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| Benefits of Olive Oil | |||
 Cooking with olive oil is healthy! Olive oil may:• Reduce blood pressure • Inhibit the growth of some cancers • Benefit people at risk for or with diabetes • Lessen the severity of asthma and arthritis • Actually help your body maintain a lower weight Healthy Heart Benefits Atherosclerosis, also called hardening of the arteries, occurs when particles of LDL cholesterol stick to the walls of the arteries. Eventually these particles build up and form plaque. This plaque narrows the blood vessels and increases the work load of the heart in an effort to get oxygenated blood to the entire body. The result can be a heart attack or stroke. Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fat and antioxidants like chlorophyll, carotenoids and vitamin E. Scientists have identified a compound in olive oil called oleuropein which prevents the LDL cholesterol from oxidizing. It is the oxidized cholesterol that sticks to the walls of the arteries and forms plaque. Replacing other fats in your diet with olive oil can significantly lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack. |
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| Read more about the healthful benefits of Olive Oil here. | |||
| Weekly Owner Specials | |||
 • Freebird All Natural Boneless Chicken Thighs • Wild Caught Alaskan Coho Salmon • Organic Pink Lady Apples • Weaver Street Market's Sweet-Filled Croissants • Asiago Cheese • Weaver Street Market's Vegetable-Herb-Garlic Cream Cheese Spread • Great deal for all shoppers: Foggy Ridge Hard Cider |
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| View this week's owner specials here. | |||
| Weekly Produce Specials - THESE SALES ARE EFFECTIVE Tuesday, February 16 through Monday, February 22. |
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| Organic D'Anjou Pears |
$1.49 lb |
save 50¢/lb |
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| Florida Temple Oranges | $2.99 dozen |
New Crop! save $1.00/dozen |
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| Weekly Meat & Seafood Specials | |||
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Grass-fed Beef Short Ribs |
$2.99 lb |
While they last! save $1.00 lb |
| Read more about other Weaver Street Market Specials here. | |||
| Value Recipe | |||
 Our weekly value recipes incorporate lots of our On Sale items! Click below to view this week's value recipe: Orange Chicken |
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| Almond Croissants | |||
 NEW!!! & IMPOROVED!!! ALMOND CROISSANTS: SAME GREAT TASTE, MORE (ALMOND) FILLINGWe've improved our Almond Croissants, and we'd really like you to try them. To make it easy, they are part of this week's Owner Specials from the Bakery—along with the always reliable Chocolate Croissants. Usually, when something is 'new and improved', you expect bigger, faster, cheaper, or maybe new ingredients. Our new Almond Croissants are the same price with the same ingredients, but when you try them you'll immediately get the full almond effect—more filling and more almond flavor—that almond croissant regulars know has been hit or miss in the past. We've known for awhile that the problem was not a lack of filling, since we've always put more than enough into the croissant; our problem was that as the croissants baked, the filling expanded and leaked out the sides into the pan. While this made for great breakfast snacking in the bakery, it hollowed out the final product. Finally, after months and years of fiddling with the filling (less egg, less butter, more almond, etc.), we hit upon The Solution: prebake the almond filling. So now we bake the filling separately and roll it into a thin sheet before adding it to the croissant dough. When the croissants are baked, the filling stays put, where it was supposed to be all along. Voila: a perfect Almond Croissant. |
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| It's Mardi Gras today! | |||
 Down in New Orleans, Mardi Gras season begins in January and ends on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Since today is Mardi Gras, we thought we'd bring you a couple recipes to create the taste of New Orleans in your home.Red Beans and Rice from Jaye Kreller of Tony Hall and Associates. Jaye grew up in Westwego on the west bank of the Mississippi across from New Orleans. She was a childhood friend of WSM manager James Watts and is the partner of WSM employee, Cat Moleski Ingredients: 1 lb Red Kidney Beans 2 sm or 1 med onion chopped finely 1/8 cup pickled Jalapeno peppers chopped 1/8 cup of juice from the pickled Jalapeno pepper jar 1 tbsp of Louisiana hot sauce 1/4 cup Worstercestershire sauce 1 tbsp salt 1/2 lb hot or smoked sausage (optional) Soak beans over night in a crock-pot with water to cover by one inch. After the beans have soaked, remove 1 cup of beans and put in a blender with 1/2 cup water. Blend into a paste. Return to crock-pot and turn on to high. Add all remaining ingredients except the sausage and cook for six hours. One hour before serving, add sausage. Serve with a little cooked white rice. Shrimp á la Creole from Windy Willer our Training and Development Manager. Windy grew up in Opelausas, Louisiana where many people from New Orleans took refuge after Hurricane Katrina. Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions chopped 1 chopped bell pepper 1 minced jalapeño 1 bunch of chopped parsley (some reserved for garnish) 1/2 cup dry white wine 4 cups chopped canned tomatoes (fire roasted is great) 1 tbsp minced garlic 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1-cup tomato sauce Salt to taste 1/2 tsp crushed dried mint Tabasco 2 pounds raw peeled shrimp In a large high-walled skillet, heat the oil on medium-high heat. Sauté the onions, peppers, and most of the parsley until the onions are clear. Add the rest of the ingredients except the shrimp and heat to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer until the tomatoes fall apart: about an hour. Add the shrimp and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes. Serve over fluffy cooked white rice and garnish with reserved chopped parsley. |
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| World Cabbage Day tomorrow! | |||
 After the indulgences of Mardi Gras it's time to come to our senses and cleanse our bodies with World Cabbage Day - February 17. Cabbage is a delicious cruciferous vegetable which is rich in vitamins and disease fighting properties. Make cabbage a part of your weekly vegetable intake with these delicious recipes.GOLABKI-POLISH STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS 1 lg. head cabbage 1/2 c. rice Salt and pepper to taste 1 med. onion, chopped fine 2 tbsp. butter 1 lb. ground round 1/2 lb. ground pork 1 egg 5 slices bacon, crumbled Spaghetti sauce or mushroom sauce or sour cream Core cabbage; scald in boiling water. Remove leaves one at a time as they wilt. Cool before using. Wash rice in cold water. Boil 1 cup water; add rice for 10 minutes. Sauté onion until transparent. Mix all ingredients well. Spread cool cabbage leaves with mixture. Roll and place in baking dish (9 x 13). Cook uncovered for 2 hours at 300 degrees. Baste occasionally with juices. Add spaghetti sauce, mushroom sauce or sour cream just before serving. CAJUN SMOTHERED CABBAGE 2 heads regular cabbage 1 large onion 3 cloves garlic 1 lb ham hocks 1/4 tsp (or more) cayenne pepper Salt & black pepper to taste 3 tbsp canola oil Sauté ham hocks, chopped onions, and chopped garlic in oil until they begin to carmelize. Cut up cabbage into large chunks (you can include the core, diced), add to the mixture with black pepper, cayenne, and some of the salt. Cover, reduce the heat to simmer, stir occasionally and gently. After 2 or 3 hours, the cabbage will be much reduced and somewhat brown. Salt and simmer a bit more, if needed. Serve over rice. Excellent served beside roasted chicken or pork; or, cut up and brown some smoked sausage and simmer with the cabbage for 30 minutes or so before serving (for more of a main dish). |
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| February Newletter | |||
 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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| Hillsborough Open Mic | |||
 Hillsborough store Acoustic Open-MicEvery Thursday 6:00-8:30 pm February 18: The Reagan Project (with Miss Grace) - Our generous "uncle" Bill Whitmore, his collection of Advocate-y buddies and the charming and multi-talented Miss Grace keeping things ship-shape and above board, celebrating the life of their mentor Reagan Cole. February 25: John Claude Bemis and Greg Hanson - Local author and folklore enthusiast John Claude Bemis will pick some tunes that inspired his book (The Nine Pound Hammer, Random House) along with his long-time musical partner and co-founder of their band Hooverville, Greg Hanson. March 4th: Gregory Blaine - Our pal Greg, host of the Blue Bayou open mic, accompanied by special guests (including John Klnowski) and instilling his own brand of inclusive and genial guesthostmanship in the Lounge for the night. March 11th: Eno Mountain Boys - Local boy (and Weave employee) Dillon Shambley with his gathering of local pickers and grinners. Debuting new material for your edification, under the shadow of the Eno Mountain. |
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| View more Weaver Street Market events here. | |||
| Love and Robots | |||
 A Puppet Rock Opera in 0's and 1'sFeb 25, 26, 27, 28, and March 5, 6, & 7. At the Carrboro ArtsCenter All shows are all ages and start at 8pm. There are 2 matinee's on Sun's @ 3pm. Set in a not-so-far dystopian future, "Love & Robots" weaves an epic tale of love, sacrifice, triumph and redemption... with, yes.... ROBOTS! Our hero, Messenger, is a radical experimental design by a brilliant underground roboticist. Through a series of serendipitous events he receives a vision of the Divine, leading him on a journey that will change him and the world forever. Come get your circuits blown and your sockets rocked with this latest production from Paperhand. This 2nd annual winter show features: smart shadows, mechanical marvels, and plenty of puppets all set to an original musical score by Jimmy Magoo and the PaperHand Band. Tickets available now (919) 929-2787,or online at www.artscenterlive.org March 12, 13, 14, 19,20, & 21 At Ourspace the Saxapahaw Community Center All shows are all ages and start at 8pm. No matinee's in Saxy. Tickets are $15 suggested donation, available only at the door. We hope you can join us for a robotic romp that will leave your circuits humming. |
