Good morning. Last week we lost a longtime and loyal customer to a stroke at the age of 97. Norma Fitzsimmons was a lovely lady with a passion for flowers. Her love of flowers led her to becoming a florist in the 1950s and to her starting the annual Greater Victoria Flower Count back in 1975. It was her way of showcasing the beauty of our city, the City of Gardens, and to encourage us to appreciate the mild winters here while much of the rest of Canada remained frozen. Born in August of 1922, she stayed right here in Victoria throughout her life living in her home here in Cadboro Bay. Norma loved to donate and arrange flowers for a multitude of events and organizations and Pepper's was very happy to provide many of the fresh cut flowers that she required. We will miss her smiling face and her kind heart. Rest peacefully, Norma.
Have you ever eaten a Muffuletta Sandwich? Do you even know what it is? Well, it's a sandwich born in New Orleans, Louisiana at a tiny Italian-American grocery store with a sandwich counter called Central Grocery. Created in 1906, the sandwich consists of a round Sicilian sesame bread layered with a marinated olive salad, salami, ham, Swiss cheese, provolone and mortadella. Why are we telling you this? Excellent question! It's because Pepper's now sells Unico Muffuletta Olive Salad in both Mild and Hot styles! Now you can make the greatest sandwich ever known to humankind (unconfirmed). And if you want to use it for something other than in a sandwich, try it on a pizza, on a burger, on a cracker or as a topping for grilled fish or chicken!
Plant-based food alert! We've added a shelf-stable (up to 365 days unopened!) dairy-free alternative to milk that hails from Sweden! Det heter Sproud och är gjord med ärtor! We have Original (blue), Unsweetened (black) and Chocolate (brown). Here's what the company has to say about their innovative "powered by peas" milk: We are Swedish, we believe that coming together makes for a better world. Sproud is the next level of plant-based products bringing taste and sustainability together. With a natural creamy texture and neutral taste, our planet-first family of products bring you dairy-free alternatives with the closest taste to regular milk. Sproud is the dairy alternative that blends with the food and drinks you love. Creamy and foamy in coffee, perfect in tea, in smoothies and on cereals. It’s just like milk. Powered by peas and developed in Sweden using the yellow split pea protein, we have one mission: to be the best tasting non-dairy milk.
In keeping with this plant-based theme, you're going to be pleased to know that the super-duper popular (and super-duper local) The Very Good Butchers has four more items for all you whole-food and vegan loving folk out there (and there are MANY!). Try Ribz, BBQ Jackfruit, Pepperoni and Steak for your next vegan dinner. All of these items, as well as their other delicious products, are described in detail on their website. Head on over to www.verygoodbutchers.com and read all about this local business and what goes into making their meat-free goods.
Do you go through so much soy sauce that you require an enormous jug of it to make your consumption practical? Oh, you do? Great! Because we now sell Kikkoman Soy Sauce in a 1.89 litre bottle! Brewed the traditional way and aged for several months, this all purpose soy sauce will serve your large family just fine! Gone are the days of heading to Costco just to get that huge bottle of soy sauce. Now you can get it a Pepper's when you buy the rest of your groceries!
While we're on the subject of the Kikkoman brand, we also carry an exciting new Kikkoman Takumi Korean BBQ Sauce! It blends soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, apples, pear and orange juices for a savoury-sweet flavour profile that can be used as a glaze, sauce or dip with your favourite meats and veggies! And if you're looking for an excellent oil that adds incomparable flavour to dressings, marinades and dips, Kikkoman 100% Pure Sesame Oil will add essential flavour to all of your Asian cooking recipes!
Our Deli Department has upped their game once again by offering three amazing and tasty summer salads! There's a kickin' Cajun Pasta Salad, a delicious Dill Pickle Pasta Salad and a keen Santa Fe Quinoa Salad! All three are perfect for your next day trip to the beach, a picnic in the park or for a quick and easy dinner at home on the patio!
Going camping? Looking for a sustainable alternative to or something to compliment cord wood? Then look no further than BioFlame Briquettes! These briquettes are made right here on Vancouver Island in Chemainus and are made of 100% all-natural wood with no artificial binders or chemical additives. They burn long and clean, are eco-friendly and are carbon neutral! Great for your backyard firepit, your woodstove or for campfires!
Just a heads up: next week there will not be a newsletter. Whoa, remain calm, it'll be ok! It's vacation time for our writer but you'll still get the advertised specialsdelivered to your inbox! And don't forget to enter the draw to win the Edmonton Oilers home jersey that we mentioned last week. TTFN!
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P.S. Take good care