Cozy Cocktails & Beverages for the Holidays
Good drinks and beverages are key to a good celebration. As you continue to celebrate into the New Year, let’s get you set up with some fun drink recipes to keep the party going. Check out some of our favorite at-home drink recipes.
Cucumber Mint Mock-Jitos: This refreshing mock-jitos are perfect for sipping on during the holidays. Especially, if you’re not looking for an alcoholic beverage. These mock-jitos bring the same essence, alcohol free.
Slushy Punch: This slushy punch features frozen lemonade and orange juice mixed with vodka or gin, with red gelatin for festive coloring. (21+)
Citurs-Basil Spritzer: This Citrus-Basil Spritzer uses sparkling water for a bubbly, refreshing, easy-to-sip on concoction.
Spiced Pomegranate Mulled Cider with Cinnamon Ginger Stirring Spoons: This Spiced Mulled Cider is super tasty and very comforting. The Cinnamon Ginger Stirring Spoons are a fantastic touch.
Bourbon-Cherry Smash: Featuring bourbon, your favorite orange-flavored liqueur and some flavorful additions this Bourbon-Cherry drink will be a smash hit all holidays long! (21+)
Also, make sure to check out this wonderful Blackberry Gin Fizz (21+) recipe below…
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Holiday Family Breakfast Ideas
One of the best parts of the holidays is taking time off to sit back, relax, and enjoy time with the family. Of course, this includes cooking, baking, and sharing delicious meals. Though much of the holiday food conversation focuses on dinner and cookies, we also want to give holiday breakfast it’s proper shine. Check out these awesome breakfast ideas for a full house this holiday season.
Breakfast Panini: Paninis are perfect for any time of day, but we’re partial to these breakfast versions.
Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sliders: Sausage, egg & cheese sliders are the perfect breakfast holiday option. Bet you can’t eat just one.
Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwiches: They say it’s what’s on the inside that counts, so we concocted this Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwich recipe.
Spiced-Maple Bacon: Bacon is a breakfast staple, and maple is a must-have holiday flavor. Sounds like the perfect combination.
Buttermilk-Bacon Pancakes with Bourbon-Maple Syrup: Speaking of maple, check out these mouthwatering Buttermilk-Bacon Pancakes with Bourbon-Maple Syrup.
Biscuits & Chorizo Gravy: Chorizo is one of our favorite breakfast options, and this Biscuits & Chorizo Gravy recipe is an awesome choice.
PB & J Stuffed French Toast: Stuffed French toast is another tasty, cozy breakfast meal. Our recipe for PB & J Stuffed French Toast is a great take on the classic.
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Whether you’re trying out one of these recipes or cheffin up your own morning masterpiece for the holidays. Price Chopper & Market 32 is your stop shop for all things holiday breakfast. Visit your local store or check us out online!
For more breakfast recipe inspiration check out our recipe page.
Happy Holidays!
Coffee for the Holidays
Ah coffee, the beloved beverage we rely on for the morning wake up. And one of our favorites for warming up during the cold winter months. It’s always there when we need it. But are you using it to its fullest capability?
Coffee is a wonderful holiday ingredient. Not just to drink with cream and sugar, but to include in your dessert recipes, cozy cocktails, and more. This holiday season break out the coffee and take it to lengths you haven’t reached before. Here is our guide to coffee as a holiday ingredient!
Spiced Apple Coffee Cake with Pecan Oat Streusel: Apple, pecan, and coffee flavor makes for the perfect holiday dessert to us!
No-Bake Salted Caramel-Toffee Crunch Cheesecake: This fulfilling Salted Caramel-Toffee Crunch Cheesecake might become a new holiday tradition for your and your family!
Chocolate Chocolate Cheesecake: Why have chocolate cheesecake when you could have Chocolate Chocolate Cheesecake?
Mocha-Almond Meringue Cake: Mocha-Almond Meringue Cake is an excellent cozy dessert for the holidays. Nutty mocha-almond flavor combined with Meringue makes for a fantastic duo.
For a cozy holiday cocktail recipe, check out this video for Adult Mocha Milkshakes. Dessert in a glass and jolly for the holidays! 21+ only, we I.D.
