Sigona’s Dried Fruit and Nut Specials: May 2-8, 2012 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge

New for you: BlaQQat Banana Bread (with a cherry on top) Fantastic flavor combinations flourish in our new, locally made banana breads topped with Sigona’s preserves. Get yours for free! This isn’t your grandma’s banana bread. In fact, it’s different than any other banana bread you’ve ever had. That is unless you’re lucky enough to [...]

Spinach & Basil Pesto With Cobrançosa Extra Virgin Olive Oil Recipe courtesy of Rachel Bradley-Gomez of Au Jardin Potager food blog. You can use a mortar and pestle, which is traditional, or your blender. Yields 2 cups. Ingredients: 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves, washed and dried 1 cup packed fresh baby spinach leaves, washed [...]

Create Your Own Cheese Plate Impress your guests with a gourmet cheese plate this holiday season. It’s easy to make your own, just remember this little jingle: “Include something old, something new, something goat and something blue.” ** If you’re making a plate for a large crowd, include two wedges of each variety you choose [...]

Recipe: Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup With Chantilly Cream & Candied Pecans Recipe & photos courtesy of our friend Luisa Ormonde of Luisa’s Catering in San Carlos. Luisa says, “Kabocha is a Japanese variety of winter squash. It is popular for its strong yet sweet flavor and moist, fluffy texture, which reminds me of roasted chestnuts. [...]

Cooking with Carmelo Sigona, Featuring Local Strawberries These sweet gems from George Chiala Farms in Morgan Hill, Calif. are picked and delivered to our store within 24 hours – now that’s fresh! Strawberries are versatile – use them in desserts, entrées or alone with a little balsamic or whipped cream. A few suggestions from Carmelo: [...]

Introducing Teeccino The Naturally Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee Looking to kick the caffeine habit, but are worried about the withdrawal? Well, we’ve got your answer. Teeccino is a naturally caffeine free, non-acidic herbal coffee that provides all the flavor and energy as a normal cup of coffee, but without caffeine. Teeccino uses blends herbs, grains, fruits [...]

Surprise Saturday at Sigona’s Redwood City Join us from 11 AM – 3 PM Saturday, May 21st, at our Redwood City store for a day if getting to know our local vendors. We’ve invited a few local vendors to set up shop at our Redwood City store to demo and sample their products. It’s not [...]

Introducing Kürtős Kalács: European pastries with a twist…literally Kürtős Kalács, or chimney cakes, are traditional Hungarian pastries baked & delivered daily to our stores. By John Nava Just a second…I’ve got to finish this pastry. Sampling new products is all part of my job as a buyer and it’s hard to type with sugary fingers, [...]