THE BLUE HERON TRADING COMPANY INC.

December 2005

DEWITT-SEITZ MARKETPLACE, CANAL PARK

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DULUTH, MN 55802 (218-722-8799)

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Make Everyday Festive!

Taste Something New

 

Party Crackers Palate-pleasing Star Ridge crackers come in a wonderful variety of flavors to complement cheeses and savory spreads. Choose from Roasted Garlic & Shallot; Rosemary Parmesan; Seed; Red Onion, Pistachio & Asiago or Black Pepper. And, for a sweet finish, try their rich and buttery shortbread, available in Lime Almond or Lemon Pistachio.

California Harvest Olives from around the world… Sundried Mission Olives, Greek Style Manzanillo Olives with Lemon & Thyme, and Sicilian Style Sevillano Olives with Orange & Fennel.

Decadent Toppings Drizzled over premium vanilla ice cream, these chocolate dessert sauces from Grapevine Trading Co. create an elegant ice cream sundae: Ginger Champagne, Hazelnut Cabernet, or Orange Muscat.

Robert Rothschild Still the creator and purveyor of many things raspberry, Rothschild’s offers two new sauces: Hot Raspberry Thunder (with black, chili, and jalapeno peppers - try it on fajitas or grilled shrimp) and Hot Pepper Raspberry Chipotle Sauce (serve it with cream cheese and crackers or spread it on a smoked turkey sandwich).

New from Brianna’s Ginger Mandarin Salad Dressing, with flavors of the far east to dress up salads or marinate poultry and seafood.

Stonewall Kitchen Yummy mixes for quick breads, crepes, muffins, bundt cakes and popovers.

Frontera Kitchens Organic stone-ground tortilla chips, in three snappy flavors: Cracked Pepper, Salsa with Lime, or Organic Blue.

Talmadge Pickles In stock now!

 

The Blue Herons have been busy shopping, stocking, and displaying this year’s holiday treasures. We’ve filled the shelves with stacks of crisp cotton linens, colorful dinnerware, tasty gourmet treats - specially prepared and packaged for the holidays - and all kinds of candles and ornaments, designed to make your home glitter and glow. It’s time to celebrate old traditions and create new ones. Let the festivities begin!

Candlelight From Dept. 56 comes a magical collection of “Candlelight” ceramic tableware. Artist Jane Davie’s passion for color shines through in the vibrant reds and greens of the stylized holly, pine boughs, and candles that decorate these dishes. Available in serving platters, over-sized mugs, olive boats, trays, candle holders, pitchers, and three-compartment serving dishes.

Winter Branches Shadowy blue tree silhouettes on white porcelain. Elegant serving bowls in four sizes. From BIA Cordon Bleu. Our new favorite!

Handsome Barware Add a dash of class to your cocktail hour with Tag’s new Swirl Barware. Tumblers and double-old-fashioneds are detailed with a splash of fused black glass. Just right for Scotch on the rocks or a tall Tanqueray and tonic.

First Course Our Mariko earthenware has a Mod/Scandinavian/Martini look to it. Bold circles of black, gray, and brick red march across square appetizer plates, rectangular platters and deep square bowls. There’s a party just waiting to happen when you pull these out of the cupboard.

‘Tis the Season… for all sorts of fancy, rich desserts, and we have the special ingredients to make those fancy desserts taste just right. Look to us for espresso powder, high-quality baking chocolate and cocoa powder, meringue powder, vanilla beans, crystallized ginger, premium vanilla extract, gel food coloring, decorating sprinkles, and lots more.

Party-to-Go Here’s the perfect little hostess gift: festive party picks, for spearing hors d’oeuvres or cocktail garnishes. Gift-packaged in a set of thirty, complete with serving tray.

Gifts from the Kitchen If you’ve been collecting herbs from your garden, or making up batches of homemade liqueurs, preserves, and vinegars, you’ll find the finishing touches for your gifts in our selection of gift bottles and jar labels. New this year: jewel-toned red or green glass spice bottles.

