Celebrated my birthday over the weekend.  53 big ones and still going.  Carter did a recordable card for me and was giggling when he heard his voice.  He also went to the twins 3 year old birthday party on Sunday.  Hide your granddaughters, he was hugging all the little girls at the party.

We went for a short walk on Sunday before dinner, about a mile or a little more.  Me on new knees (2 years+), grandma Sandy on a new hip (last September) (my brother’s mother in law) Carter on his balance bike and 5 others.  A balance bike has no pedals so he pushes with his feet and balances on it.  Carter has no fear on the bike.  He rolls down hill with his feet up and scares the heck out of his mom.   For those new to the e-mail Carter is my grandson and turned 2 last December.

Fresh seafood for Tuesday will be Tilapia and Canadian Salmon.  Shouldn’t have delivery problems like last week.  Sorry about that but thats fresh fish.

Fresh seafood for Wednesday will be Halibut Cheeks, Atlantic Cod and Black Tip Shark.

Fresh seafood for Thursday will Be Swordfish and Walleye.

Fresh Seafood for Friday will be Pacific Grouper, 3 kinds of salmon including Norwegian, Scottish and Wild King, U10 scallops ( they were 6-8 per pound last week) and Haddock.

I have an order for 100 live oysters and 4 pounds of baby octopus for Friday.  Call me early in the week if you would like anything special for NFL Draft weekend.  734 4905  Live clams, lobster or oysters are always available.

Brat flavors will be Sauer kraut, Jamacian Jerk and plain in Pork. 

Meat Specials:

Home made Pizza  5.99 12 inch thin crust.  Call 734 4905 with special requests or larger quanities.

Grass fed Ground chuck 4.99 lb no limit no minimum  arriving Thursday to grind

Grass fed Marrow bones 2.00 lb great for broth or soup

Beef flank steak  8.99 lb

Beef inside Skirt steak  5.99 lb

Beef Short ribs 4.99 lb

Ground chuck 2.79 lb 5 pounds or more, 3.49 less than 5 pounds  call ahead for larger orders 734 4905

Country style ribs 1.99 lb

Pork Chops 2.99 lb  thick, thin or extra thick.

St Louis Ribs 2.99 with brisket, 4.99 lb without.

Pork back ribs 4.99 lb

Chicken drum stix .99 lb 

Chicken wings 2.99 lb

whole packer beef briskets 3.39 lb 12 – 19 pound average  in on Thursday

Whole pork butt 2.00 lb 8 – 9 pound average

Let me know if you are interested in a BBQ competition.  The Appleton Smokin Good BBQ Club is sponsoring a friendly (non sanctioned) competition in Greenville on August 10 – 11th.  Entry fee is $100 per team.  I have entry forms and rules here at the store.  Last year’s competition was lots of fun. 

New Wines:

Gran Chef Marsala only $5.00 great for making Marsala Chicken.

New Beers:

Left hand Brewing Wake the Dead Imperial Stout 22 oz bottle

Oskar Blues Deviant 4/16 oz cans   Only 2 cases came in I don’t know if any is left.

Hinterland Brewing Saison 4/16 oz bottles  spring seasonal.

North Woods brewing Variety 6 pack.   Hope to see some more Floppin Crappie on Friday.

Tyranenna Honey Blond 6 pack

Blue Moon Summer Honey Moon 6 pack

Gennese Cream Ale 30 pack only 11.99 less a $10 mail in rebate gets you a 30 pack for only 1.99.  Limit 4 rebates per address.

Parrot Bay Pouches  Strawberry Daiquari, Mango Daiquari, and Pina Colada

Thank you so much for shopping at and recommending my store.  Richard.

Boy Scout Brat Fry on Saturday 10 am to 3 pm or so maybe in my parking lot at Niemuth’s.  Stop by and support the boy scouts.

Jambalaya Rod will be in my parking lot Sunday, yes Sunday serving from 11 till ?  Regular jambalaya, Gator brats on a stick and Gator wraps.  The gator wraps are a new experiment, a twist on the po boy sandwich.  Stop by, buy one and let Rod know how he did.

Other stuff:

I have a customer who wants 1/2 a box ( 5 pounds) of small bone in catfish, 8-10 ouncers.  Is anyone interested in the other 5 pounds?  I don’t have a firm price but expect $5-8 dollar per pound range.  Call me at 734 4905 if you are interested.  I usuallyorder the 28 or 32 ounce and up bone in.  Those I can sell.

I have my allocation of two cases of some Oscar Blues double something if forget coming in on Friday afternoon.  2 cases is all I get won’t be available in many other stores.  Stop in if you want some, Probably won’t make it to the Monday e-mail.

Thank you for shopping at your neighbor’s local small business.  Richard.

Louise and I took my Mother to Columbus Ohio to visit my sister and her family over the weekend.  Yes it was my turn to spend some quality time with mom.  Angel Louise was with her in Florida for the whole month of February.  Mom took her feisty pills every morning at breakfast but I guess that is expected from an 84 year old mom.  She even slugged me on the arm once, she said I had it coming.

