Uncommon Market News

H Folks- 

Lots of great fish to make a splendid New Years’ meal: 

• Ahi Tuna
• Swordfish
• Red Snapper
• Grouper
• U12 Wild Gulf Shrimp, (uncooked, with shells)
• 15/20 Tiger Shrimp, (cooked, tails-on)
• 26/30 shrimp, cooked, tails on
• Crab cakes, (cooked, just need to be warmed)
• Shetland Salmon
• Haddock 

Still time to order oysters, mussels and little neck clams as well as sides of salmon for Wednesday, let us know by 3:00 Tuesday. 

Check out the huge selection of different sparkling wines, proseccos and champagnes.  Aneri is a new Prosecco we have brought in, we had it last  year and it was a real hit. 

Hope everyone had the kind of Holiday they wanted and may we all have peace, prosperity and happiness in the year to come. 

Happy New Year, See you at the store!

The Uncommon Market

802.223.7051

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Hi Folks - 

 The joy of the season to you and yours! Tons of great fish coming Tuesday 12/13:

• Beautiful 10/20 dry scallops (10 to 20 a pound, dry as in never artificially plumped)
• U-12 shrimp (uniform 12 shrimp per pound)
• 16/20 shrimp (16 to 20 shrimp per pound)
• Haddock
• Grouper
• Ahi Tuna
• Red Snapper 

Fish should be available by 11:00 ish, depending on the truck arrival time.  Special orders (thank you!) should be ready by noon although you might want to wait until 1, after the lunch rush. 

Lots of last minute gifts in the store and nice food to give your holiday meal a special touch.  Ginger bread house kits for a fun thing to do together tomorrow evening.  Beautiful wines and cheeses, VT beers and delicious non alcoholic beverages. 

From our family to yours, may you enjoy the holidays and celebrate with love and peace. 

See you at the Store!

The Uncommon Market

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Hi Folks -

Fish arriving tomorrow:

• Haddock
• Ahi Tuna
• Red Snapper
• Grouper
• 10/20 dry Scallops
• U 12 (uniform 12 per pound) White Gulf Shrimp, wild caught
• Swordfish
• Sole 

Special orders are good for another day or two… beef tenderloin roasts, standing rib eye, boneless rib eye, sides of gorgeous salmon, lobsters, clams oysters, caviar but the time is now, most of our orders need to be in by Friday pm to get them to you by the 24^th. 

The store is filled with wonderful food and small presents… chocolate, dips, marinades, quick and elegant appetizers, quick and tasty meals. 

Two things to think about as you plan holiday food for friends, family and a bit of quiet time for yourself: 

Vermont Cheeses currently at the store (this changes all the time and we are great at special ordering but this is what we picked for this week):

• Champlain Valley Creamery, organic triple cream cow’s milk, 3.5 oz, a sinfully rich cheese, beautiful in small bites.
• Hope Farm, raw sheep milk, tomme de brebis, tarter than the triple cream.
• Jasper Hill Farm, Bailey Hazen Blue, a vinous blue, creamy but with seriously sharp tones, varied sizes
• Jasper Hill Farm, Constant Bliss, named after a revolutionary war scout and spectacular with champagne, creamy and brie like
• Not so “Lazy Lady,”…. three cheeses from her farm
• o Cranberries and Cream, her holiday offering, rich with tart fruit
• o Valencay Cendre, a beautiful small ash covered goat cheese
• o La Petite Tomme, Goats’ milk with a brie-like texture oozing from a tiny disc with a bloomy rind.

Okay so it is totally time for sparkling wine and my, haven’t they come a long way. Champagne can now only officially come from the Champagne region of France. Champagne is a wine that is fermented in the bottle (which is no small feat), it is traditionally made from pino noir and chardonnay grapes.  Wines from outside of that region but made by the same method are labeled “Methode Champagnoise,” (except in South Africa) and wines that sparkling but not finally fermented in the bottle are labelled “sparkling wines.”

