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Last Minute Holiday Shopping Hostess Gifts, Sweet Treats! I've stayed in North Carolina the past few Christmases, and while friends and family up north claim to miss me, I think they might just miss the Stollen. "We'll always remember that year you stayed with us," one friend's mother wrote. "And that wonderful Stollen—nothing has tasted as good since." Stollen served as a hostess gift as I made my way home, and as breakfast on Christmas morning when I finally reached my parents' house. This year, Stollen will be my stay-at-home-by-the-fireside treat. More |
Hope for the Holidays Gifts! Holiday Reservation Form Weekly Owner Specials Weekly Produce Specials Weekly Meat Specials Value Recipe Delicious Ideas for New Year's Eve |
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| Holiday Hours Open Mic Art in Hillsborough Carrboro Poet Laureate |
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| Chocolate Fondue & S'mores! Slow Food New Year's Day |
HB Wine Tasting December Newsletter |
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 Whether you're visiting friends, having the family come to you, or staying home in solitary bliss, Weaver Street Market can help make your holiday bright.Partying? Bring along a plate of cookies! Kupferlin, Rugelach, and Linzer cookies are special to our holiday season. Don't miss these delicious handmade treats. Cheese is always a welcome addition to the table. Dress up some Manchego with a dab of Bonnie Maman's Apricot Preserves or pour some sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil over a log of fresh goat cheese. Need help picking out a cheese? Ask the Cheese Wiz behind the counter for suggestions. Our staff can make recommendations for your every party need. An unusual, festive and functional gift would be the gift of a Miche. These very large, round loaves of bread have a deep, rich flavor, serve many, and can be refrigerated or frozen. Tie it up with a bit of red ribbon and you have a very unique hostess gift. Delicious! Serving a full dinner? You can still order from our holiday menu, through January 1! We'll need to have your order tonight by 9 pm for christmas Eve pickup. Please note that organic turkeys are sold out. Look for holiday menu planners at the bakery counters in our three stores. Turkey, ham, duck, or Cornish game Hen make for a festive meal. A side of squash or beans, ready to heat and serve, can take the stress out of an afternoon of cooking. The deadline for special order for pickup on December 24 is today at 9 pm. Fill the guests with cheesy appetizers, and round out the meal with one of our fabulous pastries. Or keep the kids entertained with do-it-yourself fondue—see the recipe here. Our stores will be closed on Christmas day, so buy your breakfast items by Thursday! Pickup fresh bagels, or our market-made buttery croissants to impress your guests. Quick Breads! Keep one or two of our delicious, fresh hand-made quick breads around for a hostess gift, breakfast, or afternoon snack. Choose from Ginger, Pumpkin or Banana Walnut. We even have ready-to-go fruit salads in our Grab N Go case. And of course, don't forget the Stollen. And if you're relaxing in solitude this year, treat yourself to your favorite cheese (mine is the Meadow Creek Dairy Appalachian—hard and mild), a bowl of warm soup, and a small loaf of sourdough bread. Our pastry case is stocked with slices of cake, chocolate mousse cups, and miniature tarts; buy a six-inch pie, and you'll have leftovers for breakfast. With one snowstorm under our belt, we're well on our way into winter. Keep your days merry and bright, and happy holidays. |
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| Hope for the Holidays Gifts! | |||
 When you purchase any of our designated Hope For the Holidays products, we donate to several worthy causes. Wabash Valley Whirley Pop Festive Popcorn Poppers Choose from Silver or Red, for $25.99 and Open Fire for $29.99! $5.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! All Equal Exchange Chocolate Bars - 3.5 oz $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Happy Human Spice Rubs Gift Pack $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Festively bagged, roasted & salted Peacestachios $6.79/lb $1.00/lb Hope for the Holidays Donation! WSM's Famous Stollen - A traditional German sweet bread for the holidays. This will be the 15th year for the famous Weaver Street Stollen. As always, it will be studded with golden raisins, apricots, dried cherries and currants, that are marinated overnight in Spanish sherry. This bread will stay fresh for several weeks—if you can keep it around that long! Available through December 24. $7.95 $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! African Market Basket $26.99 $3.