Saved a Carter story from last week.  Monday morning when Aaron drops him off we accidently locked the door.  I was having the best dream about filleting the most beautiful Halibut you ever saw when I was woke up by pounding on the door.  Needless to say Carter was full of energy and I didn’t get to see how that dream ended.

Speaking of fresh fish:

Tuesday will be Tilapia and Canadian Salmon.

Fresh seafood for Wednesday will be Atlantic Flounder and Cod as well as one more 10 pound box of Smelt.  Might be the last smelt til next fall.

Fresh Seafood for Thursday will be Atlantic Grouper, Walleye and Halibut.

Fresh Seafood for Friday will be Red Snapper, Norway, Scottish and Wild Alaskan King Salmon (if confirmed on Tuesday morning), Perch and Haddock.

Order your live lobster, clams and oysters by 4 pm on Tuesday for Wednesday and 4 pm Thursday for Friday.  Jerry has retired so I have to get my orders in by 5 pm on Tuesday and Thursday.

Brat Flavors will be Pizza and Plain in Pork and tomato basil parmesan in Chicken.  Plain Turkey should be ready this week also.

Meat Specials:

Cheddar Wurst 4.99 lb

Smoked Cajun sausage 5.99 lb

Beef Skirt inside Steak  5.99 lb

Beef Flank steak 8.99 lb  choice beef.

New Program Grass Fed ground chuck 4.99 lb  new local (sw WI, MN and IA) 

Grass fed marrow bones 2.00 lb

Pork Chops 2.99 lb thick thin or extra thick.

Pork Back Ribs 4.99 lb

Pork Spare ribs 2.99 lb

Country style spare ribs 1.99 lb

Confirmation, first communion or graduation party?  Call me to order cooked beef, ham, hamburger patties, pre cooked brats, Waupaca potato salad, cole slaw baked beans and more.

Chicken Drums .99 lb

Chicken Wings 2.99 lb  IQF flat and drummette, no points or waste

Many stuffed and marinated chicken breasts to choose from.

New Wines:

None, I was gone last weekend.  Lots of new close out stuff showed up last week, mostly reds.

New Beers:

 None, I was gone last weekend.

We did get our first shipment of BBQ seasonings, rubs and sauces.  Stop in and see what we got.

Thank you for shopping at my store, Richard.

Closed yesterday Easter Sunday not closed again until Thanksgiving day.   Going to be a long run till then.

Aaron rode back to Appleton with me and Carter last week.  Carter didn’t want to sit in the back so I told him to call “Shotgun Daddy.”  Aaron rode in the back.

Thank you to everyone who came in and confessed to hitting my sign.  I know you really didn’t do it.  Just needed to tease me a bit.

Brat fry this Saturday 4-14 to benefit stroke awareness.  Serving 10 am till mid afternoon.

I am looking at getting in organic, gluten free and natural grocery products.  If you are interested in seeing the catolog go to www.petersimports.com  you can click on shop by categories and click on sub items under each category.  Let me know what you are most interested in buying.

Fresh seafood for Tuesday will be Tilapia and Canadian Salmon.

Fresh seafood for Wednesday will be Sole and Arctic Char.

Fresh seafood for Thursday will be Sturgeon, Walleye and U10 dry pack scallops.  Someone asked what U10  and dry pack means.  U10 is the count per pound, under 10.  Last weeks scallops were 6 per pound.  Dry pack means no solution added to the scallops, just meat.

Fresh seafood for Friday will be Pacific Grouper, Norway and Scottish Salmon.  (first wild fresh was on a list this morning, like always very pricey.  Should be better price in a couple weeks)  Perch, Smelt, Yellowfin Tuna.  Yes I ordered Smelt again.  They didn’t show last week but he promised me they would this week.

Order live oysters, clams and lobster by 4 pm tuesday for wednesday and 4 pm thursday for Friday delivery.

Brat flavors will be Jamacian Jerk and Plain in pork.  Plain in Turkey.  Greek in Chicken. 

Meat Specials:

Country style ribs 1.99 lb

Pork Chops 2.99 lb  thick thin or extra thick.

Back Ribs 4.99 lb

whole pork butt 2.00 lb 8 pound average.

Pork loin end roast 1.99 lb

ground chuck 2.79 lb 5 pounds or more, 3.49 lb less than 5 pounds.  Call ahead for larger orders.

Whole beef Brisket 3.39 lb  12 – 15 pound average

Whole beef tenderloin 8.99 lb

Choice short ribs 4.99 lb

Choice NY Strip steak 11.99 lb

Choice Top Sirloin Steak 7.99 lb

Choice T Bone 9.99 lb  save $.50 per pound

Choice Porterhouse 10.49 lb I have lowered the price on T bone and Porterhouse because I have been vacuum packing them for the last 3 weeks and have only had to mark down 2 steaks that got dark out of over 150 that I cut.  As long as I have no lost steaks I can be more competitive on Price.

New Wines:

Flirt CA red blend

Scotto Family Cellars CA I forgot to mention the old vine zin last week with the Chard and California Malbec.

