Auntie AJ was naughty this weekend, she painted Carter’s toenails blue.  He wouldn’t show them to the girl at the golf coarse this morning.  His Dad didn’t think it was funny but the rest of us did.

Fresh Seafood for Tuesday will be Amber Jack and Mahi Mahi.

Fresh seafood for Wednesday will be Arctic Char and Atlantic Cod.

Fresh Seafood for Thursday will be Yellowfin Tuna and Atlantic Swordfish

Fresh seafood for Friday will be Snapper. Sockeye Salmon, Scottish Salmon, Mussels, Whole Red Snapper, Wild Gulf Shrimp, u 10 Dry Scallops. 

Order live lobster, oysters and Clams by 4 pm Tuesday for Wednesday and 4 PM Thursday for Friday delivery.  Call 734 4905 to order.

Brat Flavors will be Bourbon Onion, Southwest Taco and Plain.  Chicken brats will be Tomato basil parmesan.

Meat Specials:

Ground chuck 2.79 lb 5 pounds or more, 3.49 lb less than 5 pounds.

ST Louis Ribs 2.99 lb

Beef Short Ribs 4.99 lb

Whole pork butt 2.00 lb  Less than whole 2.49 lb

Pork tenderloin 4.99 lb

Pork back ribs 4.99 lb

3 oz stuffed crab  1.79 each 

Waupaca Potato salad 2.99 lb

Natural casing wieners 3.99 lb

New Wines:

Makulu from South Africa Moscato and Pink Moscato.

New Beers:

Victory Summer Love 6 pack

Lake Front Brewing Wisconsinite 6 pack and another lake front but it looks like it sold out already.

Calypso bay by the case $10.00 close out, while supply lasts!  Must buy the case!

Thank you for shopping at and recommending my store, Richard.

Carter was at Uncle Skipper’s 50th birthday party on Saturday.  He lost his helium balloon up in the sky.  He asked if it went to Heaven.  When Louise told him yes he headed off to the cemetary behind the church where the party was to find his balloon.  When I take him to visit Grandpa, my dad, at the cemetary I tell him Grandpa is in Heaven.

The Appleton Smokin Good BBQ Club is having our 2nd non sanctioned (friendly) BBQ competition.  It is August 10 – 11 out in Greenville.  Competitors will be cooking Beef Brisket, pork butt, pork ribs, chicken and desert for trophys and cash prizes.  If you or your team are interested in competing I have 9 spots still open.  Cost is $100 plus $10 for desert.  See me for an entry form and rules ASAP.

A BBQ competition is not really a good public event but we do a pot luck on Friday night as a fund raiser.  Cost is $5 per person, bring your own beverages.  See me for tickets.  This will also allow you to visit the cook camps and visit with the cooks.

Fresh seafood for Tuesday will be Mahi Mahi and Tilapia.

Fresh seafoood for Wednesday will be Halibut Cheeks, Sole and Black Tip Shark.

Fresh seafood for Thursday will be Chilean Sea Bass and Wild King Salmon.

Fresh seafood for Friday will be Pacific Grouper, Wild Sockeye Salmon, Scottish Salmon, Wild Gulf Shrimp, Alaska Halibut and Whole Red Snapper.  Several snapper sold already please call 734 4905 to reserve yours.

Live lobster, oysters and Clams must be per ordered by 4 pm Tuesday for Wednesday and 4 pm Thursday for Friday delivery.  734 4905 to order.

Brat Flavors will be Jalapeno Cheese, Ranch Onion and plain in Pork.  Chicken brats will be Mushroom Swiss.

Meat Specials:
Sweet Italian Sausage 2.99 lb

Ground Chuck 2.79 lb 5 pounds or more, 3.49 lb less than 5 pounds.

Chicken Drums 99 lb

chicken breast Tenders 2.49 lb  in on Thursday.

Beef Skirt Steak 4.99 lb

Beef Flank Steak  8.99 lb

Whole Beef Tenderloin 8.99 lb  Trimmed free

pork tenderloin 4.99 lb  1 pound average size

pork country style ribs 1.99 lb

whole pork butts 2.00 lb  averaged 10 – 12 pounds last week

pork St Louis spare ribs 2.99 lb

Waupaca potato salad 2.99 lb  best in the fox valley

New Wines:

Alexandria Nicole Chardonnay from Washington State winery of the year 2011.  only 196 cases made, only 26 sent to Wisconsin and I have one, no others in the Fox Valley.   $24.99 per bottle.  Not yet available on the winery’s web site.

