Herb Roasted Chicken
added 03/07/08
Grocery: 1 pkg. rice pilaf mix
Produce: 1 lb. green beans, Cut fruit
Prepared Foods: 1 herb roasted chicken, Cranberry Orange Relish
Wine: Excelsior Chardonnay
20 minutes ahead: Prepare pilaf according to package
directions. Heat oven to 250ºF. Loosely cover chicken with foil and warm
in oven until dinner is ready. Wash and trim green beans.
10 minutes ahead: Bring 1 cup water to boil in a saucepan. Place green beans
in a steamer basket and steam 8 minutes. Drain.
Dinner’s Ready! Slice chicken. Fluff pilaf. Season green beans with salt
and pepper. Serve fruit.
The Dietitian says: Each 1/2 cup of green beans provides a serving from the
veggies group, so have a double serving! The cranberry orange relish is full
of antioxidants.
Co-op Month and More! October is Fair Trade Month Too
October is not only Co-op Month. Vicki Grilli samples Fair-Trade coffee during an in-store tasting and demo event to honor October as Fair Trade month. What is Fair Trade? Think about it like this: When you spend money on food, only a small percentage actually reaches the people who work hard to grow and produce the food itself. Particularly in developing countries, many food producers labor for long hours on small plots of land far removed from markets—especially if those markets are in the West. The Fair Trade movement shortens the path from farm to table, reducing the amount of high-priced middlemen in-between and providing a living wage for the farmer. Fair Trade started with individual companies called Alternative Trade Organizations (ATOs), who made a commitment to work directly with indigenous peoples and to market their products directly to consumers.
Blue Ox Farm
Welcome back to Steve Fulton! After a brief and well-deserved sabbatical, Steve Fulton of Blue Ox Farm in Enfield, New Hampshire, is back on the farm and back at the Co-op. We get to know these farm folks pretty well around here. We miss them when they’re gone and appreciate them when they’re back. Check out the Co-op Produce Departments, where you’ll find plenty of products from Steve and our Upper Valley growers.
