What do you think about the Co-op's Tasteful Thursdays program which features samples and live music at the Co-op on Thursdays from 5 – 7 p.m.?
Asked by Ashley Fiedler on November 10, 2011

"I really enjoyed the Deli's turkey cranberry pesto wraps. It is a great idea for leftovers during the holidays." –Susan Heustis, Moscow, housewife.

During Sept and Oct, children who joined the Co-op Banana Club chose a healthful snack (apple, banana, or carrot).  The snacks were provided by the Co-op for free.  Did you participate in the Banana Club and what did you think about it?
asked by Ashley Fiedler on October 18, 2011.

"Yes.  It is a good way to choose a healthy snack.  My daughter loves to eat when we shop so it's nice to not have to get her a muffin."- Dawn Libey, Moscow, RN

We saved $7.72 on our "Lithuanian Dinner" shopping trip to the Moscow Food Co-op and Rosauers this month.   With the  shortest day a month away, it is a time for sleeping a lot and putting on some winter insulation.  That is why this time of year we go through our "Traditional LIthuanian Recipes" cookbook and pick a few recipes for a pre-winter dinner.  Joe's mom and grandparents on his dad's side are from Lithuania, so he has some experience making these foods.  We chose to make Sildytas Alus (Hot Beer - a great holiday treat), Salatos (Salad), Alaus Sriuba (Beer Soup), Varskeciai (Cottage Cheese Squares), Zrazai. Vyniotiniai (Beef Birds), and for desert Eziukai (Porcupine Cake).  One of our favorites is Beer Soup which uses beer, cinnamon stick, slice of bread, 4 egg yolks, sugar, and thin cream, we use half and half (see what I mean?)   After this dinner we think we will put the $7.72 we saved toward a membership at the local fitness club!

Joe and Amy, Coop Price Shopper Writers who like to cook, and eat!

Why do you think purchasing Fair Trade products is important?
asked by Ashley Fiedler on Sept 18, 2011

"Because the people protected by Fair Trade are not typically protected by other entities."- Nancy McKee, Pullman, WSU Anthropology Professor

Fall is upon us and with that comes some cooler (and shorter) days (sad), wonderful colors (ahhhh), and Halloween (BOO).  Also coming to mind for our daughter, Zoe, is figuring out what to be for Halloween and what eat when she invites her friends over for a Halloween party.  She decided to make caramel popcorn balls and, with a little help, some pumpkin pie.  Deciding was the easy part, but now it was time to do the fun part, check out the cupboards and put together the shopping list. We had the ingredients for the pie dough so we all we needed were items for the filling and the popcorn balls. 

What happens to time in the fall? All of the sudden things start moving faster.  We sat out on the porch last week and tried to think of ways to prepare ourselves for the upcoming busy season as we let go of the slow days of summer.  Besides some basic housekeeping and schedule coordination we also made a shopping list of easy foods that we can have on hand for those times when we only have a few minutes for breakfast or lunch between activities.  We went to Rosauers and the Co-op and compared prices. We ended up saving $3.19 by shopping at the Co-op. I wish we could buy some time with that. Or maybe another day of summer. Sigh.