This week we will have an odd schedule- with several planned events and the Zionsville Street Dance for which we will have a booth, our schedule has been altered a bit.

**The coolers will be filled and each day will vary. Give us a call to see what is available!

**We will not be at the Farmer’s Market due to other events as well as the Zionsville Street Dance on Saturday. We will still be offering all that we bring to the market so stop in at the shop until 2 p.m. on Saturday!

**We will have a booth at the Street Dance on Saturday night and will be selling lots of delicious sandwiches, salads, sides and desserts! Hope you can make the event and see us there- it is a favorite of the town and marks the summer season with a night of music, fun and great food. Looking forward to seeing you!

**My sincere apologies for the last week of inconvenience due to the road work in town. It was an enormous burden for the merchants as well as an unfortunate inconvenience for any visitors to the town or residents trying to shop. I was without water for several days which as you can imagine, impacted my ability to cook and work. In addition, the entrance to my shop as well as the parking areas were inaccessible for nearly a week. For lack of a better way to say this- it was a week of frustration and became inconceivable to me that our town hall could not foresee or plan for the damaging impact this would have on the town and merchants. One of the reasons I chose to open my shop in town was for the small hometown support and feeling of being a part of a community. I ahve lived in Ziosnville for over 14 years and have patronized the local merchants first and foremost that entire time. It was with that in mind and heart I believed that Ziosnville would be the best support system for my small business. However, while the residents and fellow merchants have been a great source of support and business, the town administrators and elected officials have on many expectations not. This past week and the response to the needs and concerns have been truly disappointing.

I thank you for your continued business through the dust, concrete and closings. I thank you for walking several blocks to park and come in. I thank you also for your support by voicing your thoughts and opinions to Town Hall regarding the road work, planning and effects upon the town during these summer months. It is very important that Zionsville be a reflection of all the residents and each voice- not just some.

Thank you- hope to see you this week and at the Dance!

Claudia

This week’s menu will be filled with many favorites… stop in and see us or call ahead to ask what is the cooler for the day!  979-3233

We will be preparing for the Zionsville Street Dance on Saturday as well as a few other events so it will be a daily fresh made menu…..

Come and see us at the Street Dance-one of the best events for families and a favorite of residents. We will have a booth and will be selling some great sandwiches, sides and desserts- don’t miss it!

Looking forward to seeing you this week and at the Dance-

Have a great week…

Claudia

In honor of this icon of the Culinary World- we will be celebrating her birthday on August 15th with a few specials….

Two for One To go Cuisine Items

10% off all classes

Cookbooks 20% off

Come and join us that day from 11-5 to celebrate her life, her gifts, and the many ways she influenced the world of cooking. You may even find a few items from her recipes for sale!

Claudia

Soups:

Roasted Red pepper and Tomato

Summer Squash and Corn

Gazpacho

Chicken Noodle

Ellie’s Lemon Chicken

Baked and Baked Again Potatoes

Empanadas:

Chicken with black beans, corn, peppers and manchego cheese

Beef with blue cheese, carmelized onions and cilantro

Chicken Salads: Signature and Curried

Pasta salads-

Potato Salads

Signature Spreads

Breadsticks

Baguettes

Croissants

Quiches: basil tomato and lorraine

A grateful word to all those who braved the rain and weather on Saturday to attend the Farmers Market. It was a very strange morning- rain on and off again, sun peeking through and then more wind and rain. It didn’t seem to damper the spirits of most of the vendors or the market shoppers though, and it was nice to exchange laughs and smiles from under our hats and umbrellas.

The summer is passing by and the weekends seem to come and go so quickly. I try to savor each and every stage of the summer months includung the rainstorms as well as the sunshine. It is always hard for me to see the summer end only for one reason- I have to share my kids again every fall with school work, sports, activities…. I absolutely get melancholy and blue. I love the fall- my favorite season but with it comes the reality that they are another year closer to leaving home and starting their own journeys. I will have an even more difficult time this year as my oldest will be doing just that and going off to college. I am so happy for him and excited for his adventures to begin outside the protection and roof of home. He has many wonderful things ahead and I know he is ready; still and all I am a bit sad.

So, I have promised myself to enjoy every last minute of this summer, treasure the rain as well as the sun and make every day a moment of its own, not a countdown to something else.

I hope you will make it to the Farmers Markets here in Zionsville or take a bike ride out one of the country roads, pack a picnic and listen to the cricket frogs. Rain or shine- it is a season to savor.

Soups:

Tuscan Tomato

Cream of Asparagus

Gazpacho

Chicken Noodle

Italian Tortellini

Chicken Salad

Montalcino Pasta Salad

Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad

Caprese Salad

Potato Salad

Signature Baked Beans

Beef Empanadas

Chicken Empanadas

Lemon Chicken

2x baked potatoes

Shrimp Salad