Honey I Shrunk the Squash!

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Fresh to Walter Stewart’s, Organic Honeynut Squash from certified organic Hepworth Farms, a seventh generation family farm in the Hudson Valley. Honeynut squash is a butternut squash cross that fits in the palm of your hand and has about ten times the sweetness and squash flavor of the workaday butternut.
There are many ways to serve squash but here’s a great recipe from food.com that works with Honeynut Squash as well as Acorn, Butternet and many other varieties of winter squash. You may use other squash – you may even peel and cut the squash into bite size pieces, bake until soft, pour the honey mixture over and return to the oven for 5-10 minutes. Cut a thin slice off each half so the squash will sit nice and even.
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Levoni: Born and Bred in Italy!

Prosciutto_Cotto_OK(levoni)Walter Stewart’s is excited to offer Levoni brand meats in our deli and meat dept. All Levoni meats are “born and bred” in Italy because there are no half measures when it comes to quality, goodness and transparency. All of their recipes start from pigs that were born, bred, and processed in Italy and first choice meats carefully selected and prepared. Levoni believes that goodness and quality come from attention to detail and taking the time and patience that the quality of their cured meats deserves. All Levoni’s cured meats are made without gluten or lactose with no hormones or antibiotics.  Simply put, they never compromise about the origin of their meats! Shop Stewart’s for Levoni Prosciutto di Parma aged 14 months, Levoni Pancetta Cotta, Levoni Cooked Ham, Levoni Cooked Ham with Provencal Herbs, and Levoni Napoli Smoked Salame in our deli case, as well as Levoni Salame Milano Levenetto and Levoni Salame Rutico Levonetto in our meat case.
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Jasper Hill Creamery Harbison

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Award-winning Harbison farmstead cheese from Jasper Hill Creamery is a bark-wrapped bloomy-rind cheese with woodsy, sweet, herbal, and bright flavors. The bark, cut from Jasper Hill Farm’s woodlands in Greensboro, Vermont, holds the delicate cheese together, provides flavor to the creamy paste, and allows for an ideal presentation as the centerpiece of a cheese plate. Aged 3-6 weeks, this Jasper Hill original cheese is soft-ripened with a rustic, bloomy rind. 1st place Winner, American Cheese Society’s 2016 Conference (soft ripened cheese from cow’s milk)! 

Pair with a Provencal Rosé from Stewart’s Spirits

 

 

The Best of CT

millstone_picklesWhen we say Local we mean Local! We take our commitment to supporting our local community as well as providing a market for the best CT artisans, farmers and producers of first-rate foods very seriously. So many local producers have gotten their at Walter Stewart’s over the years. We will continue to offer our customers the finest local CT fare. Shop Stewart’s for Fat Stone Farm Organic Syrup; Little’s Cuisine Seasoning Mixes; Stonewall Apiary Honey; Farmstead Cheeses from Cato Corner Farm and Beltane Farm; Millstone Farm Tomato Sauces, Pickles, and Organic Eggs; Arethusa Farm Milk; Wave Hill Breads; Artisan Desserts from Sweet Sabrina’s; Four Plus Granola; Lulu’s Southern Pies; Paleo Passion Foods Frozen Pops; Blackbird’s Pies; Shearwater Organic Coffee; Heavenly Bites Cake Bites; Gilbertie’s Herbs; Litchfield Distillery Bourbon; Two Roads Craft Beers and so many more! Shop Local, Shop Stewart’s!
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Your Local Farmstand

localctapples-gingergoldOur local summer has transitioned to our local fall and the new season is off to a great start! We have a great crossover of seasons with Local CT Winter Squashes, Local CT Apples (Gala, Macoun, Ginger Gold, Paula Red, Cortland, McIntosh, HoneyCrisp, and more), as well as an extended season for Local CT Corn, Local CT Tomatoes, and even Local CT Strawberries!

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Parish Hill Creamery Cheeses

parishhill_humbleherdsman• Humble Herdsman
(Raw Cow’s Milk Cheese | Westminster West, VT )
Whole milk semi-soft Tomme, aged 3 to 5 months. When young, Humble has a mild, nutty flavor and a golden-hued, edible rind formed by brushing the outside with local hard cider. Humble gains earthy, vegetal notes as it ripens.
pair with Giné Giné Priorat (2012, Buil & Giné)
West West Blue
(Raw Cow’s Milk Cheese | Westminster West, VT )
Traditional aged, two-curd Gorgonzola, West West Blue is made with whole, raw milk from Elm Lea Farm and aged 90 – 180 days. The edible rind surrounds an interior with openings filled with streaks of blue mold, a creamy texture and a spicy, earthy flavor.
pair with Chateau du Taillan Haut Medoc (2010)
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Cypress Grove Cheeses

CypressGroveLambChopperMidnightMoon-30.b0e76463f3648b28c45fed7a053e821725We’re pleased to offer award-winning Fine Goat Milk Cheeses from Cypress Grove Chevre. The ivory-colored Midnight Moon aged firm goat milk cheese from Holland is dense and smooth with a slight crunch of protein crystals that form naturally with aging. Nutty and brown buttery up front with a long caramel finish. The iconic American original Humboldt Fog offers a subtle, tangy flavor and distinctive layer of edible vegetable ash.  You’ll enjoy buttermilk and fresh cream, complemented with floral notes, herbal overtones and a clean citrus finish. As Humboldt Fog matures its flavor matures and grows more intense.
Pairing suggestions (Midnight Moon):

  • Serve with fig jam and seeded crackers or bread.
  • Try melted between slices of rustic sliced bread or as a decadent addition to macaroni and cheese.
  • Belgian Dark
  • Stout
  • Trippel
  • Zinfandel
  • Syrah

Pairing suggestions (Humboldt Fog):

  • Drizzle with honey and serve with prosciutto, tart apple and marcona almonds.
  • Crumble atop mixed baby greens and roasted beets and serve with a simple vinaigrette.
  • IPA
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Noir

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200% Guaranteed Fresh

fresh_seafood-daily200% Guaranteed Fresh Seafood! Our team receives daily deliveries of ocean fresh fish from the best and most trusted local supplier.  Shop Stewart’s for fresh U.S. Wild Gulf Shrimp, U.S. Wild Dry Sea Scallops, Organic Salmon Fillets, U.S. Wild Red Snapper, U.S. Wild Swordfish and more!  We’re so confident in the quality of  our seafood we back it with a 200% guarantee!

Shop Local Shop Stewart’s

As we transition from Summer to Autumn we’re experiencing the best of both seasons with new arrival Local CT Gala, McIntosh, and Honeycrisp apples, and the 1st crop of Local CT Acorn & Butternut squash, as well the continued deliveries of Local CT farm fresh Tomatoes (heirloom to beefsteak), Summer Squash, Nectarines, Peaches, Bi-Color Corn, NY-state Apples, Peppers, and CT Plums.
We will continue to post updates to our site as we receive more and more deliveries of your favorite summer fare fresh from the best local farms!
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