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Republic of Tea (36 bags) Comfort & Joy Tea On sale $8.99 reg. price $9.49 $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Poinsettias Perfect to decorate a Holiday table or perfect as a gift! $6.49 each $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Clementines sweet, delicious...and juicy! $9.99/box $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Weaver Street Market-made QuickBreads! Pumpkin, Ginger or Banana Walnut! $3.59/ea $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Festively bagged for easy gift giving! Feist Ruby Port Port is a fortified wine from Portugal. Nice rich red fruit flavors, a hint of spice and a good bit of both sweetness and alcohol. Best to sip this wine gently and slowly on a cold evening. On sale for $14.99, regularly $17.99 $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Sant'Evasio Moscato D'asti This slightly effervescent white has amazingly bright flavors of orange flowers, peaches and melons. With low alchohol and nice sweetness, this white will awaken your taste buds and refresh you after a long hearty meal. On sale for $8.99 375 ml, regularly $9.99 $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Luna Argenta Prosecco Prosecco is a holiday favorite with customers and staff alike. A little lighter than traditionally-made bubbly, it has soft, light bubbles, subtle fruit flavors and a crisp refreshing finish. Makes a great start or end to any evening. On sale for $10.99, regularly $12.99 $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! Giacomo's Salami Chubs On sale for $13.49/lb, regularly $14.49/lb $1.00 Hope for the Holidays Donation! |
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 • New Crop Florida Tangelos • Locally Produced Smoked Polish Sausage • Cibo Pestos • Saint André Cheese • Weaver Street Market-made Cranberry Relish • Virginia Fuji Apples • Weaver Street Market-made Cranberry Butter • Virginia Pink Lady Apples • Great deal for all shoppers: J Sparkling Wine |
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| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, December 22 through Monday, January 4. |
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| Organic D'Anjou or Bosc Pears |
$1.29 lb |
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| Premium Golden Pineapples | $3.99 each |
Save $1.00 each |
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| Organic Russet Potatoes | 5 lb bag $3.00 |
Save 99¢ on each bag |
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New Item! NC Peeled Shrimp |
1 lb bag $6.99 lb |
in the freezer save $2.00 on each bag |
| Local, Grass-fed Rump Roast | $6.99 lb |
New item! |
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| Local, Grass-fed Eye of Round Roast | $7.49 lb |
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| Value Recipe | |||
 Our weekly value recipes incorporate lots of our On Sale items! Click below to view this week's value recipe: Smoked Sausage Potato Bake |
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| Delicious Ideas for New Year's Eve | |||
 Get ready for your party on New Year's Eve - let us help with the cooking!Order a complete Turkey, or Smoked Ham Dinner with sides and dessert for New Year's Eve or any special night before then. All natural Cornish Hens and Duck are also available by special order. Make it easy on yourself and order sides, rolls, and pie for dessert. Pick up a Giacomo's Salami Chubb and slice it thick for a savory appetizer! Add some Stilton and Aged Gouda and sip some Feist Ruby Port. Yum! Giacomo's Chubbs, the Stilton and Aged Gouda Cheese, and the Feist Ruby Port are all on sale through the end of the month. A great special for this week is J Sparkling Wine on sale for $16.99, regularly $29.99. What a deal! Stock up this week for New Year's Eve. |
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| Chocolate Fondue and S'mores | |||