Collectors, Take Note Who can describe the zany artistry of Patience Brewster’s whimsical Christmas Krinkles ornaments? Collectors of her work from years past and those of you who’ve just discovered her will be delighted by this year’s offerings. Cats and dogs and Christmas trees wearing high heeled shoes, knobby-kneed animals with elfish turned up toes, feathers and glitter everywhere, all designed to create smiles wherever they go.

Stay in Touch The holidays are a time when we can look forward to finding real cards and letters in our mailboxes. As always, the Blue Heron has a thoughtful and artistic selection of boxed Christmas cards for you to choose from as you carry on this age-old tradition of reconnecting with friends and family.

Grownup Glassware Bright red and green polka dots make a statement on Precidio’s good-looking new barware. Martini glasses and shakers, tumblers, double old fashioneds and square serving platters will add glamour and glitz to any holiday shindig.

Bar Accessory Our stainless steel Cocktail Wheel is a handy item to have in your liquor cabinet. Just spin the wheel to learn the ingredients, instructions, and proper garnish for an assortment of classy cocktails.

Coffee Klatsch Just in time for your holiday coffee and tea parties, delicious little cookies from around the world: Bahlsen Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Trees, Pffernusse, Spiced Almond Cookies, and Holiday Gingerbread Assortment; Baci di Dama - Italian Chocolate & Hazelnut Biscuits from Amaretti Virginia, and Nikki’s chocolate covered Snowman Cookies. Old fashioned thin ribbon candy from Sevigny has arrived, too, in peppermint or assorted flavors.

 

  • Cooking with Color Le Creuset’s non-porous enameled stoneware is created in colors to match their line of enameled cast iron cookware. These durable pieces are oven, microwave, and freezer safe. We’re stocking oval and rectangular bakers in a variety of sizes, as well as mixing bowls, bread pans, deep dish pie plates, and butter dishes. And, you’ll love the Le Creuset Petit Garden Collection - single serve miniature casseroles, in the shapes and colors of garden peppers, tomatoes, and apples. Kiwi is the newest color to join the Le Creuset palette, available for a limited time, in both stoneware and cookware.

  • Lulu the Bear & Harry the Moose Check out our whimsical mugs and coaster sets designed by Canadian artist Edmond Wolf. Decorated with scenes of friendly wildlife sitting around the campfire making s’mores, picnicking next to the r.v., or paddling a canoe, they’re perfect lounging-in-front-of-the-fireplace mugs for sipping hot coffee or cocoa.

  • Top Grinder Backed by a lifetime warranty and over forty years in business, William Bounds pepper and salt mills are at the top of their class. No more searching for the perfect grind with their patented 3-step milling mechanism. Just click into fine, medium, or coarse and grind away. Choose from a wide variety of styles and finishes, from acrylic to wood to stainless steel and copper.

  • Oooh La La French Working Glasses are back in stock. These handsome heavy duty faceted drinking glasses come with a rolled top and a plastic lid for use as a storage glass.

  • Feel the Heat Hot and spicy foods and condiments continue to be very popular. We have a full line of hot sauces from mild to XX hot that will add flavor and pizzazz to your favorite dishes. The line-up includes Dave’s Hurtin’ Habanero; El Paso’s Hellfire & Damnation; Jump Up & Kiss Me; Blazin’ Saddle; Texas Kicker; Dave’s Total Insanity; Vidalia Onion Hot Sauce, and Texas Champagne.

  • Pass it On Give a gift from the heart by passing on your favorite recipes to friends and family. Use our decorative Pocket Page Recipe Books to record your recipes and present them as a gift. These three-ring notebooks come with twenty PVC-free pocket sheets and forty recipe cards, and hold up to eighty recipes.

  • Plain and Simple Melitta’s 10-Cup Manual Coffeemaker is an inexpensive, low-tech pot that still makes one of the best cups of coffee around. Just measure finely ground coffee into the filter holder atop the glass carafe, pour through hot water, and let it drip. Great aroma, great flavor.

