July 30, 2010

Our latest Spotlight on Volunteers focuses on Michelle Fortin, our clean up volunteer coordinator, and the person who orients new volunteers for Thursday evening prep. Recently Michelle has also taken on beautifully facilitating Thursday evening prep, which takes a lot of organizational and interpersonal skill. Our kitchen has never been so clean, and her commitment to helping all our volunteers feel valued and included is fundamental to the sustainability of our weekly breakfast. Be sure to say hello to Michelle ... Continue reading

July 26, 2010

It's always fun and easy with Blake and Helen from EAT catering in the kitchen. They come up with wonderful breakfast specials that are delicious, creative, beautiful and super local. This time they brought us two brand new Selma Cafe specials. The first featured a chermoula marinade. Chermoula you may ask? What is chermoula? From the land of tangines and other Morroccan influenced dishes, chermoula is a marinade made with a base of olive oil and white wine vinegar, packed ... Continue reading

July 18, 2010

Tammy knows her way around a kitchen. Hosting her own gourmet fundraising dinners and creating artisan chocolates gives Tammy the confidence to make delicious food happen creatively, efficiently and best of all, with a spirit of fun and enjoyment that makes it a pleasure to work with her. Tammy's first special was an Indian inspired dish that featured hard boiled eggs with a spicy tomato and onion based ragu, broccoli infused with curry flavor, home baked whole grain chapati, and a ... Continue reading

July 16, 2010

Remi Holden started volunteering for us in early October last year, and we knew we had struck gold when he became a core Selma Cafe helper. By the new year, Remi had taken on the challenging and exciting role of Friday Mornings@SELMA expeditor. The expeditor's job is to work directly with the chef and the volunteers, and make sure that the food gets on the plates, looks terrific, and gets to the people quickly. Remi has done a terrific job, ... Continue reading

July 16, 2010

I'm thrilled to begin our first Spot Light On Volunteers website feature with our very own kitchen angel, Susie Baity Stearns. Each week we will interview one of our many wonderful volunteers, and starting things off with Susie feels just right. Susie has stepped up and taken a fundamental role in keeping Friday Mornings@SELMA sustainable by organizing and facilitating our Thursday evening prep parties, and by being our "front of house" presence most every Friday morning. Susie has the uncanny ... Continue reading

July 9, 2010

Last week local pastry chef Chris Wick was the sous chef for Nick Roumel, when Nick and his daughter Olivia cooked for FM@SELMA. It was clear to everyone that she has it goin' on! Thanks to Chris's enthusiastic willingness to come back again this week, the tables were turned. Chris took the controls, and Nick was her wing man.

These two are a great team, whoever happens to be driving, but this week Chris

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July 3, 2010

It was another colorfully beautiful morning at Selma Cafe. It sure is a lot easier to get up before six every Friday in the summer than during the long dark months of winter. And summer it is. Eric and Ines offered two specials this morning that used the best of the season. Corn meal from Ernst Farm was the basis for their two specials. Eric served up stone ground cornmeal pancakes, topped with warm fruit compote, and fresh fruit salad with a ... Continue reading

July 1, 2010

Eric and Ines Storhok are back for a return Selma Cafe visit, and they have a couple of breakfast goodies for us based on Ernst Farm fresh ground cornmeal:

Stone Ground Cornmeal Pancakes with Seasonal Fruit Compote and side of bacon or sausage – raspberries, blueberries and strawberries from our neighboring farms Baked Mushroom & Kale Polenta with Roasted Tomato Salsa and Zucchini with a side of fresh greens – lacinato kale and oyster and shitake mushrooms from ... Continue reading