Cooking With Maceri » Uncategorized http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Produce is Graded for Quality at Maceri’s and Across the Country http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/08/29/produce-is-graded-for-quality-at-maceris-and-across-the-country/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/08/29/produce-is-graded-for-quality-at-maceris-and-across-the-country/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:03:12 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=711 The USDA inspects commodities of fruits and vegetables against 158 official grade standards. They express an item’s color, size, shape and other quality and condition characteristics. It gives the produce industry a common language for buying and selling. The different grades depend on the produce. They include extra fancy, fancy, number 1 and number 2, being the lowest quality.  When you find produce with different prices at the fruit markets and grocery store, they may be just lower grades.

Using the finest quality produce in our recipies insures the best results. Serving from a very wide variety of homemade soups, we have to depend on the best. Maceri produce is received daily locally, from across the country, and around the world direct to the family’s warehouse in Detroit’s eastern market. Anthony being a produce veteran for over 40 years knows how to pick the finest. It is a critical job, but we at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas, Subs, and Catering depend on it.

Maceri’s Soup & Scoop is located in Shelby Twp., Mi. serving the surround areas throughout Metro Detroit with the finest produce available. We also deliver. 586-566-7484. www.soup-scoop.com

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/08/29/produce-is-graded-for-quality-at-maceris-and-across-the-country/feed/ 0 July “Ice Cream Month” Celebration with Vintage Prices in Michigan http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/07/05/july-%e2%80%9cice-cream-month%e2%80%9d-celebration-with-vintage-prices-in-michigan/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/07/05/july-%e2%80%9cice-cream-month%e2%80%9d-celebration-with-vintage-prices-in-michigan/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:28:30 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=678 In 1984, President Ronald Regan declared July as National Ice Cream Month, with the third Sunday in July to be National Ice Cream Day. It is the same year Ashby’s was created. In celebration of summer and ice cream, on July 18 from 12pm-6pm, Maceri’s Soup & Scoop®, Pitas & Subs will be offering scoops of ice cream at vintage prices. Their small kiddie scoop, which is actually a double scoop, will be $.50. Maceri’s Soup & Scoop® has received awards for their Milkshakes and Tornado® Shakes, which are extraordinary thick shakes you eat with a spoon. They are like soft serve in a cup made with premium ice cream.

Ashby’s was recently on the Foodnetwork Unwrapped, “The Ice Cream Dream”. It is a Michigan company created by the Davis family from Tom Davis Dairy. You can find Ashby’s ice cream along with Maceri’s homemade treats locally in Shelby Township, Mi at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop®, Pitas & Subs on the corner of 21 Mile and Hayes. 586-566-7484. www.soup-scoop.com.

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/07/05/july-%e2%80%9cice-cream-month%e2%80%9d-celebration-with-vintage-prices-in-michigan/feed/ 0 Fresh Restaurant Salads Made w/the Finest Produce Shelby Twp, Mi http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/05/31/fresh-restaurant-salads-made-wthe-finest-produce-shelby-twp-mi/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/05/31/fresh-restaurant-salads-made-wthe-finest-produce-shelby-twp-mi/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 20:55:32 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=605 Now that summer weather is finally here, come in and enjoy a healthy fresh salad in Shelby Twp, Macomb, Mi at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs. There are many choices to choose from including our summer lineup of Michigan Grilled Chicken, Asian Grilled Chicken, Strawberry Grilled Chicken, and Michigan Grilled Chicken Greek. You can also enjoy the classics including Greek, Antipasto, Tuna, Garden Vegetable w/Cheese, Grilled Chicken and Shredded Chicken. All salads are served with choice of our many varieties of dressings, pita bread, and our own Pita Crunchies on the side.

Lettuce is cut fresh to serve not from bagged lettuce or spring mix which contains preservatives giving the optimal health and freshness benefits.

Enjoy a fresh salad restaurant at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs, Catering and Delivery located at 21 Mile & Hayes in Shelby Twp, Macomb, Michigan just north of Detroit. 586-566-7484. www.soup-scoop.com

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/05/31/fresh-restaurant-salads-made-wthe-finest-produce-shelby-twp-mi/feed/ 0 Corporate, Lunch, & Event Catering Macomb, Shelby Twp http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/04/25/corporate-lunch-event-catering-macomb-shelby-twp/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/04/25/corporate-lunch-event-catering-macomb-shelby-twp/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:53:28 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=602 Welcome to Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs, Catering. We would like to help you make your event tasty and trouble-free. We can provide you with lunch delivery for your corporate or office meeting. Also providing delivery throughout Metro Detroit for sales, medical, and pharmacuetical reps.

