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November 29, 2017
Spectacular Seafood Sale
It’s that time of year again and our seafood sale is back! Perfect for holiday entertaining, I’m here to showcase what we have on sale at Festival Foods and help offer some recipes as well, all in one convenient location! The Big Catch: First and foremost, check out our ad, running Wednesday November 29th through Wednesday December 6th for a complete listing of available products. You will sea that we’ve got Cold Water Lobster Tail, Wild Jumbo Snow Crab, Tropical Large Lobster Tails, Colossal Red King Crab Legs, Wild Red King Crab Legs, Large Cooked Shrimp, Jumbo Uncooked Shrimp, Large Sea Scallops, Atlantic Salmon Fillets, Marinated Atlantic Salmon Fillets, Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, Wild Bay Scallops, Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Fillet, Shucked Oysters, Blue Point Oysters, Cultured Mussels, Our Own Cocktail Sauce, Cooked Shrimp, Uncooked Shrimp, Tail-on Shrimp, Tail-off Shrimp and MORE! We’ve got a large assortment of different recipes to … Continue reading
April 13, 2017
Feaster
We’ve got Easter Ham on the brain, so we thought we’d offer up some fun recipes for the holiday or ideas of what to use your leftovers for! Before we look at recipes, don’t forget to reserve your ham! Our Own Premium Quality Bone-in Double Smoked Hams are ready to order for Easter! http://bit.ly/HamReserve A classic Easter meal of ham doesn’t mean you have to stick with the basics, try our Root Beer Glazed Ham recipe. Perhaps Cranberry Maple Glazed Ham is more your style. Sides to go with your ham: An excellent twist on traditional mashed potatoes, this Smashed Potatoes recipe is a must try! Perfect for any gathering! We have Fresh Green Asparagus and an exquisite recipe to go with: Lemon Parmesan Asparagus. Leftovers (or just for fun): Scalloped Potatoes with Ham Ham Carbonara: Angel hair pasta mixed with ham, fresh parsley, and topped with parmesan! Perfect for leftovers! … Continue reading
March 6, 2017
St. Patrick’s Day Grub
It’s that time of year and we’ve got a handful of corned beef recipes for you to try out leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, and a few other goodies thrown in as well! We’ll start things off with this Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe. This is a pretty simple recipe to do with your crock pot, and can be finished in 4 to 6 hours on high, or 8 to 10 hours on low. Next up is our traditional recipe for Reuben Sandwiches! For this we just need Pumpernickel Rye Bread, Swiss cheese, corned beef brisket (thinly sliced), sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, and butter. Following up the sandwich, we’re going to throw a fun twist on the traditional Reuben and look at our Reuben Casserole recipe! Fairly similar to the previous recipe, but now we’ll add sour cream, evaporated milk, hash browns, onion, and garlic powder. Same … Continue reading
February 21, 2017
Bourbon Street Bonanza
Fun and festive ideas for your very own Mardi Gras Party! We’re a little North of the big festivities in New Orleans, but we can still have our own fun too! First we’re kicking off with our new Kickin’ Cajun Dirty Rice recipe from Chef Melanie! Next up we have our Jell-O Shots complete with Mardi Gras themed colors! Our next dish is Sausage and Chicken Jambalaya, another classic Southern dish, perfect for any Mardi Gras themed party! Now we can’t forget about our desserts! First up we have our traditional Paczki Donuts (Poonch Key)! These delicious treats are available at Festival Foods every year on the Monday and Tuesday of Mardi Gras only! This year they are available Monday February 27th and Tuesday February 28th ONLY! Place your orders now! http://bit.ly/PaczkiDonutLimited Of course, it wouldn’t be Mardi Gras without King Cake, which is also available at Festival Foods on Monday February 27th and Tuesday February … Continue reading
October 25, 2016
Make a Wish!
