New England Food Festival and Beyond!

This weekend in Historical Plymouth, the New England Food Festival will be taking place. The festival is on Saturday, November 20 from 11 am to 4 pm. Judges will be choosing the best entries from 20 vendors in areas of soups, chowders, desserts, party foods, and decor. There is also a People's Choice award also.  The cost is $10 per person and kids under 5 eat free. If you are enjoying the parade, stop by along the waterfront to see what other events are happening this upcoming weekend.

We will be in the festival competing in the Dessert category. We're in the process this week of preparing to make 2000 Holiday cookies. We are looking forward to the festival and meeting a lot of new people. We hope to see our faithful and loyal customers also.

After the festival, we will be busy preparing orders for Thanksgiving. Pies can be shipped to any destination (except the pumpkin pie), picked up, or delivered. We also offer a wide variety of breads and also do platters for those of you hosting Thanksgiving at your house. Take away some of the stress by having us do some of your holiday baking for you.

If you are thinking of Christmas ideas for co-workers, business associates, family and friends, why not send them a gift basket of cookies, biscotti, or a mixture of baked goods. Not sure about what to send, you can send them a gift certificate. We do over corporate boxes. These boxes come with 16 to 26 individually wrapped  cookies of your choice. Hosting a holiday meeting, have us deliver a few platters.  To guarantee deliver for Christmas, orders must be received by 12/17 so they may be shipped out by 12/18.

This time of the year can be crazy if you let it be. Take the time to be thankful and enjoy the time you spend with family and friends. Try to be a little more patient with others.

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!

The summer sure has been a beautiful one but it has gone by way too fast. As we prepare to do the last official market of the summer, I'm thinking ahead to the fall and all that it will bring. Bob will be doing the markets in Cohasset the month of September and October. Both of us will still be doing the Carver Market. The dates for Carver are 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/10. Fall time is the time we bring out the pumpkin bread, pumpkin pies, the buckles (blueberry and cranberry), zucchini breads, the Holiday and Cinnamon Chip cookies, Sour Cream Coffee Cake, and we might try some muffins. There is talk of doing some apple crisp while at the Carver market. So come check us out.

Many markets will be celebrating the fall with some sort of fall festival. Most markets end the middle of October but there are a few that will continue into November. A few places even do a winter market. Check out Edible South Shore to find which markets are open later in the year.

With the fall comes the New England Food Festival. Plymouth host a variety of activities prior to Thanksgiving. Check out http://www.usathanksgiving.org for more information. We decided to see if they had all the vendors for the festival and they needed one more so we signed on. Now the daunting task is to decide which item to enter into the festival. The festival will be held on the waterfront on 11/20 from 11-4pm. If you are in the area, stop by. Vendors will be competing in areas of Best Chowder, Soup, Dessert, Party Foods, Decor, Local and Fresh. Judges will award a prize to a lucky vendor in each category. A people's choice award will also be awarded. Should be a fun and exciting time.

Enjoy the sunshine, the cooler morning temperatures, and the signs that fall is on its way.