Hello Fellow Cooperators, and Happy December!
As we kick off the last month of our 50th year, we want to celebrate our community and all the ways you’ve come together this year – for each other and for us. This anniversary year has reminded us of where we come from and what we’re building toward. Thank you for a great year, and here’s to a warm and celebratory season ahead. Read ahead for more information about what’s happening this month at the co-op.
Choose Your Penny Preference
Due to the discontinuation of the penny, when paying cash, you have options for what to do with your expected change back:
Board Meeting
The next board meeting will be held on December 11th at 7 p.m. in the Center for an Agricultural Economy center in Hardwick, VT. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you’d like to attend remotely, send an email to bo***@**fc.coopbefore 5 p.m. the day of the meeting, and a Zoom link will be sent to you the day of the meeting.
Frazier Fir Raffle
Tickets to win a beautiful live 6′ Frazier Fir with root ball ($495 value) are available at the service desk. Tickets cost $20 each and benefit the ongoing efforts of the Hardwick Downtown Partnership’s Downtown Beautification Fund.
Store Sales
As always, check the store for ongoing sales and deals not mentioned below. Hundreds of local items, affordable organic options, household goods, and gifts for every occasion. Stop by your co-op today.
Baked Crispy Hot Honey Chicken
Serves 4-6. Prep time: 20 minutes active; 1 hour total.
Ingredients
Hot honey
½ cup honey
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Chicken
Vegetable oil spray
3 cups crispy rice or wheat cereal
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 pounds boneless skinless
chicken breast halves, trimmed
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
or gluten-free flour
Preparation
In a small pot, combine the honey and red pepper flakes. Place over medium heat and stir until it starts to bubble, about 5 minutes. Take off the heat and let stand for 15 minutes. Stir the cider vinegar into the honey and reserve.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with foil, then place a baking rack on the pan, spray oil on the rack and reserve.
Place the cereal in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin to make crumbs.
Transfer to a large bowl.
Combine the eggs, thyme, smoked paprika, salt and pepper in another
medium bowl and whisk to mix. Place the chicken breast halves on a cutting board. Sprinkle each with flour and turn to coat, rubbing it in with your fingers. Dip each breast half in egg mixture, then in the cereal crumbs, and press to coat. Place each breast on the oiled rack.
Spray the crumb coating with oil to help it brown.
Bake on the upper-middle rack in the oven for 35 minutes, until the chicken registers 160 degrees F when pierced with an instant-read thermometer.
Plate the chicken and serve with hot honey on the side.
Reprinted with permission from grocery.coop. Find more recipes and information about your food and where it comes from at www.grocery.coop