It's THIS Monday.  Call today or Monday (morning) and we'll fix dinner for you too.  (252-1500).

 

Here's the menu:

 

Lobster Bisque

 

Hearts of Romaine and Hearts of Palm Salad

with a Raspberry Vinaigrette and Blue Cheese crumbles

 

Chicken Breasts stuffed with Brie and Artichokes

 

Wild Mushroom Risotto

With Fresh Peas

 

Annie’s Rolls with Herbed Butter

 

Individual Strawberry Trifles

And

Chocolate Kiss Bundles

 

That's the word.  The big boys (and girls) say that the best thing to do is simple.  Eat Real Food.  And not too much.

 

Michael Pollan.

Mark Bittman.

Ann Cooper (she's my friend who is working to improve school cafeteria food)

Michelle Obama.

 

That's all WE offer.

Neil is a singer, songwriter, uke player.  He's in our cafe now on Saturday afternoons (unless he's not.)

 

Come listen. 

 

Here are our dinners for this coming week.

 

Monday, February 14

Valentine’s Day Dinner to go (see above)

 

Tuesday, February 15

Spinach and Mushroom Crepes 5.95

 

Wednesday, February 16

Herb-roasted Pork with Sauerkraut and Potato Pancakes 8.95

 

Thursday, February 17

* Beef-stuffed Poblanos with Spanish Rice 7.95

 

Friday, February 18

Beer-battered NC Catfish and Chips 7.75

 

Order by noon and we'll have your dinner ready to pick up by 3. Our new winter hours are in effect so we're now closing at 7.

 

Salad and bread are now a la carte (not included.) Let us know if you'd like to add them. Salad is 3.25 and bread is 1.25 per person.

 

We make a special casserole and a special lasagna each week.

 

Order by noon or so. Order a half if you have around 4 folks. If you have a bigger group, or you just like leftovers, order a full-sized one.

 

Then come pick up between 3:00 and 7:00.

 

The casserole this week is:

Wednesday, February 16

Spicy Beef Tamale Pie

Whole: 48

Half: 24

 

The lasagna, for Friday, February 18 is:

Zucchini, Basil and Feta Cheese Lasagna

Whole: 38

Half: 19

 

Tomorrow is supposed to be another warm day around here.  I'm hoping to get a glimpse of my bees and I'm hoping to peek inside the hives and see what's going on. 

 

They showed up in this lovely vehicle today.  FUN!

You know we have a specially designated dinner to go each night during the week.  We also have a special sandwich, special soups, and many many salads. 

 

February 12, 2011

 

Zowee! We’re having a fun, fine day here today. Our first Bone Marrow Registration Drive is underway. Since starting at 10 we’ve had a steady stream of potential bone marrow donors. MY goal is to have 500 folks sign up, though that will involve more than this one drive. We’ll probably end up with 30 or 40 registrants. It’s good start.

 

This week was also a big one for me, as I mailed off the proposal for my proposed book. Keep your fingers crossed for me. The readers are going to read it soon and will let me know what they think. Soon. A proposal is not the whole book. It gives a potential publisher the gist of the thing: what it’s about, who might buy it, how I imagine it will be promoted, and that sort of thing. It contains a sample chapter, a biography, and other ancillary bits and pieces. Writing a book proposal is a big deal. And, if it gets accepted I knuckle down to write the whole book which, right now, is in outline form.

 

Fingers crossed, please!

 

I’m happy to be here today. The café is full. A bride is coming soon to talk about her wedding wishes (I hope we can find a spot to sit among all the donor applicants!) Later on we’re hosting a rock band populated by young musicians. It’ll be a full day by the time it’s done.

 

Tomorrow, when it’s warm, I’m getting out into my garden. It is time to seriously assess the space and start making major plans for what I plan to plant. I am making it all for my bees. Why not? They have transformed my life and I am going to do all I can to help them stick around.

 

On Monday I’m headed to the wonderland of glass shoppers. It’s time to replenish my stock of color because it is time to get back to the hot shop because it is time to make new glass. I’m hauling up a stash of my work that needs some finishing: sanding and smoothing and adjusting. The “cold shop” is near the place that sells color. Ooo wee!

 

This morning marked a turning point for me too. In the height of summer, the rising sun hits me full in the face as it comes up over the eastern hills. And in the darkest part of winter, it rises, late, behind my house. I pay close attention to where it rises, waiting, waiting, waiting for it to travel northward enough to break away from that corner of my home. Today was the first day! It happened. Spring can’t be far behind!!!

 

Okay – I’m cutting this short. The rock band musicians just arrived. The café is full of just-registered bone marrow donors. And I can’t keep track of anything more anymore.

 

I’ll be in touch next week.

 

My sisters and I went to the beach with a friend that past weekend.  Though he never met our parents he pays them an amused homage, as evidenced in his gift of dessert.