Enough education, wines with bubbles are fun, provided they are done well  and why not try something new…

• Shingleback Shiraz, Black Bubbles, a beautiful Red Sparkling wine, from Australia
• Marqui de la Tour, French Sparkling wine, French grapes not methode champagnoise
• Graham Beck Brut, Methode Cap Classique (South African for making champagne the old fashion way), pinot noir and chardonnay grapes, the classic French champagne at half the price.
• A beautiful Sparkling Rose from Italy, palate cleansing and delicious
• Sparkling Riesling from Austria, off sweet, great with food

Great soups all week and we will have dinner out there to go, given the week we can’t promise what things will be there which nights but rest assured you will never leave hungry.

See you at the Store!

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Hi Folks -

Fish Arriving 12/16, fresh, never frozen:

• Ahi Tuna
• Haddock
• Red Snapper Grouper
• Swordfish
• Grouper
• Sole
• 10/20 dry scallops ( a dry scallop is one that has never been artificially “plumped” by injecting water or saline. They have a truer flavor and they don’t change size when you cook them!)
• U-12 white gulf shrimp, wild, USA
• Salt Herring (a star in the Scandinavian holidays) 

First, the things that need to be acted on right away.  Below is a list of Vermont products which we can order through tomorrow but not after that: 

• Vermont Lamb from Shuttleworth Farm in Westfield, VT has several bone in legs of lamb available but I would need to order them by tomorrow evening, $12.89 a pound, approximately 3.5 pounds each. These are this years lamb and frozen. 
• Racks of lamb from the same farm, $18.59 a pound, about a pound a piece, sometimes known as “lollipop chops” great as a delicious appetizer…or a special dinner, 1 rack serves two. 
• Vt Pork Roast (Shuttleworth Farm), $5.99 a pound 
• Vermont Turkeys from Walter Bothfeld… we have three left which we can sell but need to know very soon. Fresh Vermont turkey that has gotten rave reviews from our Thanksgiving customers. $3.09 a pound

 In less of a hurry… if you haven’t planned all of your holiday eating here are some great ideas 

Whole Shetland Salmon -  This is our world class salmon dressed up for the holidays, approximate size between 6 and 10 pounds, head and tail on, cleaned, for $10.88 a pound. 

Standing Rib Roasts - Also an Uncommon Market favorite in holiday dress.  Our rib roasts but with the rib in, allowing the beef to stand on its own and self baste, truly a treat. Less than $11.75 a pound.

 Here’s a couple of real party centerpieces at very good prices:

 Sushi Grade Tuna, $19.89 a pound.

 Whole sides of smoked Salmon, 2 pound average size, $13.29 a pound, sliced and totally ready to serve.

Make sure to check out the new sparkling wines in the Store, more about them and our amazing selection of Vermont cheeses on Thursday.

See you at the Store!

The Uncommon Market

802.223.7051

www.uncommonmarket.net

December 11, 2008

Hi Folks –

Fish arriving tomorrow:

·        Cod, 12 -16oz filets, caught off Gloucester MA.

·        Haddock

·        Ahi Tuna

·        Red Snapper

·        Grouper

·        10/20 dry scallops

·        16/20 black tiger shrimp

·        Organic Salmon from the Shetland Islands

Friday’s dinner special is our Northern Italian Lasagna with Crimini and Portabella mushrooms and also our turkey tetrazzini. For lunch tomorrow is Peter’s Fish chowder and also our homemade seafood gumbo.

See you at the store!

The Uncommon Market

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December 8, 2008 

Hi Folks, 

Sharon has made lots of additions to the grocery side of things in the way of foods for the holidays as well as gifts and stocking-stuffers, and there’s nothing she’d enjoy more than to show you what is new. Remember too that you can special-order any number of things for your holiday menu including but not limited to the following: 

          Fresh Oysters or Clams in the shell

          Tenderloin Roast of beef

          Rib Roast, from 4 to 14 lbs

          Leg of Lamb

          Sides of our organic Shetland Salmon

          Shrimp, (the wild U12 Gulf shrimp we sell is perfect for shrimp cocktail)

          Lobsters, they are currently priced at 7.99/lb

          Fresh Native Turkeys, from 15 to 30 lbs

Note that we offer a 10% discount on cases of wine (mixed cases fine). 