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Great Tasting Chicken Dishes Start with Great Chicken!
Our Market 32 FREE FROM Chicken is produced by Springer Mountain Farms, whose chickens are raised on family farms that are run by second, and even third-generation farmers. Springer Mountain Farms believes in doing things the right way by controlling the process every step of the way, from hatching their own chicks, raising them in houses that are American Humane Certified™ to reduce stress for better flock health, and processing them in their own USDA-supervised facilities. This commitment also extends to the farmers that raise the crops for their feed and allows them to raise their chickens on all-natural, Non-GMO Project Verified feed.
All of their farmers choose to work harder, meet higher quality standards and provide a level of care that’s above and beyond acceptable industry practices. Springer Mountain Farms was the first poultry producer in the world to be American Humane Certified™, the oldest and most trusted advocate of animal welfare. If you ask their farmers, why they go the extra mile, they’ll tell you it’s just the right thing to do…to provide a better quality of life for the animals and a better-quality product for consumers. We agree, and there’s no doubt about it: great care means great taste.
Fresh Market 32 Chicken is an excellent source of high-quality protein and is also a lean choice when choosing skinless chicken tenders, thin-sliced cutlets or skinless chicken breasts. Available in a range of cuts and package sizes, you can find the perfect cut for that great recipe
you found on the Price Chopper website! Chicken is one of the most versatile proteins in the store, great for favorite family meals or dressing up for entertaining. Casseroles, soups, salads, sheet pan and skillet meals are all on the menu with Market 32 fresh chicken.
Pick up a pack or two of Market 32 FREE FROM Chicken from Springer Mountain Farms to taste the difference, and visit the Springer Mountain website for for recipe inspiration, like Sheet-Pan Everything-Stuffed Chicken or the recipes below from the Price Chopper website and YouTube channels – delicious, nutritious, fresh and fabulous!
Recipes:
Sheet-Pan Everything-Stuffed Chicken – Market 32 Free From boneless skinless chicken breasts, Neufchâtel cheese, everything seasoning, green onions, broccoli, red potatoes, carrots, red onion, olive oil
Holiday Dinner Ideas - Roasts
Looking for a delicious holiday dinner plan? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We recommend a festive roast this holiday season. Roasts are perfect for holiday celebrations. Meats, poultry, whichever you prefer, they will keep the whole family merry and full. Plus, they are excellent with the holiday cocktail of your choice.
Check out some our favorite roasts below:
Holiday Beef Roast with Mushroom-Thyme Jus: The holidays are the perfect time for this wonderful Beef Roast topped with a mouthwatering Mushroom-Thyme Jus.
Herb-Crumbled Beef Rib Roast with Red Wine Gravy: Red Wine Gravy makes this Herb-Crumbled Beef Rib Roast another wonderful option for the holidays.
Brown Sugar Mustard Pork Roast with Sauerkraut: If you prefer a pork roast, we love this Brown Sugar Mustard Pork Roast with Sauerkraut. Packed with flavor and holiday cheer.
Honey-Glazed Roasted Turkey with Lemon-Sage Gravy: Poultry is also a great option and this this Honey-Glazed Roasted Turkey with Lemon-Sage Gravy is a go-to for us. The Lemon-Sage Gravy compliments the roasted turkey beautifully for a lovely holiday dinner.
Take advantage of our ad this week for great prices on roasts. Including Bone-In Strip Roast for $5.99 per lb. and Bone-In Rib Roast for $6.99 per lb.
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Check out the video below for more tips & tricks on creating the perfect holiday roast!
Happy Roasting!
Pineapple for the Holidays
Did you know that pineapples are a showing of hospitality? It’s true! Back in history, pineapples were so rare that they would be used as centerpieces of parties. Though not to be eaten, but simply admired. They became a sign of hospitality and sparing no expense for those you care about.
In the 19th century, the pineapple became a holiday centerpiece. A seasonal display like the ones we decorate with today, featuring items like apples, pinecones, holly, and fir leaves surrounded the star pineapple in the center of the display. At this time the pineapple was more readily available, allowing it to also be used in baked goods, candied, or to add sweetness to the punch.
