June 27, 2010

Nick Roumel, local attorney, writer, chef, and way cool cat has cooked for us before with local chef and baker Olivia May. This time, he teamed up with his daughter Olivia, and pastry chef Christine Wick to show us some Selma Cafe love. Olivia, a soon-to-be 9th grader at Pioneer high school, decided on a vegan inspired breakfast special, with moist and delicious blueberry muffins, and sliced, marinated and baked tempeh as a substitute for bacon. Served with apple sauce and ... Continue reading

June 19, 2010

Can we talk troll dolls for a minute? These puppies showed up, in the dark of night, about a year ago. They were all around the garden, near the fish pond, next to chicken coop 1.0, and every other possible place where they could be underfoot. Hidden lately by greenery, I gathered a few of 'em up and have them chillin' by the front door. Though we aren't 100% sure just where they came from, we have our theories. With ... Continue reading

June 17, 2010

Linda Diane Feldt is back with a couple of healthy, happy and hearty specials for y’all. In case you have not seen it yet, Linda Diane tweats and blogs about wild things that grow around us (wildcrafting) and will be bringing a few of those goodies to go with what our farmers have for us these days: Huevos Rancheros – beans, tortillas and a couple eggs, topped with salsa from some of the early season tomatoes and front-yard cilantro. With chorizo if you ... Continue reading

June 12, 2010

Sarah Ladd and Gabe Blauer's return appearance to Selma Cafe's Friday morning weekly breakfast was a huge hit. And I mean huge. These two brought in and fed 140 hungry guests. Since I was expediting the specials this week, with Remi and Jeff out of town, I really didn't have an idea of how many plates we filled, garnished and sent out with the servers. I knew we were busy, and that the waffle iron decided

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June 8, 2010

I sure do love the vibe at Needlelane Farm. It's got something way cool going on out there. Some of it has to do with the land. They've got some beautiful crops coming up these days, including fields of spinach, kale and chard. There are also wooded areas of Christmas trees. Lots of the good happening there has to do with Beverly Ruesink, the farmer at Needlelane. Beverly has a big time positive attitude, and she has a ready smile whether she's catching a ... Continue reading

June 4, 2010

Shortcake two ways. And bacon with both. Yup, it was pretty popular. No big surprise there. The photos don't really capture the absolute lux of the indulgence of both the whipped cream and the hollandaise sauce, but hey, it's a bit of a challenge to chef and take pictures! My camera was covered in a film of bacon fat before we hit 7 am. Folks seemed to lean a little more towards the savory than the sweet this morning, but the ... Continue reading

June 3, 2010

Celebrate the sweet and savory seasonal harvest this week with “shortcake two ways”. The home team, led by “Li'l teapot” Lisa Gottlieb is baking up some light and fluffy biscuits that you can have either: · With a big scoop of the sweetest imaginable strawberries and a dollop of Calder Dairy whipping cream · Benedict-style with a slice of braised pork, poached egg, grilled asparagus a slice of pancetta and hollandaise sauce Both, of course, with bacon if you like, and a little ... Continue reading

June 2, 2010

...Or something like that. We seem to be in a transition here at Selma Cafe, between the end of the school year, and the settling in of summer activities. Our usual chefs are on the busy side, and our volunteer base could use some boosting. So, what to do?? For now, Jeff and I are stepping in and makin' you your breakfast this week. But really, this doesn't fit the RP&F model of community making it happen, and we could use ... Continue reading