Forefathers New Zealand Sauvignon Bla nc

New Beers:

Big Sky MT Heavy Horse Scotish Ale 6 pack

LaRossa Italy Doppelbock 6 pack  asked for by customer, on tap at Carmella’s.

Menabrea Amber Italy single 12 oz bottles, also requested by customer who had it at Carmella’s

O’so WI  Dank Imperial Red Ale 4 packs

3 Floyds Pride and Joy mild ale 6 pack

3 Floyds Brian Boru Irish Red Ale 22 oz very limited I might only get 1 case

Mactarnahan’s Brewing Spine tingler 22 oz.  I just mention this one again because I like the name so much.

Thank you for shopping at my store, Richard.

Rod will be in the parking lot Saturday cooking alligator jambalaya, gator brats, crawfish pie and gumbo.  The jambalaya is a new recipe he needs your feed back on.  Ready to serve about 10 A.M.  Hurry over, should be gone early.  Stop inside for the fixins to make your own.

Please let me know if you have any suspects who might have hit my sign out front.  My nice LED sign is now facing Mary’s Place.  It was hit by a truck sometime between Midnight and 8:45 A.M. Tuesday morning April 3rd.   We don’t have any Tuesday deliveries or garbage pick up so it must have been a truck that missed Calumet street and pulled in my lot to turn around.

I have Veal Oso Boco and shoulder roast if you are interested for Easter.  A couple American Lamb racks available and some Lamb Chops also.

We are Closed Sunday for Easter, have a happy Easter.

Richard.

Happy Easter!  We will be Closed this Sunday, April 8th for Easter.  Thank you for shopping at my store and all your support of  local business.

Carter learned about a new piece of furniture this week.  Becki got a coffee table from one of her step brothers.  Carter explained what it was to NahNah by putting his hand over his mouth and coughing.  (Coughing table is what he said.)

Fresh seafood for Tuesday will be Tilapia and Canadian Salmon.

Fresh seafood for Wednesday will be Flounder, Cod and Arctic Char.

Fresh seafood for Thursday will be Chilean Sea bass (please call and order by Tuesday night if you can) Walleye and Swordfish.

Fresh seafood for Friday will be Red Snapper, Salmon, U10 Scallops (paint can scallops) Perch, Smelt and Fresh Gulf Shrimp.  Please order perch and smelt so that I know I have enough, 734 4905.

Order live lobster, clams and oysters by 4 pm Tuesday for Wednesday and 4 pm Thursday for Friday delivery. 

I also have a Premium Live Oyster program available.  Mix or match premium oysters from these 4 areas:  North Haven ME, Salt Pond Bay MA, Mystic CT or Wiley Point ME. 

50 count for $1.50 each or $75

100 count for $1.40 each or $140

150 count for $1.30 each or $195

Free Mother’s Shucker Oyster Knife with 100 or 150 count orders.  Must order before 2:30 for next day delivery, includes Saturday delivery.

Brat Flavors will be Greek and Plain in Pork.  Fresh Kielbasa a couple times this week.  Chicken brats will be Jalepeno Cheddar.  I have beef brats in the freezer in both pork and lamb casings.

Meat Specials:

Rabbit 3.99 lb for some reason Easter is the best sales time for Rabbit.  Don’t know why.

Ground Chuck 3.49 lb less than 5 pounds,  2.79 lb 5 pounds or more.  Please call ahead for larger orders, 25 pounds or more.

Choice top sirloin steak  7.99 lb

Choice NY Strip steak 11.99 lb

Choice Flank Steak  8.99 lb

Country Style ribs 1.99 lb

Whole leg o lamb 8.99 lb bone in

Boneless leg o lamb 10.99 lb

Pork “Tenderloin 4.99 lb

Let me know early in the week if you want a pork crown roast or frenched pork or lamb rack.

Whole beef tenderloin 8.99 lb 4 pound average

Waupace Potato salad 2.99 lb order early for Easter Bring your serving bowl for us to fill.

Please order baked beans or cheese and sausage trays.  You will save $1.00 per pound on cheese and sausage trays if you bring in your own platter or tray.

New Wines:

Domaine Raspail-Ay French Red.  This is the mistake wine I sent the note on Friday.  I have 8 bottles left.  I will see if they will pick them up on Friday so you still have a shot at them.  $32.99 each

Scotto Family Cellars CA  Lodi  Malbec and Chardonnay.  I tasted the Malbec, these guys have nailed it.  Best US made Malbec available.  12.49 per bottle.

New Beers:

North Woods Brewing  WI  Floppin Crappie (their flagship beer) sold 3 – 6 packs as soon as it arrived.  More coming in on Friday.  Rowdy Rye and a Variety 6 pack also available.  Walter’s Premium Pils 6 packs.  Walter’s is an old Appleton name you might recognize.

New Glarus Barley wine 4 packs

Mactarnahan’s Brewing  Spine Tingler 22 oz bottle.  There’s 2 names for you, Mactarnahan’s and Spine tingler.

Rhinelander Chocolate Bunny 22 oz bottle  Something a little different for the old Easter Basket

Alaskan Birch Bock 22 oz bottle

We will be closed Sunday April 8th for Easter.