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stouffville suntribune thursday jan 13 2005 7 kitchen offers taste of home out of sight out of mind not after the first visit reesor farm kitchen on ringwood drive in stouffville opened just 10 weeks agoand already cus tomers are beating a path to the door little wonder for the sites an offshoot of reesor farm market a longestab lished seasonal produce centre on the ninth line at elgin mills road in north ern markham the owner operator of both locations is lay reesor a name with roots firmly entrenched in markhamstouffville soil mr reesor a university of guelph graduate grew up on warden avenue for five years he worked on the property of ken reesor at island lake he and wife miriam acquired the former abe stouffer farm in 1985 where they and daughters leah and jessica still reside leah is enrolled at the university of waterloo while jessica is a student in unionville high schools arts york program not one to rest on his laurels mr reesor initially sold fruit and vegetables from a farm wagon then a tent and later a building with adjacent greenhouses from june 1 to nov 1 urban folk from miles around beat a path to the reesor market however mr reesor felt the need to spread his wings three years ago he purchased a twostorey unit and rolled out the wel come mat in november the timing couldnt have been better customers bent on filling freezers and refrigerators for christmas turned out in everincreasing numbers while aromas escaping through the swinging front door were reasons enough to return mr reesors busi ness sense told him a knowledgeable and per sonable staff was required to keep the traffic flowing so he appointed sister susan manager of the oper ation then added peggy garach hendy borenstein corinda burns and shannon kerr to keep cus tomers happy the combination has worked to perfection just about everything is made on the premises including chicken pot pie fruit pie lasagne macaroni and cheese several kinds of soup four kinds of bread rolls squares and more even the coffee is locally roasted preservativefree honey jams and preserves are delivered direct most from wellesley ont roaming around with jim thomas quilts are displayed and sold for stouffvilles care share shoppe the popularity of the ninth line market has prompted people to at least investigate the new site mr reesor admitted if repeat customers are signs of success then the reesor kitchen is equally admired the market will contin ue to operate mr reesor stressed hours are tuesday through friday from 9 am to 630 pm and 9 am to 5 pm saturdays maintaining a reesor tradition the store is closed sundays mr reesors day of rest and mondays while somewhat off the beaten path he contends if its what the people want they will find us advertising has been most ly wordofmouth the two operations are separate entities yet some what connected mr reesor explains at the market customers buy direct from the field with strawberries a major crop sweet corn tomatoes pumpkins peas and beans are also in demand previously baking was also done there but the 40- by20foot kitchen was too small mr reesor said now everythings under one roof the few things not pro duced in the kitchen are purchased locally mr reesor is a firm believer in homegrown and ontario- grown products proof of the pudding is in the eating as the saying goes my menu there included chicken pot pie a blueberry muffin two oat meal cookies and orange juice all with no additives it was a welcome relief from the excesses of christmas i can already feel the difference i can now see my shoes and tie my laces to find the kitchen turn south on ringwood and proceed a distance of two driveways but be patient the lineup may be long thats the price of purity our pot roasts this is a big favourite of mine and of most anyone whos been in the kitchen when we make them at the store really down- home cooking as you must already know doreens cooking directions will be available the cut of meat we lb use is a boneless blade eye its perfect for roasting in this fashion ps if youre looking for quick service dont come saturday at lunchtime because this is what well be serving the staff with mashed potatoes and gravy too texan hot these sausages are just full of flavour with a fair degree of heat theyre larger like most things from texas than our other sausages and theyre great grilled if your bbq is close or roasted if the oven is your choice made daily reg 399 lb fresh cut tumps its a sure sign of impending spring when you see these in the store weve got an ever increasing variety of colours happening prices range from 399 to 599 bunch depending on the size and style want a tip keep them in a cool spot overnight and theyll close to some degree this will extend their life somewhat another thing i do is not trim the stems also for you gardening folk who spend the winter planning for the next season weve just ordered a new assortment of urns for your garden some of the old styles which sold out quickly and some new exciting stuff off i this week lesiey stowes raincoast crisps seed crackerscraquelins aux graines tf prom our store kitchen comes doreens now famous rice pudding it can be had with raisins or without its a bad day when we dont have any made at least once a day reg 499 container moroccan clementine weve got thm original clementine in great quantities this week youll find them to be a nice large size flavourful and seedless as well this is an item which is never very profitable for us even on a good week but for this week you get them at our cost from morocco im sure there are drawbacks to having a country the shape of chile but one of the benefits is having a progressive growing season as the climate shifts over the long northsouth stretch of land what this means in this case is a long window of availability for these berries which is far beyond ours thats why well have these now and for quite a while in the peak of quality from chile 12 pint whats ea crate prime sandwiches as most of you know we offer a warm sandwich at lunchtime the most popular of these are our prime rib sandwiches theyre slowoven roasted piled 14 pound high on the bun of your choice with either horseradish or gravy or both theyll be the lunch feature today friday and saturday a each jim thomas is a stouffville resi dent who has written for area news papers for more wan 50 years its a sign that all is well in the bakery when i get a big list like this of either new desserts or some that you havent seen in a while here goes banana cream pies this is an oldtime favourite its full of sliced bananas custard and whipped cream 10 maple pecan tarts these are best just slightly warmed 95 or 5 doz banana bread well have the traditional one chocolate banana bananadatepecan or our new bananapraline regular price ranges from o to tc maple oatmeal scones these are made with maple syrup buttermilk and oatmeal with maple glaze x ea banana cake this is new its a moist delicious banana cake layered with caramel maple glaze toasted pecans and cream cheese icing when i tried this i thought that i could taste some guilt as well 14 mapeerosemary creme brule these are made with fresh rosemary and maple syrup infused in the cream its an unconventional combination which produces a delicate and delicious creme brule and last but not last we have a delicious maple pecan muffin with a marle glaze and a banana bran muffin which is guiltless our customers sometimes ask for low sugar low fat items but as you know most of ours are not we dont use artificial sweeteners or the like our advice has been to indulge but with moderation if need be until now jaana has developed this super healthy muffin which doesnt contain any white sugar or white flour its low fat sweetened withjibitqf honey and made with whole wheat flour and allbran and sweeter yet all these items will be off this week- specials in effect until closing sunday januaby 16 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 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