New Beers:

Big Bay Summer Tide Seasonal 6 pack

Seagram’s pouches 2 for 3.50 / 4 flavors, Margarita, Pina Colada, Sangria and Strawberry Daiquiri.

Sam Adams Porch Rock Seasonal 6 pack.

New Grocery items also arriving.

Thank you for shopping at my store, Richard.

Thank you for a great 4th of July last week.  Hope you all had a good week also.

Carter was up north in Hayward most of the week so it was AJ trying to dump me off the tube on the 4th and Louise dunking me on Sunday.    John had to work again this morning so no golf again this week.  Carter and I went for a walk and a swim then waited for the washer and dryer delivery guys to come.  Had a very nice nap this afternoon with Carter.  He didn’t sleep much up north.

New items in the store include 6 Braswell Vadalia dressings and vinegrettes, Rothbury Farms Flavored Croutons, Bolis Icestick, Moore Original Marinade, Drews organic Salsa is back in stock and Peanut Butter & co. all natural smooth and honey peanut butters.  Stop in and check out our growing natural and organic grocery section.

Fresh seafood for Tuesday will be Wahoo (ono) and Alaska Sockeye Salmon.  First Wahoo of the summer.

Fresh seafood for Wednesday will be Arctic Char and Halibut Cheeks.

Fresh seafood for Thursday will be Yellowfin Tuna and Atlantic Grouper.

Fresh seafood for Friday will be Snapper, Sockeye and Scottish Salmon, Whole Wild Red Snapper for the grill,  u10 Dry Scallops, Yellowfin Tuna and Wild Gulf Shrimp.  I ordered 2 gallons of scallops again this week, I hope to make it past 2:30 Friday afternoon.  I ordered Tuna for both Thursday and Friday because so many asked about it.

Order live Lobster, Clams and Oysters by 4 PM Tuesday for WEdnesday delivery and 4 PM Thursday for Friday delivery.  We have sold almost 50 Live Lobsters the last 2 weeks.

Brat Flavors will be Pizza, Greek and Plain in Pork and Bourbon cracked Pepper in Chicken.

Meat Specials:

Country Style Ribs 1.99 lb

Pork Chops 2.99 lb thick thin or extra thick.

ST Louis Spare Ribs 2.99 lb

Curley’s St Louis Spare Ribs 4.99 lb no brisket on it

Wild Gulf Shrimp peeled and deveined 12.99 lb  16/20 size

Beef inside Skirt Steak 4.99 lb

Home Made Andoullie 3.99 lb

Prime beef Tenderloin 28.00 lb I have 2 Tenders left to skin out.

Prime Beef Rib Eye Steak $20.00 lb I have 5 steaks that I cut, vac packed and froze

Ground Chuck 2.79 lb 5 pounds or more, 3.49  less than 5 pounds.

Ground Round 4.99 lb

Sweet Italian Sausage 2.99 lb bulk

Pizza Sausage 2.99 lb bulk

Snow Crab legs 9.99 lb

New Wines:

Wollershime Prairie Blush  A sweet Wisconsin made Rose’

New Beers:

Founders Devil Dance Priced by 4 pack or single.  We Qualified to get one case I think he said 3 in Appleton total.

Thank you for shopping at and recommending my store, Richard.

Cub scout pack 3130 will have a brat fry in my parking lot on Saturday July 7th 10 – 3 .  Please come and support the boys.

Thank you, Richard

Holiday hours Wednesday July 4th will be 10 – 6.  Stop in if you need something.

Boy was it hot out today.  No golf, John got called in to work this morning so Carter, AJ and I went for a walk instead.  Couldn’t wait to get back and jump in the lake.  Carter has finished his first swimming lessons and is starting to kick and paddle himself around pretty good.  He is not afraid to jump in off the swimming dock or dunk his aunt AJ either.  We’ll see how he does with the jet skis up north over the 4th of July.  I’m sure he will love them.

Fresh Seafood for Tuesday will be Wild Sockeye Salmon, Scottish Salmon steaks (bone in, I ordered a whole fish) and walleye.

NO fresh seafood on Wednesday July 4th.

Fresh seafood for Thursday will be Halibut and Chilean Sea Bass.

Fresh Seafood for Friday will be Pacific Grouper, Sockeye and Scottish salmon fillets.  u10 dry scallops (double order so we have some past 2:30) Wild Gulf Shrimp and Black tip Shark.

Order Live oysters, Clams and Lobster by 4 PM Thursday for Friday delivery.

Brat Flavors will be Red White and Blue, Jamaican Jerk and plain.  Chicken brat will be Buffalo Chicken.

