Celebrate Summer’s Bounty from the Sea - Big Y® World Class Market®

So you’ve given your boss a two-week vacation notice to be with your kids at the seashore — nothing but sand, sun and water. And the friends that you hope will visit. Or maybe you aren’t venturing farther than your backyard, where your destination is the kiddie pool and the barbeque grill on the deck. Either way, you’ve remembered lots of sunscreen and beach towels, but how will you entertain those visitors? Answer: an old-fashioned New England clambake. And you don’t need to cross the Sagamore Bridge to Hyannisport to get it. You can make it come to life right from the aisles of Big Y, so long as you move the dinner outside where everything tastes scrumptious, sprinkled with fresh air.

The Essentials

• Buy a big lobster pot and toss in all the shellfish you can find at Big Y — clams, shrimp, scallops and lobster. See recipe on page 3.

• Side dishes: Don’t forget the veggies. Corn on the cob is wonderful steamed in chicken or clam broth or right in the same pot as your shellfish. Or how about some grilled red peppers stuffed with goat cheese and fresh basil, or zucchini sliced lengthwise and grilled. Tired of the same old green salads? You can also try couscous with chopped peppers, goat cheese, carrots or ginger.

• Be sure to have adequate shade and bags of ice to keep those side salads — macaroni and potato — safe from spoiling in the sun. And besides, that yummy coleslaw tastes best crispy cold, so don’t put it out on the picnic table until the rest of the food is ready.

• Keeping bugs away: Pick up some citrus or citronella candles, usually found in the same aisle as the briquettes.

• There’s nothing more delicious than homemade lemonade or sun-brewed iced tea. Simply slice a bag of lemons and let them sit in a big jar full of water and sugar (to taste). Or, put five tea bags in a glass container filled with water and leave it on the back deck the morning of the party. Voila! By 2 p.m. the tea is sun-brewed naturally.

• Fresh fruits are abundant this time of year. Berries are heavenly — big, plump and tasty fresh. Just toss them in a bowl and top them with some fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for dessert.

At Big Y, our seafood counter is STILL full service and has everything you need, including recipes, free seasoning of your fresh seafood purchases, free steaming of your shellfish, and more! It’s the hometown service you’ve come to expect from Big Y.

Big Y Seafood Favorites
From the icy cold North Atlantic to the great rivers of Alaska, our North Atlantic Fishing Co. offers only the finest selection of seafood. We also guarantee your fresh seafood purchases to be 100% satisfactory or we’ll give you your money back! Here’s a look at some of what we offer:

Lobster
Surprise your guests with the ultimate seafood delicacy — the freshest New England lobsters, straight from the Atlantic — only at Big Y. Great on the grill or we can steam them for you, FREE of charge.

Scallops & Shrimp
Our extra large sea scallops are as tender as they are delicious. Pair them up with our shrimp that are always guaranteed crisp and flavorful and perfect for the grill.

Salmon
All summer long at Big Y, you’ll find four different varieties of fresh, wild-caught salmon. Choose from coho, sockeye, silverbrite or Copper River king salmon, all flown in by jet from Alaska.

Salmon Fillets with Creamy Cucumber Sauce

Halibut with Butter Herb Sauce

Shrimp & Scallop Kabobs with Lime Herb Butter

Grilled Lobster Tails

A Delicious Side to Your Seafood Feast
Our “Just Like Mom’s” homestyle salads taste so good because we make them just like Mom does, using the finest ingredients — including Hellmann’s® mayonnaise. Made fresh From Our Kitchen every day! Choose from potato salad, macaroni salad, egg and potato salad, coleslaw or red potato salad.