And don't forget the seafood department, which at Sendik's is right beside the deli. From the same department, precooked shrimp make homemade shrimp salad a cinch. Potato dishes, starring that versatile but long-cooking starch, seem a natural for doctoring up at home, too. The deli staff at Grasch Foods in Brookfield suggested starting with their twice-baked, scalloped or au gratin potatoes. And this is one alternative to eating in restaurants.
People can lounge, be in comfortable clothes, hang out with their families.
Sendik has watched in amazement as sales at her deli have multiplied. Everybody on the block knows about our meatloaf Mondays. This relatively quick recipe makes use of rotisserie-cooked chicken from the deli and a bag of prewashed and trimmed spinach from the produce section. Let stand 5 minutes. Or, place chunks in saucepan with water to cover.