Our fresh homemade selection includes many choices. Select our pita or sub party tray platters made with our famous house dressing and loaded with quality meats and cheeses. Choose from a variety of our homemade soups made with the finest produce. We also offer full meal catering for your event including pasta with homemade sauce, alfredo, or palamino, potatoes, vegetables, a wide variety of fresh salads, meats, and desserts made from scratch from family and our own restaurant recipes dating back to the 1940′s. Having a long history in the foodservice industry, you can count on us for quality, service, and value.

Whether you need graduation catering or corporate catering, Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs, Catering & Delivery can meet all of your needs. Located in Shelby Twp, Macomb, Michigan northeast of Detroit. 586-566-7484. www.soup-scoop.com

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/04/25/corporate-lunch-event-catering-macomb-shelby-twp/feed/ 0 Michigan Ice Cream http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/04/09/michigan-ice-cream/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/04/09/michigan-ice-cream/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:48:34 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=599 Support Michigan made products. Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream is a Michigan product sold in 26 states. You will not find it in a grocery store. It is found at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs in Shelby Twp., Michigan. It is a special treat sold at ice cream parlors and restaurants.

Ashbys has received numerous national awards for best new flavor and blue ribbons for many of their flavors.

Treat yourself to a special treat made with Ashbys ice cream at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop located on 21 Mile & Hayes in Shelby Twp., Macomb, Michigan. www.soup-scoop.com.

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/04/09/michigan-ice-cream/feed/ 0 Maceri’s Italian Pasta Sauce Michigan http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/22/maceris-italian-pasta-sauce-michigan/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/22/maceris-italian-pasta-sauce-michigan/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:32:54 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=691 If you are looking for authentic homemade Italian, Maceri’s Soup & Scoop it the place to go. We make our famous sauces from scratch including tomato pasta sauce, alfredo, and palomino. You can take it home by the quart, order a pasta tray for any catering occasion, or it is served in the rotation of our made from scratch soups. Other Italian favorites include subs, pasta fagioli, tomato basil, stracciatella, and Italian Lemon Ice.

All of your catering lunch and dinner delivery needs serving Maceri’s Italian pasta sauces  can be found at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs, Catering & Delivery in Macomb, Shelby Twp, Mi servicing Sterling Heights, Utica, Rochester, Warren, Macomb Twp, Clinton Twp, and the surrounding areas. 586-566-7484 www.soup-scoop.com

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/22/maceris-italian-pasta-sauce-michigan/feed/ 0 Sandwich & Soup Delivery Sterling Heights Shelby Twp, Mi and Beyond http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/07/sandwich-soup-delivery-sterling-heights-shelby-twp-mi-and-beyond/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/07/sandwich-soup-delivery-sterling-heights-shelby-twp-mi-and-beyond/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:56:51 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=685 Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs offers delivery for those who cannot get out or would like the convenience of having lunch or dinner brought to them. Offering sandwich delivery along with ice cream delivery.  The menu also includes fresh salads, and of course a wide rotating selection of soups made from scratch.

Delivery areas are not limited to a certain area. They delivery throughout Metro Detroit and the surrounding areas including Shelby Twp, Macomb, Sterling Heights, Warren, Clinton Twp, Rochester, Utica, St Clair Shores, etc.

Catering is also available including Pita or Sub Party Trays, Subs by the Foot, Pasta, Meatballs, Breaded Chicken, Sausage, a wide variety of Fresh Salads, Homemade Soups, Fruit Salad and Trays, Vegetable Trays,  Cakes, Cookies, and Ice Cream.

Sandwich Delivery and more can be found at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs located in Shelby Twp, Mi on the corner of 21 Mile & Hayes. 586-566-7484 www.soup-scoop.com

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/07/sandwich-soup-delivery-sterling-heights-shelby-twp-mi-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Smoothies Served in Shelby Twp, Macomb, Mi. http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/06/smoothies-served-in-shelby-twp-macomb-mi/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/06/smoothies-served-in-shelby-twp-macomb-mi/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:25:28 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=570 Health food stores of the West coast of the United States began selling pureed fruit drinks in the 1930s. The name smoothie was used for a product made in blenders. A smoothie is a blended, chilled, sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit or vegetables. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, fruit, honey, yogurt, milk, or other dairy product, although some smoothies are 100% fruit, never an imitation syrup.