You can order our homemade soups, by the quart or half gallon, including fish chowder, seafood gumbo, clam chowder and cream of portabella. We can also make you a family-sized pan of our famous bread pudding, our lasagna, our Italian meatloaf or our oyster stuffing, (perfect for stuffing a bird or as a side dish with beef or lamb.)

Fish arriving Tuesday, 12/9

• Lemon sole - caught off the Gulf of Maine
• Cod - filets of 12 - 16 oz. caught off Gloucester, MA
• Atlantic Swordfish
• Atlantic Haddock
• Grouper
• 10/20 Dry Sea Scallops
• Ahi Tuna
• Shetland Salmon, (while all of the above are wild-caught our atlantic salmon is organically raised off the Shetland Islands) 

Our Dinner Specials for this week are as follows: 

Monday - Italian meatloaf, garlic mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy

Tuesday - Our homemade Salmon cakes, also Baked Red Snapper with feta, capers and tomatoes.

Wednesday -Sharon’s night and she’s keeping her options open.

Thursday - Turkey Tetrazzini -turkey and mushrooms in a rich wine and cream sauce, poured over spaghetti and baked with parmesan and slivered almonds on top - my mom, Nancy’s, recipe. We’re also serving our seafood gumbo, a slightly subtler version of our chicken and sausage gumbo, made with Scallops, Shrimp and Clams.

Friday - Polenta Torta, a layering of polenta, black beans, peppers, cheeses and salsa

Our Weekly Soups 

Monday - Clam chowder, and chunky cream of tomato

Tuesday - Chicken and sausage gumbo

Wednesday - lobster bisque accompanies Sharon’s grilled fresh tuna sandwich

Thursday - spicy meatball soup, and cream of portabella

Friday - Fish chowder

See you at the store,

The Uncommon Market

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Hi Folks - 

It’s that time…Christmas is almost here… where did the time go?  Some cool stuff in the store but most importantly, fish arriving tomorrow:

• Swordfish
• Haddock
• Ahi Tuna
• Grouper
• Red Snapper
• 16/20 black tiger shrimp
• 10/20 dry scallops
• organic Shetland Salmon
• Scrod

 Holiday Special Ordering:

• We have twelve fresh turkeys available on a first come first serve basis
• Rib Eye Roast, 2 to 14 pounds
• Beef tenderloin Roasts, 2 to 6 pounds
• Pork Loin Roasts (boneless), 2 to 8 pounds
• Vermont Smoke and Cure hams, bone in, 6 to 12 pounds
• Sides of Salmon, Striped Bass and whole fish available
• Oysters, shucked or in the shell
• Clams, Lobster and a variety of specialty seafood

 Holiday Gifts for under $20:

• Gorgeous flavored olive oils
• Savory rubs for meat, fish or vegetables
• Distinctive wines
• Vermont Chocolates, candles, cedar aromatics

 Gift baskets from $20.00. Know somebody who likes it sweet ?  Order a chocolate basket.  Savory? Wine and cheese, appetizers, country breakfast, ask us, we have some seriously good ideas. 

There are a hundred ways to do the Holiday season but for our family this year, low key and local are the important things.  If we can’t buy it in Montpelier we’re going to think of something we can find in Montpelier, and there are sooo many options available to us here. It’s the best thing we can all do to support our economy.  

See you at the store! Ours or somebody else’s in downtown Montpelier! 

