What a pleasure to have Annie Elder and Paul Bantle in our kitchen for the very first time. Annie and Paul, from the Community Farm, brought new volunteers and guests with them for their first-time chef experience. It was great to have some solid overlap and connection between FM@SELMA and the Community Farm folks.
Annie and Paul dazzled us with some beautiful omelets, filled with cheese and veggies, and topped with a lovely dollop of chevre. For the pie lovers among us, there was also a caramelized onion and kale quiche that was melt in your mouth tasty. Both these specials were served with potato puffs–think luscious mashed potatoes made into little rounds and baked, and just-picked hoop house greens from our own Tessmer Farms hoop. Bacon was an option with both these breakfast offering. And, just to round out the options and be deeply inclusive, Annie and Paul also had a vegan special this week–richly marinated tofu cutlets with veggies and hoop greens.
There was a whole lot of washing and chopping Thursday night, and with 147 hungry guests in the house, Friday morning was busy as soon as the clock hands hit 6:30a. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help Thursday evening and Friday morning, including Olivia May for running prep, and Michelle Fortin along with her two kids Charles and Simone, Nicholas Gottlieb, Claire Maitre, Jeff and Eric Tenza, Kate Mathews, Michael McIntyre, Tammy Coxen, Christine Deucher, JD Rubin, Sarah Monje, Noah Miller, Amanda Schott, Nevon Clark, Nate Holden, Larry “mr. bacon” Maguire, Brandon Gladstone, Kris Kaul, Angela Colbath, Siri Gottlieb, Cynthia Hodges, Mary Wessel Walker and Susie Baity Stearns. Thanks to everyone for working so hard and being part of the fun.
Other news:
The Selma Cafe Lost & Found still needs some attention. Please take a look next time you come over–I’ll wait another week or so, and then it’s off to new homes for everything that is left over.
It’s moving towards Hoop House Build season. Please take a moment, and consider volunteering here for one or more of the day long events. For those of you who helped last year, please come on back. It’s great to have some experienced builders on board. And for those of you who missed it, these builds are amazing. It’s hard to describe the magic and energy of a day completely devoted to putting up a huge structure in one long day of community intention and effort. And, there’s always a party as the day winds down, with great food, drinks, and a fire.
Finally, we are always looking for new volunteers to get involved in supporting the local food community through our weekly breakfasts. Come join in the fun and community of Selma Cafe, and be part of the solution of supporting the sustainability of local food in our area.
Hope to see you soon in our kitchen,
~Lisa