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The Weekly Newsletter |
Menus and Stories for January 15 - 19, 2007
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| Ann Cooper at Malaprops - tonight! |
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Ann Cooper is a friend. And she is doing amazing work in the world of food for schoolchildren. Thanks to the combined efforts of a number of groups around here (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Projects; Eat Better, Lean Better; AB Tech Culinary Program; Women Chefs and Restaurateurs; Malaprops) she is in town this weekend for a series of events.
Please try to come to hear her.
The best chance you will have is to come to Malaprops to hear her talk and read from her new book Lunch Lessons. She'll be there at 7 on Saturday, January 13 (that's tonight!). If you have children or if you care about real food or if you want to meet an amazingly energetic person or if you just feel like meeting a dynamic soul - please come. And if you can't come, do read her book. (I don't have children but they are the future and if they don't get good food they won't grow up to be good citizens and on it goes. I'm completely immersed in the book at the moment. It's very inspiring!) |
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Salad days |
Here's a treat for all of us, especially if you have decided to be more intentional about eating lighter, healthier foods.
O Olive Oil is from California and is carefully made with pure organic ingredients. Come by to see what we have. Toss up a salad, why don't you? Their vinegars are zippy and fresh and lovely. And the bottles are pretty sharp too. No need to stuff them in the back of the cupboard.
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| Early morning at the shop |
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This is a glance at what I get to see when I come to work. Light pours in as the sun comes up over Beaucatcher Mountain. Folks filter in for a muffin or some of our Counter Culture Coffee (lots of people have been enjoying our teas too). The kitchen gang fills the air with a delightful mix of aromas: grilling meats, roasting garlic-infused seasonal vegetables, rich chocolate. All smushed together! SO nice!
In an hour or so it'll all change as guests come in for meetings and gatherings or individual lunches. I like it both ways.
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Dinners to go |
Dinners, as you know, come with a freshly-made green salad, salad dressing of the day, and made-right-here bread of the day. We take reservations until noon or so. Please order by phone (252-1500), by FAX (252-02002) or stop in to speak to one of us in person.
As a reminder, every time you order a dinner to go you are eligible to enter our drawing. Just drop a card in our drawing jar (a business card works or fill out one of the cards that we have right here) and, at the end of the month, we'll pull one card which will be good for two free dinners-to-go.
Maybe you'll win next month.
Order a lot? Enter a lot!
Good luck!!
Here's this week's menu:
Monday January 15 Tarragon Chicken with Cornbread Stuffing 9.75
Tuesday January 16 Flank Steak au Poivre 11.25
Wednesday January 17 Pulled Pork BBQ with Balsamic Honey Sauce 10.25
Thursday January 18 Beef and Mushroom Ragout with Mashed Potatoes 11.50
Friday January 19 Golden Baked Snapper in Citrus Sauce 12.00
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Our website |
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| Special casserole of the week |
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We make a special casserole each week. Order before noon on Wednesday and we'll have yours ready to pick up between 4:30 and 6:00 that very afternoon. Order a full for 9 portions or, if your gang is smaller, opt for the half-sized one, which serves 4 or so.
They do freeze perfectly so if you want to stock up for the holidays, go right ahead!
This week's offering is:
Wednesday, January 17
Rosemary Chicken and Potato Gratin
Full - 33
Half – 16.50
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Getting sworn in |
My big sister became a Judge earlier this week. She was elected in November and was technically sworn in at the end of December, but this Tuesday was her big day. Some 200 friends and colleagues and all of her family gathered to witness this moving event. Here she takes the oath.
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| The Robing Ceremony |
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My niece and my other sister got to put her new robe on her, following the ways of these ceremonies. There is a certain grace to this, the women of her family dressing her, caring for her. I loved the moment, which actually went by too quickly for my tastes. But then she got to speak and that, too, was moving. It takes a lot to get elected to this sort of an office, and it takes a lot to know enough to become a Judge in this world, not to mention knowing enough to actually DO the job. Anyway, I was - and am - very proud of her. What an event it was for everyone - especially the Masterton girls.
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Watch out for this Judge! |
Beware of small Judges wielding large gavels!
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| A Note From Laurey |
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Good morning to you.
Oh it continues to be a full time around here. No slow January this year. Nope.
The week’s highlight certainly was getting to be a part of my big sister’s investiture as a Family Court Judge in Lexington, Kentucky. Oh what a time. Oh what an event. I’ve spent very little time in court (fortunately) so the pomp and the ceremony were especially moving to me. I mean, there’s this big bench and, in that area, there are seven districts and, after the bailiff intoned the “Oh Yay, Oh Yay” words, and everyone rose, the judges all filed in, robes sweeping, and took their seats, leaving the fifth one vacant.
There were a bunch of speeches, a history of my sister, and the actual swearing in. All of it was very big and also very intimate. My sister barely hits the 5 foot mark on a tape measure so it was especially sweet to see her tiny self peering over this big bench. Make no mistake, she may be small, but she is powerful. She’s the one who has taken charge of our family after all, taking care of me and my other sister after our parents died. I expect she’ll get a lot of respect in her new position.
After her swearing in, my other sister and I, and our niece, stepped up to actually put her robe on the new Judge. This is an old tradition and there was a certain loveliness to it all. My sister beamed as we draped the garment on her, arranged it, fluffed it, and zipped it up. And then – just like that – she was a Judge.
She stepped up to the bench, joining her colleagues in the row, taking her place at that fifth seat.
Jones, the new nephew (or son or grandson – depending on your perspective) was in attendance too, quietly gurgling away, smiling and chortling in his father’s arms. My sister attends Quaker meetings and, as a part of her speech, she invited the gathered audience to share a full minute of silence. We all said a silent prayer that Jones would also respect this minute and – miracle of miracles – he did!
So then we ate some silly little New Judge Ceremony snacks and ate some sweet New Judge Punch and then went out and had a drink in honor of Her Honor. And then dinner and then sleep and then breakfast and then we were on our way home. Lucinda went to work, I think, off to get immersed in this new life of hers.
What an event. What a sister. What a life this all is.
Okay – time to write a menu or two. I’ll be in touch next week.
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Jones and Auntie Laurey |
And then, of course, another sweet part of the whole Judge thing was getting more time with Jones the wonderful. He's almost teething and I guess my nose met with his approval. In a short time he'll have real teeth underneath his very strong gums - yikes!!!
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