Tag Archives: farmers market Palo Alto

Sigona’s Grocery Specials: May 22-28, 2013

Posted 21 May 2013 | By | Categories: Grocery specials, Weekly Specials | No Comments

Holiday Centerpieces from Sigona’s

Posted 11 December 2012 | By | Categories: News | No Comments

Holiday Centerpieces from Sigona’s Our beautiful holiday centerpieces, made from locally grown flowers, come in three different styles. Call or email our Redwood City flower department to place your order: 650.368.6993. All orders must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21st, 2012 Call: 650.368.6993 Local delivery is available for only $10.00!   Tazzi Mazzi [...]

Beautiful Thanksgiving Centerpieces

Posted 29 October 2012 | By | Categories: News | No Comments

Available now for pre-order at our Redwood City store Need a hostess gift? Impressing the in-laws? Our beautiful Thanksgiving centerpieces, made from locally  grown flowers and in-season produce, come in five different styles and range from $14.99 – $49.99. Call or email our flower department at our Redwood City store to place your order. All [...]

In the Kitchen with Sigona’s Featuring Melons

Posted 28 July 2012 | By | Categories: Recipes | No Comments

Summertime is melon time, so grab a sweet-smelling honeydew or cantaloupe from Sigona’s today and get ready for an explosion of sugary flavors! Sweet Local Orange flesh Honeydew with a Drizzle of Reduced Balsamic I really like this 2 minute recipe on a hot day. It’s quick, easy and refreshing. I really like to serve [...]

The Joys of Melon Season: Part I

Posted 25 July 2012 | By | Categories: Farm Focus, Feature Articles, Local Vendors | No Comments

I honestly love this time of year. The weather is warm and fantastic every day, the San Francisco Giants are battling for first place and the first melons of the season are arriving in our stores. And let me just say this: they are tasting really, really good right now. We get our melons from [...]

John outside with produce

Sprouted Gourmet Almonds on Sale at Sigona’s

Posted 24 July 2012 | By | Categories: Dried Fruit & Nut Specials, Weekly Specials | No Comments

Six months ago I introduced sprouted raw gourmet almonds, a hard-to-find raw food item with many health benefits. I’m re-introducing this wonderful item at a very special price. California Raw Sprouted Gourmet Almonds: 5 oz. container for only $2.99 (regular $4.99) A live, healthy and unique product from Central California, our sprouted gourmet almonds are [...]

In the Kitchen with Sigona’s Featuring Local Stone Fruit

Posted 11 July 2012 | By | Categories: Recipes | No Comments

One of life’s great pleasures is biting into a ripe, fresh and sweet piece of stone fruit. Whether it’s a peach, plum, apricot, nectarine or additional hybrid, local stone fruits are wonderful whether eaten out of hand or in a crisp salad. – Out of Hand OK, so maybe this isn’t exactly a recipe, but [...]

Home Sweet Home Ranch

Posted 11 July 2012 | By | Categories: Farm Focus, Feature Articles | No Comments

“You know how I stay cool all day on my tractor in 100-plus degree heat,” Paul Buxman asked me from his Sweet Home Ranch in Dinuba, CA just south of Fresno. “I place a towel under my hat and fill it full of ice every hour. The cold water just drips down onto my head [...]

Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Stone Fruit

Posted 11 July 2012 | By | Categories: Produce Tips | No Comments

Stone fruit should have a slight give if you want to eat them right away. Store them in the fridge if it’s breaking or ripe and they should last four or five days. If it’s firm then leave them on the counter for a day or two until ripe and ready to eat. For Diamond [...]