Smoothies made with real fruit can be found in Shelby Twp, Macomb, Mi at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs at the corner of 21 Mile & Hayes. Have your smoothies delivered with lunch. 586-566-7484 www.soup-scoop.com.

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/06/smoothies-served-in-shelby-twp-macomb-mi/feed/ 0 In the Kitchen, Something is Always Cooking at Maceri’s http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/05/in-the-kitchen-something-is-always-cooking-at-maceris/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/05/in-the-kitchen-something-is-always-cooking-at-maceris/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:37:47 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=681 Maceri’s recipies date back to the mid 1940′s where family traditions were served up in the family restaurant in Detroit. From their gourmet pasta sauce to the list of many tradtional Italian soups to American favorites, you will find a comforting bowl that eats like a meal.  In the kitchen, the nations Soup Lady is always cooking up some wholesome homemade goodness.

Awarded Detroit’s best soup company made with their own Maceri Produce, it can’t get any fresher. Enjoy a bowl of comfort at Maceri’s Soup & Scoop, Pitas & Subs in Shelby Twp, Mi. serving the surrounding Metro Detroit area including Macomb, Clinton Twp, Sterling Heights, Utica, Rochester, Troy, St Clair Shores, and delivering throughout the tri-county area. 586-566-7484. www.soup-scoop.com.

]]> http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/03/05/in-the-kitchen-something-is-always-cooking-at-maceris/feed/ 0 The History of Tom Maceri, Detroit Produce Vendor http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/01/12/the-history-of-tom-maceri-detroit-produce-vendor/ http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/2010/01/12/the-history-of-tom-maceri-detroit-produce-vendor/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:37:42 +0000 admin http://www.cookingwithmaceri.com/?p=516 Tom Maceri migrated to the U.S. from Terracini, Sicily in 1915 and settled in Detroit. He lived with a relative here, as his family decided to remain in Italy.

His first job was with the U. S. Rubber Company on east Jefferson. He then left there to work for the old Michigan Stove Company for $1.00 a day.

While Maceri was at the stove company, he helped build the old stove monument which rested outside the building at east Jefferson and the Belle Isle bridge for many years before it was moved to the State Fair grounds.

In 1922, Maceri became an independent produce vendor with offices at the Eastern Market in Detroit. He went up and down various streets peddling produce to the residents off the truck. In 1992, when he was 95 years old, he was the oldest living produce vendor in the Detroit area.

In 1936, Tom Maceri’s son, Sam, entered the family business at the age of 13, and assisted his father.  First thing Sam did was to add the words, “and son” under his fathers name on the truck, and thus the name became Tom Maceri & Son.

A year later, on April 15, 1937, after a brief illness, Tom Maceri went back to work. He worked continuously to 1958 without ever taking a vacation. During this same year, Tom Maceri began assisting his brother-in-law, Jim Riggio at his store, Mack and Conner Market on the east side.

He preferred the retail produce business to the wholesale trade. In the late sixties, Maceri re-joined his son Sam working in the company he founded, Tom Maceri & Son.

Later he worked with his grandsons Tom and Anthony Maceri at Tom Maceri’s Fruit Market on East Warren and Cadieux on Detroit’s eastside. Tom Maceri continued working there until he finally retired at age 94.

Tom Maceri and his wife Justine celebrated their 73 wedding anniversary in 1992.  They were married at Holy Family Church in Detroit.

Tom Maceri was the co-founder of the Detroit Metropolitan Fruit Vendors Association and served as its first vice-president. He and his family were also active in the Eastern Market Merchants Association. The Eastern Market Merchants Association honored him with a special tribute plaque at their annual dinner June 6, 1992.  Tom Maceri passed away in July of 1992. His son Sam Maceri, now 86, is still working at the wholesale business he started in 1936, Tom Maceri & Son, in Detroit’s Eastern Market. Sam was also vice-president of the Detroit Metropolitan Fruit Vendors Association for many years.

Sam Maceri’s sons have also been in the business all of their lives. Anthony Maceri, third generation, learned the ropes from his father and grandfather, and has been in retail and wholesale produce all of his life. He decided that he prefers the wholesale industry.

For your wholesale produce and food needs, contact Anthony Maceri @586-216-3288.

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