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Thank you to Our Customers and to Metroland Readers!

These are unprecedented times, and one heartening thing to come from this pandemic is the appreciation we’ve been seeing for our frontline workers. When so much of the business community has been put on temporary ‘pause,’ grocery stores have been declared an essential service – and our team has risen to the occasion. Vince’s Market […]

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All About Cheese: This One’s Feta!

See what I did there?! Feta Cheese is undoubtedly one of the most famous of the Greek cheeses. In fact, Feta comprises 70% of Greek cheese consumption. The cheese is protected by the European Union legislation and only those cheeses manufactured in Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Central Mainland Greece, the Peloponnese, Lesvos, and Island of Kefalonia

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Platters are Perfect for Pan Am Snacking

Pan Am also offers increased snacking opportunities.
If you’re like me, and are inspired by world-class athletes competing with the best in their field, greasy/salty/highly processed munchies won’t do. I may not be getting ready for competition in Lima, but that’s no excuse to settle for anything less than premium fuel.

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Time to Start Thinking About the Summer Surplus: Tips for Simple Food Preservation

With summer at its peak, many start thinking about what is to be done with all the surplus fruits and vegetables they’ll have growing in the garden or the bushels and baskets that will be available at your local Vince’s Market or farm fresh stand. Simple food preservation techniques are the answer—and it’s not just about jam and pickles either! All the produce plentiful in the summer months can be preserved with different methods to prolong their freshness and make them available for use over the winter.

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5 Ways to Combat Water Retention This Summer

Summer has arrived and it seems we finally have some consistent warm weather. I love the heat, in fact, I have a circulation problem which can make cold weather very uncomfortable for me. While I do love warm days, hot days tend to make me retain quite a bit of water which is very common for most people throughout the summer. Here a few things that I find helps me to combat water retention on those hot, sweaty days.

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Barley and Asparagus Salad Recipe

I love that we are entering into the season of plenty with local fruits and vegetables! Asparagus is one of my favourite vegetables. It’s versatile and particularly nutritious at this time of year. Asparagus has a unique mineral profile that makes it an effective natural diuretic, which promotes detoxification and cleansing. It also contains an abundance of folate, which is great for expecting mommas.

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It’s All About Balance: Salads with Bold Flavours

The typical salads are not a boring by any stretch of the imagination, but there are many of us looking for our new favourite salad or new favourite ingredient. In that search, we’re looking for bold flavours and a divergence from the run of the mill ingredients we’re used to eating. That’s not to say what is mainstream is out completely, but the innovation when it comes to crafting a salad is staggering.

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