Hello friends in internet land – the kitchen is up and running and I dare say we’ve started the week with a bang! Yesterday started with a call from Greg Cox, the food critic for the News and Observer. This was followed by a visit from Roy Underhill, the master behind the Woodwright School in Pittsboro and the popular public TV show. He brought with him two handsome Danes representing Danish public TV. Pretty lucky we were open yesterday (a Monday) due to a mistake I made on an ad on the chatlist : ) The universe continues to guide our place with no complaints from me.
On the veggie front, hurry in and enjoy the season’s end of local carrots. A staple in our cooking, we have been so lucky to have wonderful carrots pouring in from Rocky River Farm and few to come from Edible Earthscapes, but this is the end of the local season – so enjoy them while they last. As we say goodbye to the carrots we say hello to the tomatoes!! Thanks to Dave of Sunny Slope Greenhouse this week we can welcome our good old friends back. Pretty soon we’ll be swimming in chard and other field greens and I for one will be thrilled !
And one last note – Judy has baked up a storm, and based on last weeks sales, if you need some homemade ginger or apple or pumpkin cake you need to get your tushes in here early in the week : )
$5 SPECIAL – Cup of Soup with grilled pita and a Tyropita (cheese Pie)
French Lentil and Kale Soup – Alan made us a fresh batch of lentil soup today using Rocky River carrots and Piedmont Biofarm red kale. Delicious! $3
Greek Chicken Soup (Avgolemono) – our homemade chicken broth and orzo soup finished with fresh lemon juice and local eggs ($3)
Chicken Noodle Soup – Egg noodles with our homemade chicken broth, lots of chicken, Rocky River carrots and lots of other veggies ($4)
Green Chile Beef Stew – Smith Angus stew beef, Piedmont Biofarm and Rocky River green chile, veggies and homemade beef broth made a fabulous soup ($4)
Josie’s Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas -our homemade cheesy enchilada sauce smothered over tortilla wrapped chicken and baked till golden ($7.75)
Spinach Cheesy Bake – Rocky River field spinach mixed with local eggs and a little feta and ricotta make for one excellent green bake ($5)
BAKERY CORNER
Joan Thompson’s Really delicious Cookies!! - another fresh delivery of the best cookies – $0.65 ea 2 for $1 choices: choco chip, molasses, oatmeal raisin and peanut butter
Judy Hogan’s Addictive Cakes – this week Judy has baked up Pumpkin, Apple and Gingerbread Cakes! We use all Lindley Mill flours and eggs from Judy’s farm. Some of the best cake I’ve ever tasted! ($2 slice $8.75 whole cake)