magpies: 5/24/09

Friday, May 29, 2009

On Sunday, we enjoyed a windy but nice day at Wooden Valley Winery. The day allowed the public to preview what winemaker Rick Lanza has been working on. There was great live music and lots of barrel tasting. My friend Eric with Big Nugg Barbecue was out there selling pulled pork and tri-tip. If you haven't been out to the wineries in Suisun Valley, make it a priority this summer! Click the following link to find out more about all the wineries in the area http://www.suisunvalley.com/wineries.asp. It is amazing that we live next to all these fantastic places.

OK, on another note, I didn't get my Daring Bakers Challenge done again. No excuses. I plan to bake it this weekend though and still post it (I know I said that last month.)

This week we will be at Vacaville Farmers Market on Saturday from 8-noon.

Please note next week we will not be at the Farmers Market but will be participating in Art on the Vine at Wooden Valley both Saturday and Sunday.

Savory
Boxed Lunches- Your Choice of one main item: $7 (includes choice of one main dish, with salad and dessert

Choose from one of the following:
Sweet Potato and Organic Sausage Pie
Chicken B'Steeyas - A greek dish, made into 2 cigar shaped filo pastry pies. The filling includes- chicken breast, raisins, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon and almonds.
Quinoa and Spinach Bake - Fresh Spinach, thyme, rosemary, Cottage Cheese all baked into sizeable squares for lunch.

You may also choose the savory options to puchase as a single option.
Sweet Potato $5

Chick B'Steeyas $5

Quinoa and Spinach Bake $4

Sweet

Cherry Clafouti $4- Cherries in a cake-like batter
Creme Brulee $5- A creamy custard with a crunchy sugar top
Mini Banoffee Teacakes -banana and carmel in this cupcake like teacake $4
Cardamon-spiced mango pavlovas -$4
Apricot Tart Tatin $4

Breakfast
Kugelhoff $4 - This is from the NorthEast region of France and is part bread and part cake. Kinda like brioche

Fruit parfait $5- Our parfaits are packed with fruit, greek yogurt and granola

Larait Bar - $3 - dried fruit bar cookie

Ice Cream $3/scoop with pizzelle cone

Green Tea
Strawberry/Mango Sorbet
Orange Chocolate Chip
Rose Vanilla
Milk Chocolate

See you on Saturday!

About Magpies

Magpies is a baking business who specializes in sweet and savory pies and tarts using local and seasonal produce. The idea is that we bake differently each time using the best produce. We are lucky enough to live/work in the Suisun Valley (near Napa) where we have access to a variety of fruit and vegetables for most of the year.
This year MagPies participated in the Vacaville, Fairfied and Benicia Farmers Markets. We also attend a number of events throughout the Valley, including Farm Days at Wooden Valley Winery.
I am committed to using the best quality products I have access to when I bake. I have a sense of detail and care that I am selling you only the best!
Yes, our menu is ever changing (nothing stays the same). Most of our customers love that. Some would like to see the same things. The good thing is we can do pretty much whatever you would like!