August 27, 2010
Come meet and toast Gunther, owner of Schlink Haus Winery in Germany, during his birthday celebration. Mr. Schlink always plans his US visit around our Festival of the Vine because he enjoys it so much! Mr. Schlink started his formal training in France and Germany. After marrying his sweetheart, he entered the business with his father Georg. In 1957 he started building his own import/export business in German, French and Italian wines. Presently he is working as the Senior President for Schlink Haus Winery all over the world. We’re very honored he chose The Little Traveler to help celebrate this milestone.
Discover new favorites at one of our many tasting stations during this year’s event, September 10-12. We will be sampling from dozens of vintners including Schlink Haus, Glunz and local wineries such as Lynfred and Illinois River, plus many more. In addition to our delightful selection of reds and whites, we will sample several seasonal wines such as Hollowine and Chateau St. Nick. And for chocolate lovers we will again be pouring the Chocovine! This delicious combination of Dutch chocolate and French cabernet is a Little Traveler favorite. And, as always, The Little Traveler’s samples are free!
July 5, 2010
• Delight the dog lover in your life with a bottle from Dog Gone Wine. Choose from several refreshing flavors: Basset Hound Blackberry, Pomeranian Pomegranate, Poodle Pinot Noir, Pug Pear, Retriever Riesling and Sergio’s Sangria. The labels are as cute as the names! And they are delicious, too! These very light wines from Salem, Oregon, stay true to the fruit and appropriate to the season.
• Olé! Make it a fiesta with our Vittore Sangria– Perfect for summer on the patio with it’s 100% natural fruit juices and red wine from Valencia Spain.
• Summer sipping is more pleasurable with our Chenin Blanc from Graham Beck. Combining the flavors of pineapple, melon, peach and honey offers a crisp refreshing finish. Or choose their Pinotage – a Pinot Noir blend from South Africa offers a rich color and soft tanins that go well with your grilled meats and pizzas.
• Capucine Blanc 2009 – Chateau Ollieux Ramanis. This light, crisp wine is refreshing with your summer meals. Light on its feet with plenty of crisp citrus fruit bookended by floral nuances. An exceptional value with plenty of character.
• Finish off your evenings with our popular chocolate wine, Dutch Chocolate, a delicious combination of Dutch chocolate and fine red wine (as featured on The Today Show).
June 27, 2010
You know it’s summer when the air is filled with all the aromas of the barbeque. We are ready to help make your evenings a little easier and more delicious with a full range of bbq essentials.
• Sauces, Rubs and Spices – We’re stocked with a variety of special grilling enhancers to bring out the flavor of your meats.
• Fire Wire® Flexible Grilling Skewer is an ingenious cable-style grilling skewer that makes grilling easier than ever before. These flexible skewers are twice as long as traditional skewers. Simply attach your meats and vegetables, marinate in a bag and place on the grill.
• Outdoor cooking is more fun with the family with our Kid’s Sous Chef kit featuring apron, hat and oven mitts for the little ones!
• Gelato Mixes are a sweet treat you can easily whip up using plain milk.
• Hot Squeeze Sweet Heat Chipotle Sauce is the must-have addition to your summer. It’s spicy, it’s sweet, it’s sassy and it’s sexy… all in one bottle. Use it on everything you grill from salmon, steak, pork, burgers and chicken to dips, vegetables, pizzas and more! Pick up a bottle today!
• Kid’s S’more Kits – This complete kit comes with everything you need: roasting sticks, chocolate, marshmallows, graham crackers and even campfire songs! A fabulous gift for parties at only $13.95.
• Cupcake Kits – Easy fun for kids and adults! Choose from our Blooming Cupcakes or Ice Cream Cone Cupcake kits – complete with everything you need to bake, frost and enjoy.
June 8, 2010
On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 2:30-4:00 pm, you can now enjoy a delicious dessert buffet and tea right here at The Little Traveler. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 630-232-4200.
The Atrium Cafe dessert buffet makes the perfect pitstop after a day of exploring and shopping. You’ll find an endless assortment of homemade treats, such as black forest cream balls, chocolate-dipped cream puffs, rum balls, cobblers, pecan pie, brownies, and more! Savor these assorted pastries with our Little Traveler teas and you’ll be ready to face the next 10 rooms!
$7.95 includes endless buffet and your choice of tea. (No buffet week of Swedish Days). Reserve your seats now!
May 27, 2010
Recipe Ingredients:
8 c. mixed salad greens or spinach
1 qt. strawberries, sliced
2 pears, sliced
2 avocados, peeled and sliced
1/2 c. Spiced Hot Squeeze* Pecans (recipe follows)
Little Traveler Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing*
Recipe Instructions:
Combine salad greens and/or spinach and next 5 ingredients in large bowl and toss. Serve with Little Traveler Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing.
Hot Squeezed Spiced Pecans
Drizzle Hot Squeeze* over 1 lb. pecans (or walnuts) and toss until lightly coated. Place on baking sheet and place in a 250 degree oven for 45 minutes or until dry.
*Available in our Gourmet Department.
May 27, 2010
Ingredients:
Chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes
Choice of Vegetables, cut into 1-inch cubes
Stonewall Kitchen Tuscan Marinade*
Pelago Valley Garlic Blend Aglione*
Firewire Flexible Grilling Skewers*
Instructions:
Attach chicken pieces and vegetables to the Firewire Flexible Grilling skewers. Place into a plastic bag or container. Pour Tuscan Marinade into container, removing as much air as possible. Refrigerator overnight. Remove from the marinade 15 mins. before grilling and lightly sprinkle with Garlic Aglione. Place on a preheated grill. Cook chicken to internal temperature of 170 degrees. Serve immediately.
*Available in our Gourmet Department.
April 6, 2010
1 jar Cocina Selecta Cocktail Onions,* drained
1 lb. bacon uncooked strips, cut into thirds
1 bottle Stonewall Kitchen Vidalia Onion Fig Sauce*
Toothpicks
Wrap bacon around onion, place seam side down onto foil-lined baking sheet. Broil at 400˚ for 10 to 15 minutes or until bacon is cooked. Dip into warmed sauce and serve with toothpicks.*Available in our International Food Court
March 22, 2010
We are pleased to introduce these wines to The Little Traveler:
• NEW Mango flavored spring wine from Lynfred Winery in Illinois.
•Duck Tape Merlot & Chardonnay from Uruguay is wonderful “when you’re having a bad day and need something to pull you together.”
• Stoller’s Romeo (Red) & Juliet (white) from Italy make quite a pair. Romeo is a merlot mix with a light cherry flavor. Juliet is a semi-dry wine with a citrusy fruit flavor.
December 16, 2009
NEW at The Little Traveler! In our gourmet department you can now find Honey Wheat Beer Bread Mix and Whole Wheat Pizza Beer Crust Mix by the Original Seefurth Family. You can often find Chef Tom Seefurth right here in our store giving our customers great ideas for using the wonderful baking mixes that make it easy as pie to bake your own homemade pizza dough or honey wheat bread dough, no recipe required. To make it even easier for you — these products are available at our on-line store!
The Honey Wheat Beer Bread Mix is made with 100% stone ground whole wheat flour and makes one loaf of bread. Simply add beer, honey & olive oil and mix by hand. Ingredients: 100% stone ground whole wheat flour, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch), sea salt.
The 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Beer Crust Mix makes two 12″ pizza crusts. Add beer & olive oil and mix by hand. Ingredients: 100% whole wheat flour, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, bicarbonate of soda, cornstarch from non-genetically modified corn, sea salt.