Meat Specials:

Chicken Wings 2.99 lb

Chicken Drums .99 lb

Chicken Leg Quarters .99lb

Grass Fed Ground Chuck 4.99 lb

Grass Fed Rib Eye steak 19.99 lb

Grass Fed Top Sirloin 9.99 lb

Whole pork butt 2.00 lb  8-10 pound average

Pork back ribs 4.99 lb

Whole beef brisket 3.39 lb

Ground Chuck 2.79 lb 5 pounds or more, 3.49 lb less than 5 pounds.

Country Style Ribs 1.99 lb

St Louis Ribs  2.99 lb

Sweet Italian Sausage 2.99 lb

Waupaca Potato Salad  2.99 lb

New Wines:

Only 2 bottles of the Ruskom Sandbox Shiraz from Australia left @ $49.99 a bottle.  $60 if you order it direct from the vineyard.

Mirth Chardonnay Columbia Valley Washington  from Corvidae Wine Company a very tastee Chardonnay.

Novy Four Mile Creek North Coast White.  A sweet, tart naughty summer white wine. 

B.V Noe Rioja from Spain.  You will buy the first one for your label colection, it has a metal label on the bottle.  You will buy the next ones for the taste.

Smoking Loon Viognier California  because we needed to get a Viognier back in the store.  Very few Viognier to choose from.

New Beers:

Alaskan Brewing Raspvery Wheat 22 oz in their Pilot series

Sam Adams Norse Legend Sahti Juniper Ale, Dark Depths Baltic IPA  and Verloren Gose Wheat Ale.  All 22 oz limited editions.

Abita Andy Gator Helles Doppelbock 22 oz bottle a fearsome beast with a toothy grin.

Abita 6 pack cans are in also but I haven’t put them in the computer yet but they are available.

Thank you for shopping at my store.  Have a safe and Happy Independence Day.  Every country has a 4th of July.  Richard.

I have 6 bottles of 60 total in the state of Wisconsin coming in tomorrow,  Friday.  The wine is Rustom Farms, Sandbox, 2008 vintage Shiraz from Australia.  Here is their website http://www.curiousvine.com/.  It is listed for $60 per bottle to order it directly from them.  I have it for $49.99 per bottle.  I should be able to get 6 more bottles if needed.  Call me at 734 4905 to reserve yours.

Here is their description:  This wine presents with dramatically deep, dark notes of vibrant reds and purples. Deep Blackberry, black plum and cola aromas combine with black pepper, anise, sweet molasses and vanilla bean. Flavors of rich, ripe, blackberry are laced with a hint of raspberry, mocha and sweet toasted vanillin oak, evident of the time in new French barrels. This is a dense structured wine, yet with a charming sense of style.

Here is the listing from Williams and Sonoma.  Their price is $60 per bottle also.

Additional Wine Information
Story
One of the oldest and most famous wineproducing regions in Australia, Barossa Valley is located in the state of South Australia, 35 miles northeast of Adelaide. It’s known for crisp Rieslings, excellent fortified wines and, above all, full-throttle Shiraz. Vineyards are planted along the North Para River and extend eastward into neighboring Eden Valley. Just beyond the cooling effects of the Gulf of St. Vincent, Barossa’s very warm growing conditions are ideal for ripening wine grapes. Rustom founder and winemaker Michael Scholz grew up in the small town of Light Pass in the Barossa, where his family has been farming since the early 1800s. Run by Scholz and his American wife, Amy, the Rustom property features diverse soils; this bottling, as its name suggests, is grown in sandy terrain. Shallow soil and a hard, impenetrable clay pan combine to create a highly stressful environment for the vines, causing them to produce the winery’s most intense, deep and structured wines.
Sense
Rich aromas of ripe plum and blackberry are supported by notes of coffee, violets and spice cake.
Savor
On the tongue, expect dense, savory dark-berry flavors.
Serve
Rare steaks, bold roasts and chops, and most grilled red meats will provide the protein, fat and smoky flavor that bring out the best in this Shiraz. Lamb is a classic pairing with rich Barossa reds, but beef, pork, venison and game are all hearty enough to stand up to the Rustom Sandbox’s assertive flavors. Herbs like mint, cilantro and basil will all find a willing partner in the wine’s dark fruit. Take inspiration from recipes like Medallions of Venison with Cranberry-Port Sauce and Moroccan-Spiced Rack of Lamb (recipes available at williams-sonoma.com).
Serving Instructions
Decant and serve a little cooler than room temperature: refrigerate the decanted wine for 10 minutes before serving.

Thank you, Richard.