Our first day at Edgebrook Farmers Market this past Wednesday was such a great experience! We got to meet so many new folks as well as catch up with old friends of C&C.....from die-hard breadheads that were there with us from the beginning to the extended family of our CSB members to those who have gone through our baking classes in the past. Lately I have not been able to hang out at the markets as much as past seasons because I'm usually at the kitchen preparing the next day's loaves so the little bits of time that I do get to connect and chat with some of you in person really energizes me. I sincerely thank you for that and for continuing to support us as we enter our third year of business.
The most heartwarming thing to happen this week was meeting a sweet lady whose friend took a class with us back in January and then passed on some of our sourdough starter to her. Since then she has been diligently taking care of it, baking with it, and never letting it go to waste. She showed me the breads she has been baking at home (pictured above) and they were just gorgeous. I've been flying high all week thanks to this encounter because moments like this remind me that we are not just making a product...we are building a community of passionate people who love good food and who love to create. To date, we have had over 55+ people come through our baking classes from all over - from Rockford and its surrounding areas; from Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago and the suburbs; even as far as Canada and Belgium who passed through town on their US visit just to take the class. I'm really looking forward to meeting a new set of bakers in our class this Sunday...if you don't have plans, consider joining us as we have just a couple openings left.
Now onto our menu for this weekend! As customary, we will do a second and last round of Rosemary Olive Oil Semolina which was the special for last week. The new bread for this week is Roasted Garlic & Crushed Peppercorn. Our CSB folks already know of this one but this is the first time we are ever bringing it to the market. We hope you love the flavors as much as we do! Accompanying these two will be Cranberry Walnut and our Country Brown Sourdough. All our markets are rain or shine so we will be there waiting for you regardless...but let's cross fingers that it clears up by the time we set up so we can all get together!