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Hi Folks - 

Fish arriving tomorrow:

• Sole
• Haddock
• Ahi Tuna
• Red Snapper
• Grouper
• 10/20 dry scallops
• 16/20 black tiger shrimp
• Organic Salmon from the Shetland Islands 

Monday’s dinner special was a baked red snapper in a mustard butter sauce and chicken piccata. Tuesday dinner special will be Salmon cakes and we will have our terrific chicken and sausage gumbo for lunch. 

Our Wednesday hot lunch special is a grilled ahi tuna steak on a grilled roll with caper mayonnaise and lettuce and tomato, not to be missed.  Dinner to be decided. 

Thursday’s dinner special is Turkey tetrazzini, a mixture of turkey, pasta, and a creamy white wine sauce all topped with almonds. 

Friday’s dinner special is our Northern Italian Lasagna. 

Check out the new art in the deli.  Some really amazing fish prints (striped bass and bluefish).  The artist, Stephen Thurston, actually catches the fishes, kills it humanely, inks it, and uses rice paper to get the image.  There are little cards that explain the whole process, so grab one and check it out. 

With the new shelving in the store some things have moved around, so if you can’t find something, please ask.  A note for chocolate fans, the whole line of “chocolove” candy bars are now in the deli. For those of you that don’t know, a great line of chocolate bars with a Love poem inside each bar. 

See you at the store!

The Uncommon Market

802.223.7051

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Hi Folks - 

Hope everyone had a lovely holiday.  We have great fish arriving tomorrow and a nice light meal of fish and veggies might be just the thing.

• Haddock
• Ahi Tuna
• Tilapia
• Red Snapper
• Organic Salmon
• 10/20 dry Scallops
• Swordfish 

For those of you that didn’t get the chance to try the Shingleback Sparkling Shiraz (we sold out pretty early) there is more coming in tomorrow. We brought it with us for Thanksgiving dinner and folks really enjoyed it. 

A couple of new items in the store… Tom and Sally’s Chocolates, handmade Vermont chocolates with some interesting flavor twists: chocolate covered coffee beans dusted with raw sugar and cayenne, chocolate covered almond dusted with raw sugar and sea salt to name a couple. 

New flavored olive oils from Pino Press in upstate New York, tuscan herb, limonelle, and garlic gusto.  So far we have tried them on baguettes, broiled fish, mashed potatoes and steamed green beans and they haven’t missed yet. 

Signing off to take the much needed post Thanksgiving nap (and perhaps make a turkey sandwich ;-)! 

See you at the Store! 

The Uncommon Market 

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Hi Folks,

 Thanksgiving turkeys are scheduled to arrive Tuesday afternoon and can be picked up after 2 p.m. Also available for your Thanksgiving feast is our own oyster stuffing, a tradition in Sharon’s family for years, and our homemade crab cakes. The crab cakes can serve as an awesome appetizer and the oyster stuffing can roast in your bird or can be served as a side dish. Each must be ordered by 3p.m. Tuesday and can be picked up Wednesday after noon. 

Our Dinner Specials for this week are as follows:

Monday - Italian meatloaf garlic mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy

Tuesday - Salmon cakes, made with wild sockeye salmon

Wednesday - The Uncommon Market’s version of crab cakes

Thursday - Closed for the holiday

Friday - Baked haddock with a lemon and butter sauce and crumbly top 

Our Weekly Soups

Monday - Clam chowder

Tuesday - chicken and sausage gumbo

Wednesday - lobster bisque accompanies Sharon’s grilled fresh tuna sandwich

Thursday - Closed for the holiday

Friday - Fish chowder and Tomato Basil soup 

Fish arriving Tuesday

• Red Snapper
• Haddock
• 10/20 Dry Scallops
• U12 wild Gulf shrimp
• Ahi Tuna
• Grouper
• Organically, sustainably-raised salmon from the Shetland Islands

Sharon has brought in a variety of wines this week ranging from new pinot noirs to several festive new sparkling wines. Most notable, we both agree, is a sparkling shiraz made by Shingleback.

See you at the store, 

The Uncommon Market

802-223-7051

www.theuncommonmarket.net