UPCOMING EVENTS
| December 8, 7-8:30 pm
MEMBER-OWNER OUTREACH MEETING
Come and help plan educational and fun co-op events! All member-owners are welcome to participate. Contact Betsy, or just come.
December 10, 5-8 pm
NORTHAMPTON
ARTS NIGHT OUT
With artist Johnny Kunanele (oil paintings) and live music from John Croce, flamenco guitar. Refreshments served.
December 11 & 12,
9 am-12 pm
PIEROPAN CHRISTMAS TREE SALE and PRE-ORDER PICKUP
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| NORTHAMPTON ARTS NIGHT OUT | The 2nd Friday of each month, come join us for an artist reception honoring the Quarry Cafe artist of the month.
The next artist's reception will be December 10, from 5-8 pm with Johnny Kunanele, "The Beauty Speaker" (oil paintings)
Live music with John Croce, flamenco guitar. Refreshments served.
If you are a co-op member-owner and interested in exhibiting your art for a month in the Quarry Cafe, please contact outreach volunteer Jane Nevinsmith.
We're looking for acoustic musicians to provide music for Arts Night Out receptions. Contact Trevor to apply. |
WEEKLY SPECIALS
| | Visit our website to check out this week's Everyone's Specials and Member-Owner Bonus Buys. |
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PHOTOS TO SHARE?
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We're always interested in having fun photos from our special community events. If you have any great photos to share, please contact us at
info@rivervalleymarket.coop
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WE WANT YOU!
| Did you know that the co-op's public events are often planned, driven, and staffed by member-owner outreach volunteers?
We'd like your help!
The next Outreach Committee meeting is Wednesday, December 8 from 7-8:30 pm in the co-op Community Room. All member-owners are welcome. For more information, e-mail Betsy.
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Mark and Jeannette Fellows of Chase Hill Farm in Warwick, MA practice rotational grazing for their herd of twenty-six Normande cows. Mark tends the cows and Jeannette uses their grass-fed milk to produce Chase Hill's excellent Farmstead, Cheddar and Dutch Gold cheese, available at River Valley Market.
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JOIN THE BOARD FOR COFFEE AND MUFFINS
| |  This Sunday, December 12, from 10-12
Come have free coffee and fresh Quarry Cafe muffins with the board! Ask about
our progress on the member loan campaign, or anything else you'd like to ask us about!
Board members Jade Barker and Claire Morenon will be located in the Quarry Cafe seating area, and looking forward to seeing you. Please stop by!
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| | Quarry Cafe Holiday Menu 2010 |
Holiday Catering from the Quarry Cafe
The Quarry Cafe Holiday Menu is now online, and looking more delicious than ever! Visit our website and check it out. We have appetizer platters, Shizen sushi platters, salads, sandwiches, and a luscious selection of Quarry Cafe desserts.
Plan to give us at least 48 hours advance notice, and our talented Quarry Cafe cooks will whip up wonderful festive foods for you to share with your guests. Call in your order to 413-584-2665 (ask for the Quarry Cafe) or stop by the co-op and fill out an order form.
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SUSTAINABLE TREE SALE AND PRE-ORDER PICKUP
| |  Pieropan will have extra trees for sale this weekend!
Stop by and enjoy a cup of hot cider on us at the tree sale and pickup site in our parking lot! Pre-ordered trees and wreaths will be ready for pickup (date coordinated with Emmet at the tree farm), and there will be some extra trees available for sale as well. If you've not yet purchased a tree this year, consider buying a local and sustainably grown tree from the Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm. To learn more about the Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm visit their website at http://www.pieropantrees.com/Home.html.
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DECEMBER ARTS NIGHT OUT
| |  This Friday night, Dec 10, 5-8 pm
Join us in the Quarry Cafe seating area for Northampton Arts Night Out, this month featuring The Beauty Speaker with oil artist Johnny Kunanele.
Live music with John Croce, flamenco guitar. Refreshments served. Everyone is invited!
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RECIPE: POTATO LATKES WITH APPLESAUCE
| | Serves 6.
INGREDIENTS
8 apples
½ c apple cider
¼ tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp honey (more or less, to taste)
3 large potatoes, washed and peeled
1 small onion, peeled
2 large eggs
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
¼ tsp black pepper (or to taste)
Vegetable oil for frying
Prepare applesauce:
Core and slice apples, put in sauce pan with apple cider and cinnamon, and cook covered until apples soften. Stir in honey. Cool and chill. (For a variation try substituting ½ pound cranberries for two
of the apples.)
Prepare potatoes:
In a food processor or by hand, coarsely grate potatoes and onion. Hand squeeze the entire potato-onion mixture to squeeze out as much water as you can. Discard extra water, and put mixture into a big bowl.
In another bowl beat eggs. Add salt and pepper. Add the egg mixture to the squeezed grated potatoes. Mix well. Preheat a large skillet and add vegetable oil. Place batter in skillet and pat down with fork to make round latkes about 4 inches in diameter. When browned, flip, gently flatten with spatula, and brown on other side. Add oil to the skillet as needed.
Serve immediately topped with sour cream and applesauce.
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