These traditions carry on today. They may not be the first thing comes to mind, but pineapples make for great decorations and are an excellent ingredient in holiday recipes. In fact, check them out for $1.99 in our ad this week, as your holiday preparation kicks into high gear.
Check out some of our favorite pineapple recipes this year:
Hawaiian Ham: This Hawaiian Ham is a good meal for any holiday celebration.
Slow Cooker Chicken, Sweet Potato & Pineapple Tacos: Super tasty and full of flavor!
Hawaiian Pulled Pork Sliders: These sliders are great for celebrating.
Fresh Fruit Kabobs with Key Lime Coconut Dip: Fresh fruit and delicious key lime coconut dip makes an awesome combination.
and this delicious recipe for Pineapple Fried Rice…
Assorted Halloween Cupcakes
by Jodie Fitz
1 vanilla boxed cake mix
1 tablespoon green decorating sugar
Orange food coloring
Yellow food coloring
Cupcake liners
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix cake batter as directed on the box. Divide batter into thirds.
Fill four lined muffin tin cups with the plain vanilla batter until almost full.
Stir 1 tablespoon of green decorating sugar into 1/3 of the batter and stir until it turns green. Fill four of the lined muffin tin cups.
Divide the remaining 1/3 of the batter into thirds again. Add yellow food coloring to one portion, orange food coloring to another portion, and stir. Fill the remaining four lined muffin cups with a layer of yellow batter, followed by a layer of orange batter, and finally the remaining vanilla batter, to create a candy corn affect.
Bake 20-25 minutes and let cool completely
Ghost Cupcakes
4 vanilla cupcakes
3.3 oz white chocolate pudding
1 cup milk
4 oz. PICS frozen whipped topping, thawed
8 PICS mini chocolate chips
Stir the pudding and milk together until it thickens. Fold in whipped topping. Put aside enough to frost the top of the four vanilla cupcakes. Place the rest of the mixture into a snap and seal lunch sized bag and clip the corner to create a piping tool.
Use an apple corer (or ??) to create a hollowed center in the cupcakes. Pipe the whipped topping into the center, then frost the cupcakes with the topping put aside. Pipe more whipped topping on top of the cupcakes, like a vanilla ice cream cone, to create ghosts. Add two mini chocolate chips as eyes.
Spider Cupcakes
4 green cupcakes
Green frosting
12 pieces black licorice twists
8 Large candy eyes
Using a star tipped tool, pipe the green frosting in dollops onto cupcakes, creating a bumpy texture.
Add two large candy eyes to each cupcake.
Cut each black licorice twist in half and then carefully score in the middle with a sharp knife so that the twist can be bent to create legs. Push legs into each cupcake.
Candy Corn Critters
4 vanilla cupcakes
4 tablespoons PICS butter, room temperature
2 ½ cups PICS confectioner’s sugar
1 ½ teaspoons PICS vanilla extract
3 tablespoons PICS milk
8 large candy eyes
Candy corn
Using an electric mixer, whip butter, confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract and milk in a bowl.
Frost cupcakes, add two large candy eyes, and place candy corns on top, creating a spiked affect.
More on Making These Cupcakes
Swap the Oil: Use 4 oz. of PICS unsweetened applesauce.
Eliminate the Eggs: Swap out the eggs with ¼ cup of PICS plain Greek yogurt.
Gluten and Dairy Free Options: Price Chopper and Market 32 have a variety of alternative cake mix options located in either the baking or allergen friendly aisles.
Make a Whole Dozen: To make a complete dozen of one of these variations, simply triple the directions for the selected cupcake.
Halloween is Here!
BOO! Did Halloween sneak up on you too? Halloween has always been one of our favorite holidays. Costumes, candy, jack-o-lanterns, what’s not to love? Growing up trick-or-treating was always a blast, but don’t worry, if you’re too old for trick-or-treating there’s still plenty of ways to have fun on Halloween.
A scary movie marathon is an easy and fun way to get the spook factor in. With all of the streaming services available these days, the options are a plenty. Check out classic scares like The Shining, Scream, or Nightmare on Elm Street. Or more family-friendly options like Halloweentown or Hocus Pocus. Gather your friends, grab some PICS Popcorn and settle in for some frights.
