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GOVERNMENT Philpott pays back $4,600 in travel bills By Ali Raza aliraza@yrmg.com We've sold these amazing turkeys for the past 30 years. Although the farm has passed from father to son, it's the same growing and processing technique that produces what we, and many others, feel are the best turkeys available. What makes them so good? It's simple really. Firstly, they eat lots of grain and corn, as much or as little as they want, because they run loose. Add to this a gentler de-feathering process which leaves more of the flavour (and the odd feather) with the turkey, and you'll have a bird which exceeds your expectations without the aid of the artificial enhancements that Butterballs and other prebasted turkeys receive. Ours are moist (naturally), tender and full of flavor, and they cook a bit quicker, as well. The turkey sizes this year will be on the large side, starting at 14 lb. up to 21 lb. If it were left entirely up to me, I would pick one in the 17-21 lb. range. They are the heavier hen turkeys, all with a bit more meat on their bones, and more succulent meat at that! Should a whole turkey be too much for you to handle, we do section them into whatever portion would be suitable. There will be boneless breast roasts, in sizes from 3 lb. to 10 lb., and they can be had either stuffed with our Sage & Onion Stuffing, or au naturel. We also make stuffed boneless thighs, which are my fave. Organic turkeys are also available at $5.49/lb. They're around 14-16 lb. each. We only have a limited quantity. Please order ahead. /LB TURKEYS! FREE-RANGE BACON PEAMEAL Markham-Stouffville MP and federal health minister Jane Philpott has reimbursed taxpayers $4,600. The reimbursement followed a disclosure from her office that the minister had paid thousands to a Toronto-based limousine company owned by a Liberal supporter who canvassed for the minister in the last election. But the minister's office has gone above and beyond bare requirements to determine which expenses would not be seen as "fair and reasonable" by constituents. `I think it's been a humbling experience for the office. The minister is a new minister, this is a new government ...' "In all these cases, the rules were being followed," said Philpott's director of communications David Clements. "This is a case of the office going back and looking at every single expense related to travel and hospitality. The minister made a decision that there some things she thought better to pay for herself." Among those expenses are $720 for the use of an airport lounge for flights between Toronto and Ottawa, a Nexus pass for accelerated border crossings between Canada and the United States for $178.24 and a secure suitcase that did not comply with RCMP standards for ministers for $202.87. Combined with the $3,703.59 she owed for the two days of car service in the GTA, the total reimbursement stands at roughly $4,604.70. The use of the car service is under investigation by the ethics commissioner. Clements says the minister is "looking forward" to moving through the process. "I think it's been a humbling experience for the office," Clements said. "The minister is a new minister, this is a new government and I think at the end of the day it's an important reminder that this is not just about following the rules but applying those additional tests." We'll have a feature on our 96 Year Old Cheddar this week. When I see this, I wander to the thought of what I was Our feature pizza this week doing 9 years ago when they made this will be our Philly Steak and put it to age...a lot has happened, no? Pizza. You'll find roast beef, Have this with some of our pears this sweet onions and peppers, J.D. B.B.Q sauce with a week, you'll be happy! roasted garlic tomato sauce. Reg. $5.99/100g. 12" size, Featured at featured OFF at And as usual, samples abound! EA C SMOKED WHAT'S HAPPENIN'IN HEDDAR PLEASE! PIZZA TURKEYS! PRODUCE /LB $ 69 3 We have three local varieties presently; Bosc, Bartlett and Clapp. Generally, the Bartlett are the darlings of the fruit bowl, but the others have a lot of merit as well. When ripened, they are very enjoyable, especially with an old white cheddar, such as the 9 year old that we Admittedly, we chose Char this week initially for its name, but then as are featuring this week! we delved into it, for its table qualities. These will be available in fillets au natural at the fresh fish counter. Arctic Char is a mild fish which is best enjoyed with minimal spice, so restrain yourself! Fillets will be featured at /LB At risk of offending the nomenclature police, this is now known as Sweet Pickled Boneless Pork Loin, or something close, but if you labelled it as such, you would confuse everyone, and when you travel in the southern States, this is considered `Canadian Bacon'. We just think of it as a normal country breakfast, or lunch if you rise late! One of our customers asked me last week why our bacon doesn't give off a lot of pan juice. This answer is that it's not `tumbled' or `seasoned', a manufacturing process whereby the meat gains weight (water mostly) and then loses it in the pan, and only after you've paid for it! Ours doesn't, and it's well-trimmed, as a bonus! One thing to be mindful of is that the sale is for whole pieces ­ you'll need to do the slicing. If your knife is dull, bring it in for a tuneup, and if it's one from here, the sharpening will be free. OFF Reg. $6.99/lb. THIS WEEK 1/3 PEARS LOCAL $ 49 7 | Stouffville Sun-Tribune | Thursday, September 22, 2016 CHAR ARCTIC $ 1995 Mix-and-Match 1 PIZZZZAZZ! $ 1/3 KALE DINNER? SAUSAGES LOCAL 1095 WHAT'S FOR We make amazing Smoked Turkeys, probably because we start with our amazing fresh turkeys. These are becoming increasingly popular, especially with our Asian customers. It seems that we always make