 For a festive and intriguing dish for your party table why not make a chocolate fondue? It's easy and fun!Ingredients: • 6 Tbls of Maple View whipping cream • 3 Tbls of your favorite local honey (Lee's Bees, or Busy Bee Apiaries) • 7 oz of Schokinag bittersweet chocolate, chopped up • Optional: 1 Tbls of kirsch (clear cherry brandy) • 1/4 tsp almond extract • things to dunk! Banana chunks, strawberries (Local solar tunnel-grown strawberries available this week! $5.49/1 lb pack), orange slices, pear wedges (on sale this week for $1.29/lb), chopped walnuts or almonds, pretzel sticks, marshmallows. Dunk the fruit in the chocolate and roll in the crushed nuts. Pretzel sticks can be dunked by hand. Adults will enjoy pairing the fondue with Feist Ruby Port (on sale this month) or a festive Martini, see below. Directions: Bring cream and honey to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Add chocolate; stir until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in kirsch and extract. Pour fondue into a bowl; place on platter. Surround with fruit. Serve with skewers. I used the wooden skewers from my summer shishkabob. Gonna be cooped up at home with the kids? Create some holiday magic for them with S'mores made in the fireplace, in your toaster oven or in your regular oven. Ingredients: Mi-Del Honey Grahams Green & Black's Milk Chocolate Bars—on sale this month! Elyon Marshmallows - these marshmallows are light and fluffy and so delicous! If you have a fire going, you can roast your marshmallows over the coals, just like you would in the summer, but if you don't have a fireplace you can assemble the bottom half of your s'more; graham, chocolate, marshmallow on top, and place it in your toaster oven on high for just a few seconds until the marshmallows turn brown. Our Training Manager, Windy Willer, makes a whole cookie sheet of them in her oven when she has a bunch of kids to entertain. Careful, yummy gooey melted marshmallows get really HOT! I made both of these recipes on the same night, so I was able to use my leftover fondue to make chocolate covered graham cracker cookies. I first encountered these cookies at camp. Spread the chocolate fondue on one side of a graham cracker and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Place on waxed paper until the chocolate hardens. Chocolate Martinis - (contributed by Jaye Kreller of Tony Hall & Associates) - Drizzle a small amount of chocolate syrup around the top interior of the martini glass and allow it to drip down a bit toward the bottom, then however you measure, big or small the ratio doesn't change: 2 parts Vanilla vodka 2 parts Irish cream liqueur 1 part clear cream de cacao 1 tiny splash of sambuca...remember just a hint of Sambuca as it's powerful flavor will take over the drink very easily. 1 or 2 small toasted marshmallows for a garnish, dropped in If you're serving drinks FOR desert and not WITH desert, I add a scoop of Ben and Jerry's cherry garcia ice cream, 1 part regular vodka and a few ice cubes...throw it all in a blender, serve it in a large martini glass topped with a cherry. If the consistency is right the cherry will sit on top usually till about 1/2 way through the martini. Enjoy! |
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 Last Friday's Wine tasting in Hillsborough had to be cancelled and has now been rescheduled for today! This is a great opportunity to taste before your buy a sparkling wine, and two white wines.Today 5:00 - 7:00 pm Wine tasting: Castellblanch Cava Extra Monmousseau Vouvray Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Ventoux Our regular Friday Wine Tastings have been cancelled for Friday, December 25 and Friday, January 1 for the holidays and will return on Friday, January 8. |
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| December Newsletter | |||
 The Weaver Street Market print newsletter is no longer direct mailed, but is still available for pick-up at all three WSM locations. You will find a link to it here. |
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| Holiday Hours |
 Holiday Hours for all locations:Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24 - Closing at 6 pm Christmas Day, Friday, December 25 - All stores closed Saturday, December 26 - open regular business hours New Year's Eve Thursday, December 31 - open until 9 pm New Year's Day, Friday, January 1 - open 10 am to 7 pm |
| Open Mic |
 Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-MicEvery Thursday 6:00-8:30 pm December 24th: Christmas Eve - no show Store closes early at 6 pm. December 31st: New Year's Eve - no show Store open regular business hours. January 7: Tim Stambaugh - Uncle Tim, Uncle Tim / We don't know what he may bring / But 'cos we like to hear him play / We asked him over anyway. One year anniversary shenanigans with one of our founding fathers. January 14: Chocolate Martini Therapy - Louise Thompson Bendall of Watermelon Sugar bringing her new project for the delectation of Hillsborough's elite muserati. Music designed to make you feel "cool, tingly, smiley, giggly." January 21: Mark Cool - Our old pal and long-time supporter revisiting us with new songs and old friends in tow. |