But the pillowcase full of free candy is still missing. Luckily, we have plenty of Halloween-themed recipes to keep the kid in you excited. Check out these fun Halloween Quesadillas or Halloween Sugar Cookies. Even these Red-Velvet Mummy Cake Pops make for a spooky fun treat! Our Trick-or-Treat Pinterest Board is full of fun ideas such as these.
Another fun way to get in the spirit of Halloween is through decorations. Whether you’re having a pumpkin carving contest with friends, or simply looking to make your porch more festive, we have all the pumpkins and gourds needed to do so.
At Price Chopper & Market 32 we love Halloween as much as you do! That’s why we provide all the candy, pumpkins, and sweet treats you need to have a spooky great holiday. For all things Halloween stop by your local store or visit our online halloween hub!
Happy Halloween!
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How Do You Like Your Taco?
It’s National Taco Day! Tacos are a classic, go-to meal across the world. When you’re hungry, not sure what to eat, tacos are always a great option. Not only do they have their own national day, they also have their own day of the week – Taco Tuesday! We’re celebrating with some awesome recipes and creative toppings, check it out!
Some of our favorite forms of tacos incorporate seafood. A good fish taco makes for some of the ultimate satisfaction one can find in food. These Fast & Fresh Fish Tacos are fantastic and easy to prepare. These Grilled Fish Tacos with Cauliflower Tortillas are also great, packed with refreshing ingredients like cherry tomatoes and mangos. Don’t sleep on these Crispy Cornmeal Fish Tacos with Citrus Slaw for a nice twist on your average taco. Of course, there is more variety to seafood. Like with these flavorful General Tso’s Shrimp Tacos or Beer-Poached Mahi Mahi Tacos.
Another classic taco topping is chicken. These Salsa Verde Shredded Chicken Tacos will have you feeling a winner at dinner. If you’re looking to get creative with toppings check out this delightful recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken, Sweet Potato & Pineapple Tacos. Or mix things up with these ideas for Pulled Chicken Tacos 3-Ways.
If you’re in the mood to stick with fruits and vegetables on taco night, we have you covered. These Grilled Fruit Tacos hit the spot every time. For veggie lovers, Black Bean, Quinoa & Grilled Veggie Tacos are the way to go.
Finally, when you think of a classic taco you think ground beef. That’s why we love these Chipotle Ground Beef Street Tacos for the food truck vibes and flavors. And if you’re looking for some classic taco-style comfort food, these Navajo Tacos are perfect.
No matter how you choose to taco, tonight is the night to do it! Try out any of these amazing recipes for the ultimate National Taco Day dinner. For everything you need to get set up, Price Chopper & Market 32 is your one stop shop for all things tacos.
Happy National Taco Day!
National Homemade Cookie Day
Break out the baking sheets, today is National Homemade Cookie Day! With the beginning of fall and the weather cooling down, warm, fluffy homemade cookies definitely will have you feeling cozy. Whether you’re baking pre-made dough right in the oven, or working from scratch, we have the recipes for you to celebrate appropriately!
These Pumpkin Cookies with Orange Glaze are a great place to start. Perfect for turning the calendar to October. These guys are full of refreshing orangey flavor and all the pumpkin you need to satisfy your craving for fall flavors.
Feeling festive? Try our these cute and creative Halloween Sugar Cookies. Decorate your sugar cookies with candy corn, gels, edible confetti and more to create your monster lineup of yummy treats.
It’s never too early for these Hot Chocolate Cookies! Great for cooler weather and a must at the holidays, these cookies elevate hot chocolate to a new level.
We love these Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, & Dried Cherry Cookies. Cherry and chocolate flavor combined with the warmth of oatmeal. Delightful!
These PICS Potato Chip Chocolate Chip Cookies combine two classic snacks into one. Potato chips and chocolate chip cookies. The chocolate of the cookies blends with the saltiness of the potato chips for an awesome flavor adventure.
Celebrate cookies right with one of these excellent recipes. No matter which you chooser, we have all of the neccessary ingredients available at your local Price Chopper & Market 32. Your one stop shop for all things cookies!