow native molds on the surface of the cheese and cure it for 10 months. The flavor is very fresh and delicious with some fruity afternotes. This cheese won 2nd place at the 2006 American Cheese Society Competition.

Black Sheep Truffle

Inspired by the truffled cheese of Italy, Sid has created this award winning sheep milk cheese which is washed in truffle oil and aged over 6 months. Has a sweet unique earthy flavor from the black truffle pieces throughout the cheese. It was awarded 1st Place at the 2006 American Cheese Society Competiton.

Mobay

Sid's whimsically delicious take on the famous French cheese, Morbier. Our version features a layer of sheep milk cheese and a layer of goat milk cheese separated by a layer of grape vine ash and pressed together. The flavor is both delicate and rustic. Taste each layer separately and then together for three different flavor profiles in one great cheese. Mobay took 2nd Place in its class at the 2004 and 2005 American Cheese Society Competition.

Chevre au Lait

Made with 100% goat milk, this gouda style cheese is aged for extra flavor. Excellent table and snacking cheese.

Cocoa Cardona

Chocolate and cheese unite beautifully in this award-winning American Original. Made in 8-lb. wheels, from goat milk, it features our delicious Cardona aged and rubbed with cocoa powder. The cocoa flavor is subtle, the rind a lovely brown, and the end result like nothing you've ever tasted. It took 1st Place at the 2004 and 2nd in 2006 American Cheese Society Competition and Best of Class & Overall Second Runner-Up out of 1,000 entries in the 2005 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.

Creama Kasa

An incredibly rich and flavorful triple-cream cheese that's like pure heaven. Creama Kasa is made from cow milk. Its flavor is buttery and piquant, and it melts in your mouth. Perfect for spreading on warm, crusty bread.

Wildflower Cheddar

Wildflower Cheddar is a cheese made from the milk of cows that graze on lush spring and summer wildflower pastures.

Also new in refrigerated...

Coon Creek Organic Eggs

Bubbies Pure Kosher Dill Pickles

Organic Valley Neufchatel Cheese Spread

Rosewood Organic Tofu

Elderberry Kitchen Raspberry Poppyseed Dressing

Elderberry Kitchen Raspberry Agave Dressing

Elderberry Kitchen Pasta Salad Dressing

Powerkraut

I am excited to share that we finally have raw sauerkraut in the store thanks to Adrienne Caldwell of Powerkraut. Even more exciting is that it is grown and processed not to far down the road in Viroqua, WI.

Currenty we are stocking:
Classic: organic green cabbage and sea salt
Purple: organic red cabbage and sea salt
Kim Chi: *organic...*green cabbage, *carrots, *daikon, *onion, *kale, *red bell peppers, *garlic, ginger, *red chili peppers, *paprika, *cayenne, and sea salt

Local, Raw, Organic, Fermented, Slow Food.

Check out Adrienne's blog for more info on the history and health benefits of these products.

New Products in Refrigerated

Farmer's All Natural Creamery - Kalona, Iowa
Organic Cottage Cheese 4%Milkfat
Organic Sour Cream
www.kalonaorganics.com

Eichten's - Center City, MN
Smoked String Cheese 8oz
www.specialtycheese.com

Donnay Dairy - Kimball, MN
Granite Ridge Goat Cheese

Salad Girl Organic Salad Dressings - Willernie, MN
Crisp Apple Maple Dressing
Blueberry Basil Dressing
www.saladgirldressing.com

Berghoff - Janesville, WI
Famous Old-Fashioned Draft Root Beer

Mt Sterling - Mt Sterling, WI
Raw Sharp Goat Cheddar
www.buygoatcheese.com

Lightlife - Turners Falls, MA
Gimme Lean Ground Sausage Style
www.lightlife.com

Essence of Blue - Grand Junction, MI
Blueberry Nectar Lemonade
www.theblueberrystore.com

Apple Rush - Blue Island, IL
Sparkling Raspberry Apple
Sparkling Pomegranate Apple
www.applerush.com

gingerbread jersey cheese

If you haven't had time to focus in on our gingerbread jersey cheese selection, I wanted to make note of two, and perhaps next time you are in you'll take a moment to admire the variety of cheese the Schunk family is producing for us.

Manchego Curado - Curado translates to aged. Try some alone, in a potato sunchoke gratin, or with bread and ham... "True" manchego curado comes from the Spanish Castilla-La Mancha region, but I'll trust Virgil on this one and try the original next time I'm in Spain (please note I may never make it to Spain).


Smoked Mozzarella has a strong, deep earth and smoky flavor that can add flavor spunk to nachos or pizza or guide a whole dish along its smoky course, like this risotto with yam puree and kale!

wild and native

Back in stock, from the White Earth reservation near Minnesota, are genuine wild rice (manoomin), hominy (mandaamin), and the rich and delightful refrigerated maple butter. Wild Rice is a native plant to our bioregion, and an excellent source of food for humans. We chose Wild Rice from Native Harvest because of their unique business model and their work on preserving wild rice. Unfortunately, truly native wild rice is being threatened by, among other things, genetically modified "wild" rice being imported to Wisconsin for processing and sale from paddies in California. Your purchase of Wild Rice from our store works in many good ways.

Your purchase directly supports:
1. native wild rice production on the White Earth Reservation.
2. your local cooperative that works to preserve farmland and native food sources.
3. organizations that are working to prevent GMO rice from contaminating native manoomin plots

And manoomin comes in the same shipment as Maple Butter, the pinnacle of simple local food pairings!

As far as hominy, dried corn kernels which have been hulled and degermed, try some in a soup with fresh veggies, a coon creek chicken back and some RP's egg linguini tossed in at the end. Skip the chicken and the hominy shines too!

Alchemy is Back!

Alchemy Fine Foods is back in the business of producing high quality foods. Instead of a retail location they are again working through local groceries/specialty stores, like Just Local Food. We are proud to be carrying a diverse range of their products and look forward to the new endeavors Bradley and his family are undertaking.

In stock currently...
Russian Potato Salad 16oz $4.39
Apple/Beet Salad 16oz $4.79
Curried Yam & Walnut Salad $4.79
Hummus 8oz $3.79
Aegean Tapenade 8oz $4.99
Artichoke Antipasti 8oz $4.99

Check out this section often for new products coming in weekly, maybe even salads and sandwiches in the future.

Holyland flatbreads are a perfect way to shovel in these addictive deli items.