| View more Weaver Street Market events here. |
| Art in Hillsborough |
 Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough presents:Photography by Anna Maxwell Anna Maxwell's beautiful images of life and landscapes captured during her travels. On display in the Café of the Hillsborough store now through February 6, 2010. |
| Carrboro Poet Laureate |
 To all Carrboro residents:The Carrboro Arts Committee has extended the application deadline for The Town of Carrboro Poet Laureate. The Newly Extended Deadline is noon on Friday, January 8, 2010 Applicants must have been a resident of Carrboro for at least one year. The Poet Laureate of Carrboro serves a two-year term, beginning with the announcement at the West End Poetry Festival in October. Submit three poems (up to 2 pages in length/poem) following these guidelines: 1. Two copies of each poem 2. One copy with name, address, email, phone(s). 3. One copy with no identifying information—only the poem and title. 4. Poems can be of any style, but applicants should keep in mind that poems should be accessible to a wide family audience. 5. Include two copies of a statement (up to 2 pages in length) as to why you want to serve as Carrboro's Poet Laureate, what role you see poetry playing in the community, and any ideas you might already have for increasing the awareness and appreciation of poetry. Submit one copy with name, the other a blind copy. 6. Poet Laureate applications will be reviewed blindly by the members of the Arts Committee. 7. Applicants will be notified in January 2010. Applications should be sent electronically as a WORD document, attached, as well as pasted into the body of the email to Kim Andrews or by mail to Carrboro Recreation and Parks, 100 North Greensboro Street, Carrboro NC 27510 |
| Visit the Town of Carrboro's Website here. |
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| Slow Food New Year's Day |
 Traditional Southern New Year's DayFriday, January 1, 2010 4-7 pm Golden Belt, Bldg. 2, 2nd Floor 807 East Main Street, Durham 27701 Admission: $15 Slow Food members, $18 non members adults, free for children younger than 12. BYOB and BYO plate. Slow Food Triangle is proud to announce our second annual Traditional Southern New Year's Day event to celebrate regional culinary traditions, local farmers, and artisan food producers. This year, the event will raise much-needed funds for a pilot local food project at Durham's E.K. Powe Elementary School. The event, which will take place from 4-7 pm on Friday, January 1, 2010, on the 2nd floor of Building 2 in Durham's Golden Belt, will feature a traditional southern New Year's Day meal of collards, cornbread, and hoppin' john, as well as fresh, hearth-based loaves, sweet potato pie, and more. Admission to the event is $15 for Slow Food members, $18 for non-members, and free for children 10 and younger. The event is BYOB, and to minimize waste, attendees are asked to bring their own plates as well. Slow Food Triangle and event sponsors will provide the food and some beverages. Tickets are on sale now and we hope to see you there! Proceeds from the event will fund the development of a pilot program at E.K. Powe designed to offer fresh, healthy, and local food to students who eat in the school's cafeteria. The pilot program is a collaboration between E.K. Powe staff, parents, and Slow Food Triangle volunteers to introduce a 'Good Taste Bar' in the cafeteria 1-2 times per month from February through June 2010. The offerings of the Good Taste Bar will be prepared using fresh, local ingredients and conform to standard federal school nutrition guidelines. Current menu items under consideration include pizzas, tacos, sandwiches, and a salad bar—all prepared with locally grown and sourced ingredients. We also need volunteers to help set up, serve, and break down the event. If you're interested in volunteering, please email Mark. SPONSORS: Slow Food Triangle, Golden Belt Arts, Sage & Swift Catering, Anson Mills, The Splinter Group, Scratch Seasonal Artisan Baking, Farmer's Daughter, Wine Authorities, Docusource of NC, Homeland Creamery, and Counter Culture Coffee. |
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