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| CHICLE Cultural Event | |||
 Narrative Story Telling and the Latin American Immigrant Experience with Hannah Gill of UNC-CH February 21, Sunday, 5:00 at CHICLE Dr. Gill will be discussing the importance of collecting the oral histories of new immigrants in North Carolina during a time of transition from migration to permanent settlement. Dr. Hannah Gill is an applied anthropologist with a specialization in Latin American/Caribbean migration studies. She co-authored the book, Going to Carolina de Norte, Narrating Mexican migrant experiences which will be coming out in a new edition in the fall of 2010. Dr. Gill's course, Latin American Immigrant Perspectives: Ethnography and Action involves a spring break trip to Guanajuato, Mexico each year. February 21, Sunday, 7:00 at CHICLE, Surprise Film Showing One of the newest award winning feature films on immigration will be presented as a part of this event. This is a unique opportunity. Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education 101 E Weaver St., 3rd floor, Suite G-1 Carrboro, NC 27510, Ph. 919/933-0398, email |
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| Hillsborough Living History Day | |||
 Revolutionary War Living History DaySaturday, February 20 10 am - 4 pm Continental and British armies occupied Hillsborough during the Revolutionary War. Commanding figures like Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene, and Lord General Cornwallis headquartered in the town's inns and taverns. Cornwallis' ill-spent week in Hillsborough in February of 1781 eventually culminated in his surrender at Yorktown eight months later. On Saturday, February 20, from 10 am-4 pm, the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough will hold its Ninth Annual Revolutionary War Living History Day. Continental, British and militia reenactors will demonstrate camp life during the Revolutionary War and commemorate General Cornwallis' encampment in Hillsborough in February 1781.on the grounds of the Alexander Dickson House (ca 1790), 150 E. King St., Hillsborough, NC. Events include marching drills, musket-firing demonstrations and open-flame cooking. The Alliance's Revolutionary War Guided Tours will also be held that day, beginning and 11:00am and 1:00pm. The 60-minute tour showcases Hillsborough's revolutionary and colonial era sites, while retelling stories of the events that took place in and around the town. Tours cost $5 per person. For additional information please call the Alliance office at 919-732-7741 or visit their website. |
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| Carrboro Tweetup | |||
 Community Technology Forum: Twitter Friday, February 19th 6:30 pm Carrboro Century Center Join panelists Molly Buckley (@mollybuckley), social media coach and consultant, Brian Russell (@brianr), owner of Carrboro Creative Coworking, and Paul Jones (@smalljones), director of ibiblio, for a discussion of how and why we use this new social medium. Twitter is a free social networking service that allows people to share short 140-character messages with their friends and followers. A list of recommended reading is available here. This Community Technology Forum is sponsored by the Carrboro Cybrary (@carrborocybrary) and Carrboro Recreation and Parks. New and current twitter users are encouraged to attend. |
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| WSM Board Meeting |
 WSM Board meeting tomorrow!Wednesday, February 17, 6:30-9:30 pm Conference Room above Panzanella The Board usually meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings run from 6:30-9:30 pm and all owners of the Co-op are welcome to attend as observers. To confirm an upcoming meeting, please contact the board here. |
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| Envirobits |
 The Honeymoon is Over: CFL Disposalby Emily Buehler, Contributing Writer You 'greened' your home, replacing all your power-guzzling conventional light bulbs with CFLs. Now the CFLs have started burning out. Should you throw them in the trash? No! CFLs, as well as other fluorescent bulbs (the long tubular ones) may contain mercury, a hazardous material. Do not break fluorescent tubes! Bring them to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the landfill, which is open from 10 to 6 Monday through Friday and 7:30 to noon on Saturday. (For more information, visit the County's HHWC webpage.) Later this spring, Orange County Solid Waste Management hopes to place receptacles for CFLs and fluorescent lamps at the staffed Solid Waste Convenience Centers. As an aside, CFL bulbs are expected to last at least 10,000 hours. If a CFL is used six hours a day, that CFL should last more than four years. If your CFLs are burning out prematurely, take them back or complain to the manufacturer! Also, there are mercury-free fluorescent lamps now available through Phillips and other manufacturers. They typically have a green metal cap on the end. |
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| Panzanella Celebrates 10 Years! | |
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