When Bad Fairy and Wonder Woman, along with their secret-identity helpers show up in our kitchen, we know it will be fun and delicious.  They have almost more energy between them than our kitchen can hold. Especially at 5:00am (yes, that’s right, 5:0am) which seems to be their favorite time to show up at our house.  Hey, we’re not complaining. It’s worth it when you taste the plates of food they lovingly set in front of you.

This time around they made us a fritata two ways: kale and mushroom, and chorizo and farm raised local shrimp. Fabulous yes?  Wait – there’s more! They also gave us a dish called Spuds-O-Rama.  This is a total comfort food special combining chunks of roasted potatoes mixed with cheddar cheese and onions, then topped with some home made salsa and creme fraiche, served with a fried egg.  Each of these specials had a nice scoop of vinegrette dressed hoop house greens, freshly picked.  You may be thinking, “okay, pretty impressive.” And it was! But, being the Bona Sera girls that they are, they also surprised our guests with a little breakfast starter of a shot glass full of ginger, apple, carrot and beet juice, with a perfectly baked biscotti resting on the rim of the glass.

Thank you thank you wonderful Bona Sera peeps for making it another amazing day at Selma Cafe’.

Thanks also to all the volunteers who showed up Thursday night to play in the kitchen: Michelle, Charles and Simone Fortin, Olivia May, Jennifer Jenson, Kate Long, Janet Max, Juli Collet, Anita La Blanc, Janet Shane, Richard Atkins, Claire Maitre, Nevon Clark and Elizabeth Edwards. Wondering what Thursday prep is all about? Well, we prep food.  We have some fun. We prep more food. We dance around the kitchen. We set up tables and chairs, fold napkins, set the tables, wash a few dishes, and prep more food. There is something for everyone, whether you are a kitchen newbie or an experienced chef.

And then we take a dinner break together–sharing a lovely meal and some local beer, cider and wine.  This week the featured dish was a greens souffle, fresh from our hoop house.

If you’ve been thinking about coming by on a Thursday evening to be part of the prep party, that souffle should motivate you.

Friday morning volunteers included Remi Holden, Robbie Moore, Siri Gottlieb, Gary Mazzeo, Kris Kaul, Jennifer Jensen, Kate Long, Nevon Clark, Susie Baity Stearns and Garin Fons.  Thanks to one and all. Oh! And happy belated birthday to Jennifer!

The Selma Cafe’ store is up and running again, thanks to Riva Jewell Vitale, and includes house made yogurt, granola, waffle mix, jams, whole grain bread and salami, as well as hoop house greens. Everything is priced at $5.00 to make it real easy.

Whether you come to shop, eat or volunteer, we love your support of Selma Cafe’ events and our Friday Mornings@SELMA breakfasts.

We look forward to seeing you in our kitchen soon.

~Lisa