Kretschmar®, Festival Foods of Minnesota and Country Music Star Easton Corbin Team Up to Support Make-A-Wish® LISLE, III. (October 21, 2016) – Kretschmar® Premium Meats & Cheeses has partnered with Festival Foods of Minnesota and country music star Easton Corbin to donate $1,000 to Make-A-Wish® Minnesota. Kretschmar made the donation in St. Paul Monday as part of its Legendary Wishes campaign, which helps Make-A-Wish grant wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses. Three-time American Country Award winner Easton Corbin invited 16-year-old cancer survivor Miranda and her family backstage before his performance. Corbin presented a donation of $1,000 to help Make-A-Wish Minnesota grant future wishes just like Miranda’s, her wish to visit Hawaii will be granted in two weeks. “It was an honor to present Make-A-Wish Minnesota with a check for $1,000 to help bring more wishes to life,” said Corbin. “I’m proud to show my support for this cause. This is … Continue reading
The Minnesota-based grocer awarded the Minnesota Grown Retailer of the Year for the fifth year in a row; SUPERVALU Foundation grants $10,000 to Knowlan’s community partners EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (August 9, 2016) – In recognition of Knowlan’s Super Markets being named the Minnesota Grown 2016 Retailer of the Year for the fifth year in a row, the SUPERVALU Foundation is making a $10,000 general operating grant to the non-profit of their choice. Knowlan’s Super Markets has been committed to supporting local farmers and food producers for more than 100 years. The SUPERVALU Foundation provides program-specific and general operating support for organizations in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area. “We are thrilled to be recognized with the SUPERVALU Foundation award for our ongoing dedication to Minnesota food producers,” said Knowlan’s Owner, President, and CEO Lauri Youngquist. “Since the beginning, our mission has always been to offer our customers the freshest selection … Continue reading
June 30, 2016
A-Camping We Will Go!
Laura and I recently went camping with the family up on the North Shore and found ourselves making a fun variety of quick and simple yet delicious recipes! We made a fair amount of food, so I’ll just hit you with the highlights. We arrived mid afternoon on a chilly/rainy day and after setting up camp and taking a short hike, it was time to make dinner. We kept it pretty simple by grilling chicken with a side dish, where we sautéed potatoes, carrots, and onions in butter. After eating dinner (and enjoying a few beverages) we were all ready for bed. Breakfast was again, fairly simple with eggs, bacon and toast. I had the enormously difficult task of buttering the bread, I’m like a surgeon with that knife. After breakfast it was time for another hike, and fortunately, though a little damp outside, the rain held off. Then it … Continue reading
May 26, 2016
Memorial Day!
Memorial Day weekend with friends or family at the cabin means it’s time to break out the recipes and get a menu together. We believe that for the hosts to enjoy the weekend as much as their guests you must keep it casual with everyone pitching in to prepare meals and cook together. We always plan for extra food because face it, if the weather is beautiful more company than planned are likely to show up and there’s never anything wrong with delicious leftovers. Just make sure you have plenty of refreshments to go around. Stay hydrated, people! First up we have Fish Tacos with guacamole and Grilled Mexican Sweet Corn! We used halibut for our recipe, as well as sour cream (Top the Tater Fiesta is a personal favorite), salsa, Big Rick’s Chipotle BBQ Sauce, and shredded cheese (obviously). We like to keep breakfast on the simple side by picking … Continue reading
May 12, 2016
A Game of Thrones Pot Pie
If you are anything like us, and love watching Game of Thrones on Sundays, then you might celebrate with a tasty meal to go with your viewing experience! For the last episode, we decided to go with a themed recipe and make something that you might find in Westeros, with some modern updates of course. We chose to make a Chicken Pot Pie fit for a king! The recipe we followed was for a 13×19 pan, but we modified it slightly to make it look like a more authentic Game of Thrones Pie. Don’t worry, this was not a Frey Pie (book reader joke). We followed the recipe available on our site almost completely, until we got to actual pie section. We decided to weave together bacon (around 10-12 slices, depending on thickness) to serve as the top of our pie. Then we placed the readymade pie crust into a greased pie … Continue reading
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