  • Ice Cream Lovers Create old-fashioned soda fountain malts and sundaes with our retro-style malt and tulip sundae glasses.

  • The Basics Every kitchen needs a good set of measuring cups and measuring spoons. The Blue Heron stocks quite a variety of each of these items, in various weights of stainless steel, aluminum, and acrylic. Whether it’s a long and skinny set of spoons for measuring spices, a heart-shaped spoon set with feathered arrow handles, or a traditional set of professional-grade stainless steel measuring cups, you’re sure to find a set that fits your style.

  • Bridged In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Aerial Lift Bridge, the community of Park Point collaborated on a collection of some of their favorite recipes in a new book entitled “Bridged”. Included are recipes (created, perhaps, as the authors were ‘bridged’) for everything from Gloria Lyle’s Chocolate Chili to Solglimt’s Sunny Baked Eggs to Geri Pietrowski’s Black Russian Bundt Cake. A brief history of the Point and an assortment of Park Point photos taken over the years are also included. Available for sale at the Blue Heron now.

  • Republic of Tea We now stock 66 varieties of tea from Republic of Tea. Special seasonal blends, like their Tea of Good Tidings and Comfort & Joy Tea are available for a limited time as well.

  • Viking Professional Cookware The Viking Range Corporation made a name for itself with its commitment to designing and manufacturing fine professional kitchen appliances for the home. They have shown that same commitment in the design of their stainless steel cookware, which features an exclusive therm-alloy construction. The first layer is an 18/10 stainless steel cooking surface. Layers two through six are a specially designed combination of aluminum alloys for quick, optimum heat distribution and ’magnetic’ stainless steel for induction cooking. The seventh layer is 18/10 stainless steel, with a brushed finish. These incredibly durable pans are manufactured in Belgium according to Viking design and are suitable for all cooking surfaces. The ergonomic handles mean superior balance and handling, and the handle’s exclusive “stay-cool” vent lets you pick up the pan from the burner with ease.

Great Gadgets

Non-Stick

Heat-safe to 400 degrees, our new Endurance non-stick spatulas come with stainless steel handles and a soft santoprene grip. Perfect for flipping flapjacks and omelets in your non-stick pans.

Turkey Talk

Turn out golden brown holiday turkeys by using our Silicone Squeeze-Bulb Basting Brush. With a transparent, non-staining polycarbonate tube and a silicone bulb and brush, it’s just the ticket for marinating and basting all of your birds and roasts. Dishwasher safe and heat resistant to 390 degrees.

Breakfast Helper

Make perfect soft and hard boiled eggs every time, with the Egg Per’Fect egg timer. Just drop it in the water along with your eggs and watch as the heat-sensitive timer changes color to tell you when your eggs are done.

Deli Style

Let your guests know which cheese is which with our white porcelain cheese markers. Set of six comes with a gold marking pen.

New from Oxo

Plastic Prep Bowls, to prep, mix, store, and serve everything from herbs to nuts. Bowls have an 8-oz capacity and come with a tight-fitting lid, a soft-grip handle, and a wide spout for ease in pouring.

Chef’s Helper

Commercial Instant Read Thermometers from Taylor come with a lifetime warranty and a range of 0 - 220 degrees. Made with a shatterproof plastic lens and a stainless steel stem.

Wonder Cup

Our adjustable, self-cleaning push-up measuring cups are suitable for wet or dry ingredients, and ideal for sticky substances, like shortening or peanut butter. Comes with metric and “American” measurements.

Blending Fork

A new version of the popular Foley fork. With flexible stainless steel tines, for mixing & blending.

Cooking With Ease

Crème Brulée

Try Dean Jacobs’ new Pumpkin or Chocolate Peppermint Crème Brulée Mix. And don’t forget to take home a box of their Chocolate Lava Cake Mix,. Your guests will swear you made these decadent desserts from scratch!

