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Shopping Passover at Mollie Stone’s

We have Passover products in all of our stores with the Palo Alto store having the largest variety in stock. If you cannot find the Passover product you’re looking for at your local Mollie Stone’s, we’ll gladly order it upon request to your preferred store location! Passover prices good through April 30, 2016.

With a wide selection of Gluten-Free, and Kosher foods from Manischewitz Wine and matzos to marshmallows and babka—shopping for Passover has never been easier. To view available Passover ..read more

Specialties

Recipe: Mia’s Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese

Mia’s Kitchen is a collection of quirky, gourmet-loving foodies who are passionate about creating high quality products that people love. The company, headed by Mia of the Sebastiani family, makes incredible pasta sauces and olive oils that will make your kitchen smell amazing.

We asked Mia to share one of her favorite family recipes: Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese. It has all the deep complexities of her Nonni’s long-simmered bolognese, and uses a jar of Mia’s Kitchen Bistro Marinara for an extra rich flavor. Pair this ..read more

Butcher, Meat, Uncategorized

Introducing Pasture One Grass-Fed Beef Hot Dogs and Sausages

Parents, are you looking for something free of hormones, antibiotics, nitrates and all the unnatural stuff? We’re excited to announce that Pasture One grass-fed hot dogs and sausages are now available in our stores! They’re tasty, healthy, and kids love them. Pasture One just likes to say it’s beef as nature intended.

Pasture One brings together a group of ranchers that are able to provide high-quality, grass-fed and finished beef 365 days of the year.  The animals graze in open pastures.  ..read more

Specialties

Indulge Local: Cup4Cup

Cup4Cup is a gluten free flour developed by Chef Lena Kwak and Chef Thomas Keller of the renowned French Laundry in Yountville, CA. They knew they had stumbled upon something special when a guest tasted Lena’s gluten-free brioche and cried with joy because she hadn’t tasted bread in seven years. They knew this was a product that had to be shared—Cup4Cup was founded.

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Indulge Local: Fabrique Délices

 

Fabrique Délices is a traditional French charcuterie company in Hayward, California that has been preparing time-honored classics alongside innovative new products for over 30 years. With an extensive product line that includes blood sausage, duck confit and country pâtés, Fabrique Délices produces over 3,000 pounds a day. They only use equipment to grind and mix ingredients and then everything is made by hand! As a fantastic centerpiece for charcuterie plates, Fabrique Délices artisanal pâtés and mousses are a perfect way ..read more

Specialties

Tips for Boiling Eggs

While the options for coloring and decorating eggs are endless, you always need to start with the same canvas: a hardboiled egg.

Here are a few tips to make sure your eggs come out perfect each time, whether you’re getting ready to decorate them for Easter or just have a craving for some egg salad:

Use room temperature eggs (out of refrigeration for 1 hour). Use eggs that are a week old. Using a non-reactive pot prevents yolks from turning color. Boiling an egg starting ..read more
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St Paddy’s Day Beer Pick

Thinking of stocking your fridge with Guinness? Yes, yes, Guinness is a great choice for St. Paddy’s and no St. Paddy’s should be without a Guinness. HOWEVER, this year, it’s time to try something new, Strike Colossus Red Ale. This award winning best seller is fashioned after an Irish Red. A malt-forward ale, it has a touch of roasted character from a small addition of roasted grains.

Strike Brewing Company is located right in our backyard—San Jose, California. Treat yourself to a fresh, locally ..read more

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Indulge Local: Roberts Shamrock Brand Corned Meats

Made in San Francisco since 1910, Roberts Corned Meats is the oldest corned beef company in San Francisco! Savor the flavor of a great St. Paddy’s Day tradition: table tender mild cured corned beef brisket. Their corned beef is truly a cut above the rest in taste and in tenderness. The Dixon family’s Great Great Grandfather George Henry Roberts came to San Francisco from New Zealand and brought his corned beef expertise with him. George’s family had owned a corned ..read more

Produce

Introducing Ruby Tango Mandarin Oranges

Ruby Tangos are a hybrid of a Clemenules Mandarin and a Blood Orange. Inside this sweet seedless, easy-to-peel fruit is a beautiful vibrant red citrus.  They’re slightly larger than common mandarins varieties and are EXTREMELY juicy.

This specialty citrus variety is grown on local family farms in California. These farms practice respectable and responsible farming to minimize their impact on the environment.

Find Ruby Tangos at your local Mollie Stone’s! Available from now until April.

Enjoy.