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Cold, Rainy, Day Chicken Soup

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:12:27 +0000

Today I was in Red Front re-stocking my soups (they are selling like hot-cakes lately). I ran into a friend and customer who appeared to be under the weather. He told me that he had come across town (from the East side of Harrisonburg) just to pick up some of my chicken soup (Sweet Potato More & Out of Africa); after that he was homeward and bed bound. Unfortunately, due to regulations we are unable to retail any of the chicken or meat based soups at places like Red Front but we CAN sell it directly at the farmers markets. My friend was in luck because I actually had some available to sell him directly. I felt honored that he thought of A Bowl of Good soup while he battled his sickness.

As the cold and flu season sets in and rainy, dreary days find you longing for a bowl of something hot and hearty, come by places like Red Front for any of the veggie based soups and/or purchase all of the above including meat based soups at the markets.

We look forward to seeing you in Harrisonburg.

*We won’t be able to sell at the Staunton market this Saturday but we will be there for the last market on November 22.

**Staunton people will now be able to access our soups, salads, and bread downtown throughout the week at the brand new George Bowers Market opening up on Friday, November 21.

Their address is:

George Bowers Grocery, Inc., 614 West Beverley Street, Staunton, VA 24401

http://www.georgebowersgrocery.com/

Under the shelter of the H-burg Farmers Market Pavilion!

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:40:22 +0000

We will be back under the Harrisonburg Farmers Market Pavilion tomorrow - rain or shine!

Our salads keep selling out so again, get there early enough to grab them. Also, we will have LOAVES of potato-buttermilk bread - great for sandwiches! See you there!

H-burg Farmers Market Shelter Opens Tomorrow (Sat., 10/24/08)

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:02:32 +0000

Tomorrow (Sat., 10/24/08) the new, Harrisonburg Farmers Market Shelter will be opening! I just went by and took a couple of cell phone pictures; it looks fantastic!

If it rains tomorrow, you can scoff at the rain, go to the market and take your time shopping in perfect dryness! In celebration of the opening, we’ll be sampling soups at both Staunton and Harrisonburg.

We’ll be loaded for bear with LOTS of “Mary, Mary Berry con Cherry” at both the Staunton and Harrisonburg market (it continues to sell out in both markets).

Cranberry-Ginger Apple Sauce and New Bowl Fashion

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:18:49 +0000

Tomorrow at the market Katrina will be providing a limited offering of Cranberry-Ginger Apple Sauce made from Showalter apples in Broadway, Virginia. She will also have her salads that sold out again last week.

In addition, Katrina and Rachael might be donning their new line of “Bowl-wear” - the perfect fashion statement for your upcoming Autumn dinner party.

“Mary, Mary, Berry con Cherry” Mania

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:46:43 +0000

Celebrate Fall with our wild, crazy, chewy, local and absolutely delicious salad–”Mary, Mary, Berrycon Cherry” This blend of local wheatberries,wild rice, local apples, dried cherries, cranberries and currants with a delightful vinaigrette makes a perfect complement to any meal!

It screams “Autumn”!

Come on out and try it, but get to the market early b/c it sold out by 10:15 in both markets last weekend!

International Festival & Wild Rice & Apple Salad

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:29:19 +0000

If you’ve had a hankering for a hot bowl of, Taste of the East Curried Lentils over rice topped with Mango/Peach Chutney & Yogurt, then “venga a la Festival Internacional de Harrisonburg” (come on down to the Harrisonburg International Festival)! We’ll also have Tom Kha Gai (Thai soup) & Out of Africa. For dessert we will have Choco-Bananas, Choco-Bananas & Pineapple, and Hibiscus Tea. The festival runs from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. You might want to get there at a good hour since we have sold out of EVERYTHING in past years.

At the markets we will have Wild Rice & Apple Salad, Bertha’s Burstin’ Loaves (Burstin’ with Jalapeno & Cheddar) - perfect with Cincinnati Chili on a wet and cold Nor’Easter day!

Black Bean Soup & Staunton Small Soup Sale

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:03:48 +0000

Smok’n Joe’s Black Bean Soup on it’s own is fantastic! But if you want a quick, hearty meal, place the soup on a bed of rice, and then add a dollop of sour cream, chopped tomatoes, and fresh cilantro (we add a touch of hot sauce for some kick). It’s an easy, home-run meal.

For those of you who have missed Rachael in Staunton, she will be back in style with a special sale on small soups. This is your chance to sample the different soup varieties at a great value. See you there!

What’s in a Lentil Salad Name?

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:02:41 +0000

At the moment, Rachael and my mother are making fresh Lachmi’s Lentil Salad. It continues to be a hit, selling out most Saturdays. The ingredients are fantastic: lentils, red onions, currants, parsley, a touch of mustard, and other spices.

As we considered a name for the salad, Katrina wanted something that sounded Indian since it has an Indian flair to it. After much debate, we settled on Lachmi’s Lentil Salad. Some of us had never heard of the name, Lachmi, apart from the name of a NPR news reporter. Others of us have a tough time pronouncing it. Katrina remains resolute that it is the perfect name for it. What do you think?

Whatever the case, name or no name, what is actually IN the salad is fantastic! See you tomorrow morning at the market, rain or shine!

- Ernie Didot

Katrina quote in Staunton Newsleader Article

<ADMINNICENAME> — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:25:46 +0000

Staunton’s “Newsleader” quotes Katrina about cooking as a professional and healthy cook - found here:

http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809070303

“Chef Katrina Didot owns A Bowl of Good in Harrisonburg, a business that sells frozen food by the quart made mostly from local ingredients and using internationally inspired recipes.”

I’ll let you link to the site to read more of her quote.

Local is Sometimes Hard

<ADMINNICENAME> — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:10:25 +0000

This Saturday and for the next few weeks Katrina will be providing Sultan Salatin’s Humus (Roasted Red Pepper, Original, & Original with Jalapeño) made from fresh, local peppers. The peppers are from Radell Schrock’s farm, Season’s Bounty, down on route 42. In order to provide the fresh, local ingredients in A Bowl of Good products, it means elbow grease and more expenses. “Buy Local, Buy Fresh” is a great slogan but it flat-out means it is a little harder getting the product you want to you. It would be infinitely easier and cheaper to buy a couple cans from XXXXX, a very LARGE food distributor right outside of town. But that’s not what we want and that’s not what you want.

This is no pity-party because it brings us all great joy to see you, the consumer, happy and healthier and it feels safer knowing that Radell grew the food instead of a mystery-Chinese-factory-farm. We are proud and happy that you visit our stand and buy our products. We just thought it might be nice for you to know a little of what goes into providing you A Bowl of Good products.

Tomorrow we’ll be providing roasted red pepper hummus made from the peppers seen below.