Spritz It!

Cucina Viva extra virgin olive oil or aged balsamic vinegar comes in 8.45-oz spray bottles, for lightly dressing salads, pastas, and roasted veggies.

Sable & Rosenfeld

Use S & R’s smooth and spicy Asian Peanut Stir-Fry/Dipping Sauce to liven up stir-frys or as a dip for satays, spring rolls, tempura, wontons, or ribs.

Tex-Mex

D.L. Jardine’s Fajita Marinade lets you prepare authentic, mouthwatering fajitas the Texan way. Use this tangy marinade with chicken, pork, beef, or vegetables.

Mama Mia

Garlic Survival’s Artichoke Pasta Sauce combines the finest tomatoes and artichokes with burgundy wine, olive oil, garlic, and balsamic vinegar. Just heat and serve over your favorite pasta. Delicious sauce base for pizza, too.

Hurry-Up Hors D’oeuvres

Robert Rothschild’s excellent appetizer spreads include Toasted Garlic Horseradish Dip, Artichoke Dip, Roasted Green Chili Salsa, and Roasted Red Pepper & Onion Dip & Relish. Serve with crusty baguettes, crackers, chips, or raw veggies.

Dessert Cups

For a quick but elegant dessert, our Belgian chocolate dessert cups are easily filled with whipped cream, mousse, ice cream, sherbet, or fresh fruit.

SAF

For over 125 years, Lesaffre has been producing premium quality, high performance SAF yeast, with the motto “When it has to be perfect every time”. Used worldwide by professional chefs and bakers. Now available for you, too, at the Blue Heron.

  • Grate Shape Our new Grate Bowls and Grate Scoops are the large and small versions of the best mortar and pestles yet. Made of vitrified porcelain so they won’t absorb moisture or retain odor, these heavy duty sets have a grooved interior which increases the cutting action, for better and easier grinding of spices, seeds, or medications.

  • Good Grips Oxo’s stainless steel mixing bowls come fully wrapped in a nonskid exterior. Perfect for chilling and marinating as well as all of your everyday mixing jobs.

  • “Created by Moms, Preferred by Professionals” Holiday cookie baking the last couple of years made me a true believer in the Doughmakers line of bake ware. Baking multiple pans of cookies at once, on a variety of cookie sheets, I found there was no comparison. Made of thick-gauge aluminum and finished with their Original Pebble Pattern texture, these pans consistently turned out evenly baked, evenly browned cookies, every time. Bread, cake, muffin, and pie pans available, too.

  • Red, White and Blue Our new Poppy Collection features sturdy batter bowls, egg cups, mortar & pestles, and mixing bowls in Poppy Red, Cobalt Blue, or White. Microwave and dishwasher safe.

  • Fill ‘er Up New, from B.I.A., a cross between a mug and a coffee cup. Their charming Indented Handle Mug is made of solid white porcelain and comes in three sizes, perfect for espresso, cappuccino, and coffee or tea.

  • Apartment Life Boston Warehouse has been adding a sense of style and playfulness to everyday household items since the mid-seventies. An assortment of their Night Sky everyday casual dining dishes would make a perfect gift for the college kids or young professional on your holiday gift list. With a retro floral motif in light blue, chocolate brown, and white, these earthenware dishes will look right at home in the dorm or in a very first apartment.

  • Finally! We have searched high and low, near and far, for another source for the very popular thermos filter cones our old supplier discontinued. Finally, we found them. This durable plastic filter cone with extension allows you to brew coffee directly into a thermos or thermal carafe. Just put finely ground coffee in a filter in the cone and pour hot water through.

  • Old World Charm Our collection of cast iron teapots features new renditions of ancient Asian designs. Made for brewing, serving, and keeping tea hot, these colorful miniature pots include a mesh infuser and are priced from thirty-two to fifty-three dollars. This Hues & Brews grouping also features decorative round cast iron trivets in similar colors and designs.

