Tick-Toc. You have One more Week to Preorder for Thanksgiving.
We are in VERY short supply of Apple pies. Both Crumb and Crust with our French Salted Caramel. We only have ordered enough apples to make approx 10 more of each, beyond the orders we already have. So if you want Apple Pie, get your order in.
Our scrumptious Cranberry Coffee Poached Pear compote is almost gone (pre-ordered.) I’ve been making this for around 35 years, and its a real crowd pleaser. It lasts a long time, but you will eat it fast. Its great on a turkey sandwich the next day. As a 35+ year vegan, i eat it on all kinds of other things as well. It’s yum.
Our Brie En Croute (Dairy) is also getting low. This makes for a delicious appetizer. We sell out every year.
Just a reminder, if you want bread for STUFFING, YOU MUST buy for pick up THIS WEEK or at latest, Monday, November 20th. We can only manage bread for the table for everyone on Tuesday and Weds of Thanksgiving week.
Cake orders will be CUT OFF Thanksgiving week. Our bakers are flat out too busy to make cakes. If you want a cake, get your order in NOW, as we have room for only 1-2 more. Every year we get people begging us at the last minute for a birthday cake for their beloved son or daughter. We may or may not have many store cakes, depending on staffing and what we can manage.
If you want DELIVERY on Tuesday or Weds of Thanksgiving week, you MUST get your order in this week so we can organize your delivery.
Thanksgiving week we are open Monday 11-6, Tuesday 11-6 and Weds 9-3.As usual, we are closed from Thanksgiving Day until Nov 29th, so that all staff can travel home if they want. Thanksgiving orders can be picked up as early as Sat, Nov 18th.
Saturday Special
Sat Special this week is DANISH: Tart Cherry, Apricot, Blueberry (DF) and Strawberry (DF). These are delightfully light, with sweetened cheese and no-sugar-added fruit preserves.
Bread
In our dedicated gluten free bakery, this week and all month we will have sourdough (vegan) and challah (DF). This combo makes excellent stuffing. However, We repeat, you must buy it in advance. We will not accept large orders for bread Tues and Weds of Thanksgiving week. Please buy it in the next 2 weeks (its better to let it stale for a week or so anyway. ) Latest pick up of bulk order of bread is Monday, Nov 20th. And then remember, we are closed for a week after Thanksgiving!
The Al-Smadi Family Fundraiser
We are still about $4K shy of the minimum we need to bring this extended family of 8 to the US through Welcome Corps sponsorship. BTW, Zenab (24) is on the left and is the one with kidney failure.
To help get us over that hump, we are offering ONE-on-ONE baking with Leesteffy, the owner (and possibly Danielle, the Head Baker, depending on what you want to learn.) You will get your choice of 4 items to learn (a few items on our menu excluded). OR can choose 2 of your favorite gluten recipes that you want converted to GF. Sometimes conversion can take 10-15 rounds of trying, and that’s why we limit it to 2. For instance, a few years ago I helped someone convert Malmoud cookies and it took us 11 iterations to get it perfect. But in the end, the woman’s husband told her they were better than gluten ones they bought at the middle eastern store. We don’t do Croissants or the like.
The terms: you raise $1K in tax deductible donations. Please note, you can’t donate for yourself and then get the baking prize. IRS rules prohibit tax deductible donations in this instance. You can pay $1K, but you can’t get a tax deduction for it. I’m structuring it this way so that even if you are of modest income, you can still do it, if you get out there and nag your friends, family, and colleagues for donations. It’s a lot of work, trust me, but worth it. Only 2 slots left for your personal session. The number of baking sessions will depend on what you are learning/want converted. I believe the woman making Malmoud cookies came to the store 3 times to get the recipe perfect. This offer is for HOME BAKERS ONLY. No one with commercial intent is eligible.
Wedding
Lots of wedding orders are coming in for December and then 2024. We only make ONE wedding cake a week. So if you know you want us to make your cake, please get your order in. We are the only dedicated GF bakery in the Boston Metro region (that we know of) who makes wedding cakes. So we get booked up fast.
We have a section on our website now devoted to Wedding cake info. With loads of photos.
Deadlines:
Deliveries are Thursday – Sat. We can ask, but not promise, a Weds delivery if you tell us a week before.
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General notes:
If you are trying to call us and we don’t answer, send a text if it’s during regular business hours. For DELIVERY just chose pick up and make sure you’ve added Delivery City to your cart and put name, address, cell phone in Special Instruction box.) For all orders, you will get a TEXT confirmation immediately after placing your order. If you do not receive a text with your order number you order did not go through. Remember, we are a dedicated gluten free bakery. Order here.