a few less than what we need, which causes problems. If you would like one, it must be ordered in advance, before Oct. 2nd, because it takes a week to get them ready. Secondly, be sure that you specify `smoked' turkey, as otherwise it goes on the list for regular turkeys. Order deadline /LB Oct. 2nd. $ 99 5 FARMER'S Though the summer may have ended, autumn brings with it a bounty of local fruits and veggies. Local Apples are now available, with more to come, Pears, lots of Squash, some local Yams, Cauli and Broccoli yet, as well as tomatoes right till the first frost. Cider will be happening presently, and ours comes from Bennett's in Ancaster. As we always do when the new crops is in, we'll be cutting Butternut Squash and Turnip. In the past, kale has always been synonymous with Dutch cooking - a lot like maple to Canadians. Its popularity has overflowed the borders though, and it's now almost as common in salads as lettuce. Appropriately I think, our kale this week is grown by a Dutchman, so it's got lots of cred, and flavour too! We'll have a /BIG couple recipes for this, as well. BUNCH $ 49 WHAT'S COOKIN' A T THE 1 As is usual, we'll have two items from freezer. The first is a Cream of Cauliflower Soup, using our local product and the second is Pot Roast and Gravy. This will make an amazing old fashioned hot roast beef sandwich if you are partial to those. Reg. $8.95 and $19.95 respectively, and both will be OFF featured at We're starting with soup as the first course, and in this case we'll be making our Slow-Roasted Butternut Squash. This is chicken-stock based, and it has sweet onions, Yukon potatoes and spices. This is a rich yet mild soup, and simply flavoured. OFF Reg. $8.95/900ml. We will be making our Wheatberry Salad! It's made with semi-dried cranberries, our beauty grapes (they are amazing just now) green apple slices, sweet onions, a touch of curry, honey and a dollop of yoghurt. Reg: $1.89/100g, and it will be featured at OFF Our next feature will be our Roast Pork Tenderloins with a Calvados Sauce (apple brandy sauce). DELI! Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers Theatre Flato Markham d @ 8PM 3r t. Oc y, da on M We'll be featuring our famous Roast Beef and Caramelized Onion Sandwich this weekend. We use our house-made rare roast beef with horseradish aioli, roasted peppers and arugula microgreens. As it's that time of year, we'll also have Roasted Butternut Squash Soup available as a side These just need to be warmed at home and for only $1.00 with the purchase /100G they are very good! Featured at of a full meal or sandwich. Also, Following this, we'll be making our Beef Stroganoff. This is don't miss our amazing Pumpkin made with julienne of sirloin which has been browned and then Spice Latte! simmered with mushrooms, carrots, celery and onions This is especially great with pappardelle, but good with Sunday Brunch will begin with new potatoes or rice, as well. This comes in our OFF our Slow-Roasted Butternut 4x5 foils (serves 2) Reg. $10.95. Squash Soup, with a choice of Our Sous Vide feature whis week will be our Grilled either Beef Stroganoff, Fusilli `Prime' Beef Tenderloin in a Brandied Morel Mushroom Primavera or Chicken Breast Sauce. You know the drill - boil water, with a Pesto Creme Sauce, with put the bag with the tenderloin in for 10OFF rice or mashed, tea or coffee, and, 12 minutes, and voila! A great dinner! if you have room, a mini dessert, Reg. $7.99/100g. all for 25 % LUNCH? WHAT'S FOR 25 % 1/3 $ 99 And lastly, our salad dressing feature this week will be Cranberry....with a touch of Brandy! Featured this week at night of of Newfoundlan d for a at Join the frien ds co sic dy mu d me an downeast Laff" show. "Last tL the Boy's hilarious "L More SPECIALS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY TO CLOSING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Hours: Mon. ~ Fri. 8:00-8:00 | Sat. 8:00-6:00 ~ Sun. 9:00-6:00 3 25 25 $399 $ 99 % 250ML 7 % We're thinking harvest time, and fall baking has always had a lot of appeal for us. We'll be making... Cranberry-Apple Flans - we start by making a batch of spiced cooked apples, and a batch of fresh cranberry sauce, then we fill short bread crusts with a cheesecake filling, then swirl-in the aforementioned fruits. It's a slice of autumn at its best. Reg. $24.95 ea. Apple­Pecan Coffee Cakes - this is another of cliff's outstanding coffee cakes. It's rather moist because it's filled with fresh sliced apples which are highlighted with spices and chopped pecans, then finished with drizzled caramel. If you don't finish it the first day, it's even better the next. Reg. $19.95 ea. Pumpkin Loaves - this is a favourite regardless of the season, but especially apropos now. It's full of pumpkin and fall flavours like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Added to this are chopped prunes and Thompson raisins. Reg. $5.99 ea. ...all these items will be featured at OFF while supplies last THIS WEEK? BAKING WHAT'S These are a finely-ground pork sausage which we make on the milder side. They are made in the larger casing, so grilling is definitely an option, although oven-roasting these and serving them with mashed potatoes and gravy is a good OFF THIS option, too. Reg. $5.99/lb WEEK 25 % Served from noon till two. $ 1195 Pumpkin Crème Brûlée - this is similar to the custard like pumpkin filling in our pies, but made even more luxurious by the addition of brandy, whipping cream and maple syrup...and it's gluten-free too! Reg. $4.50, which includes a deposit for PER OFF PERSON the ramekin that it comes in. 25 % $ 00 1 905-305For tickets call: m bunch@rogers.co on ef th : info email 7469 4476 16th Ave. (Just W. of Kennedy) 905-940-0655 twitter.com/villagegrocer facebook.com/thevillagegrocer.unionville instagram.com/thevillagegrocer www.thevillagegrocer.com