  • Tea Time Introducing: The Bonjour Classic Insulated Teapot. This 48-oz white ceramic teapot has an insulated brushed stainless steel jacket around it to keep your tea piping hot and includes a large stainless steel infuser. A throwback to insulated teaware created in the ’30’s, this handsome pot has an Art Deco feel to it and will be at home at even the fanciest of tea parties.

  • Bialetti The name Bialetti is synonymous with top-quality style, function, and design in Italian coffeemakers. We’re pleased to present a full line of Bialetti stovetop espresso, cappuccino, and coffee makers with the telltale ‘little man with the mustache’ printed on each pot.

  • Luigi Bormioli Known as “a classic in its own time”, the Luigi Bormioli line of blown crystal glassware combines Italian tradition with elegance, quality, and practicality. Sturdy enough to be dishwasher safe, yet elegant enough for your finest dinner party.

13 1/2-oz Michelangelo Masterpiece Burgunder, the perfect red wine glass.

15-oz Michelangelo Masterpiece Pilsner, lets your beer bubble and breathe.

19-oz Michelangelo Masterpiece Footed Beer Glass, handsome and generously sized.

12-oz Napoleon Brandy, just the right size for cupping it in the warmth of your hand.

16-oz Michelangelo Masterpiece Gourmet Goblet, oversized, for serious wine drinkers.

8-oz Michelangelo Masterpiece White Wine, pretty and a bit more petite.

6 1/2-oz Michelangelo Masterpiece Flute, for a little bit of the bubbly.

7” high, 9.5-oz Rigaletto Martini, graceful, elegant.

11 1/2-oz Michelangelo Masterpiece All Purpose Goblet, for red or white or H20.

Liqueur and cordial glasses, in a variety of styles.

  • Mix & Match 100% cotton dishtowels, in stripes, plaids, solids, and florals. Three for $10.99!

In business since 1985, the Blue Heron is locally owned and operated by co-founder Jane Jenkins. We’re located right here in your town, with friendly staff on hand to answer your questions, and no expensive shipping charges.

We offer free parking, free gift wrapping, one free pound of coffee for every ten, and a 10% Tuesday discount with a non-perishable food shelf donation.

Don’t forget our Saturday Afternoon Tastings, held from noon to 3:00 every Saturday. It’s your chance to sample all sorts of goodies from our gourmet food pantry.

Try a Blue Heron gift certificate on for size. Available in any denomination, from small to extra large.

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Seven Days a Week,

Weeknights until 9:00.

Just in Time for the Holidays Special items are now in stock for your holiday baking… rosette irons, lefse pins, Rycraft cookie stamps, sandbakel tins, cookie cutters, stainless steel cookie scoops, tart pans, rubber candy molds, and more.

Finishing Touch Carving wooden butter stamps emerged as a popular folk art as early as the 17th century. Used as a means to decorate butter and often to identify the maker of the butter, these stamps depicted flora and fauna from the countryside surrounding the dairy farmer. Our wooden Butter Prints carry on this tradition, and offer you a decorative method to embellish butter, fondant, or cookies.

 

From Our Kitchens to Yours This family recipe for Cranberry Christmas Cake is a favorite of Blue Heron Jane Jenkins’s brother, Eric. Jane or one of his other three sisters always comes through for him and prepares the cake for their Christmas get-together.

CRANBERRY CHRISTMAS CAKE

Cake

3 T butter 3 t baking powder

2 c flour 1/4 t salt

1 c sugar 3 c fresh cranberries

1 c milk

Mix all ingredients except cranberries, then fold in cranberries. Spread batter evenly in an 8- or 9-inch cake or springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Butter Sauce

1 c sugar 1/2 c half & half

1 T flour 1 t vanilla

1/2 c butter

Mix flour and sugar. Put all ingredients except vanilla in saucepan. Heat, beating well, over high heat until bubbly. Add vanilla. Serve warm over cake.