Featured Team Member: Jeffy!

by Interbay, April 21, 2009 | Permalink

At Whole Foods Market Redmond we believe our Team Members rock!

This Month’s Featured Team Member is Jeffy of Bakery. Jeffy has a quick and dry wit and if you catch his sly jokes, he’ll have you holding your sides from laughing.

Name: Jeffy Heaton
Department: Bakery
Favorite Product in Department: Raspberry Tart
Favorite Product in the Store: Dry Aged Rib Eye Steak, which he then tops with blue cheese.
Outside of Work: Jeffy can be found dominating the xbox 360 online gaming community. In between gaming and work Jeff has read over 200 great works, and continues to hone his literately talent.

Tis the Season for Tulips!

by Interbay, April 8, 2009 | Permalink

Tulips are here and we’ve got a killer deal on them starting today, Friday, April 7th, 2009 through Sunday, April 12th, 2009.

4 bunches for 10 bucks! Holy cow, that’s only $.50 per tulip! Grab up a bunch of one color to create an powerful impact of color, or grab an assortment, snip at different heights and arranging in a whimsical fashion. At prices this low you’ll want to get enough to place in every room in the house!

Better yet, pick up a few bunches for your Easter Host and Hostess. We’re open on Easter Sunday, From 8AM-7PM.

Check out these links for some beautiful tulip arranging ideas

From Country Living

From Martha Stewart

From Apartment Therapy

Hallibut for the Hall-i-but!

by Interbay, April 2, 2009 | Permalink

This past Saturday night, Seafood Team Leader Charley and Marketing Specialist Mary brought the house down with a killer seafood class!

The opening of halibut season is a highly anticipated yearly millestone for us in the Northwest as it marks the beginning of spring, when Washington state produce begins to slowly show up, along with warmer weather.

Charley kicked off the festivities by demonstrating how to break down a whole halibut! Guest were super excited, following every knife stroke and asking tons of questions.

Moving into the kitchen, Charley showed off his culinary talents with three killer halibut recipes, including a tagine of Halibut and Artichokes, Miso Glazed Halibut, and Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Halibut while Mary offered up simple and delicious sides; Pine nut and Saffron Scented Couscous, Soba Noodles with Cabbage and Edamame, and Asparagus and Shiitake Mushroom Bruschetta.

Charley and Mary team up again on April 30 for an Exotic Fish class. Register early, as our last class oversold! Until then, enjoy this Whole Foods recipe for Halibut with Roasted Tomato and Olive Topping.

Halibut with Roasted Tomato and Olive Topping

Serves 4

Secret Ingredient: Halibut

Achieve great flavor with just a handful of ingredients in this easy-to-assemble tomato and olive topping for halibut. Look for roasted tomatoes on the olive bar at Whole Foods Market. If your roasted tomatoes come packed in olive oil, use that oil as a flavorful substitute for regular olive oil in this recipe. To learn how to make this recipe, watch the Secret Ingredient cooking show.

Ingredients

2/3 cup green olives, chopped
1/3 cup chopped roasted tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 to 4 cloves roasted garlic, chopped
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 (5- to 6-ounce) halibut fillets
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter

Method

Put olives, tomatoes, oil, and garlic into a small bowl and stir well. Set aside.

Combine flour, salt and pepper on a large plate. Dredge each piece of halibut in flour, shaking off any excess. Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add fillets and cook until golden, about 3 minutes per side. (A general rule is that fish should be cooked 10 minutes for every inch of thickness measured at the thickest part. Check that the fish is cooked through by cutting into the center with a thin-bladed knife and peeking inside. The flesh should be opaque, not translucent.) Transfer halibut to plates and top with tomato and olive mixture. Serve immediately.

Results from our 2nd ever Kids Tasting Fair

by Interbay, April 1, 2009 | Permalink

This weekend Redmond Whole Foods Market Kids Club held their second Kids Tasting Fair sampling hot dogs, chocolate milk, ketchup, and almond butter. Check out the results below!

 A Kids Club Tasting Fair First! Our 365 Old Fashioned Fully Cooked Uncured Beef Hot Dogs came in tied with Applegate Farms Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs!

 When it comes to taste and and value, our 365 Everyday Value brand takes the cake with 66% of the vote over Annie’s Natural Organic Ketchup.

 All our tasters were very excited to get to the chocolate milk tasting station.  73% of our tasters preferred Organic Valley Organic Chocolate Reduced Fat Milk over Horizon Organic 1% Chocolate Milk.

Almond butter is a great substitute for peanut butter when looking to shake up your PB&J routine. Justin’s Natural Honey Almond Butter had the edge over 365 Smooth Almond Butter with 59% of the vote.

Our next kids tasting fair is Saturday April 25th from 11AM-2PM. We’ll be trying out Chicken Nuggets, Popcorn, and Mini Waffles!