Three weeks until Thanksgiving. Please get your PREORDERS in for best choice. ALSO, it is Bagel week!
As someone who is very organized, I love all of you people who put in their orders in last week. You are my favorite kind of people. 🥰
For those of you who waited until the last minute last year to ask what we had left, do you remember how you couldn’t have your favorite pie because it was sold out? Don’t repeat past mistakes. LOL. We have a new Dairy filled Apple Pie this year (with our French Salted Caramel) which so far has been the most popular pie. But Apple Pie is one of the pies that sells out due to not being able to replenish from our suppliers. They run out, just like we do. Life is no longer a bowl of cherries since the pandemic messed with supply chains. Things aren’t 100% back to normal. Or, the normal has changed to something less advantageous for a small business. Some suppliers have changed how they sell (huge bulk only.) So be kind to your bakers and get your orders in soon, please.
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 Sweet and Savory Brioche. These freeze really well and are a delight for breakfast, so stock up. .
Donuts are again in TWO Weeks. Get your orders in if you want your favorite flavors and don’t want to come in at 9am. We have a new flavor, Cookie-Dough (brioche ring with vanilla glaze, a ball of chocolate chip cookie dough in the center and chocolate drizzle)on the menu this time. And an all time favorite: Boston Cream on the menu too. VEGAN DONUTS MUST BE PREORDERED. WE DON’T SELL THEM AT THE WINDOW.
In December, Donuts will be on Thursday the 7th (Sufganiyot only) and then a full donut offering on Sat, Dec 9th. We will also have Cinnamon Buns on Dec 2nd.
Bread
In our dedicated gluten free bakery, this week we will have Bagels (Vegan) and Challah (DF). Our Bagels are sourdough slow rise bagels. After they rise for a minimum of 24 hours, we shape them, let them rise again, boil them, roll them in seeds and bake them. They are NYC style bagels. A little crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside.
The Al-Smadi Family Fundraiser
Those of you who have been around for awhile know that i can be very focused on helping those less fortunate than those of us here in Boston. Now that i’m in remission, i’m focused and energetic about bringing this extended family to the USA. The world is a scary place at the moment, and I want them here safe and sound. They have two extremely ill family members, and I know personally how vulnerable that can make one feel. Jawad, (6 years old) was born at a tent camp with Cerebral Palsy. Zenab, his cousin, at 24 has kidney failure, also probably as a result of the war, as it doesn’t run in the family. We need tax deductible donations to collect the required amount to sponsor them under the Welcome Corp rules. You can donate here (write Al-Smadi family/Zenab and Rasha in the memo box), or bring a check to the bakery (and get a free cookie.) Or if you email me (info@violettegf.com) I can send you my venmo. If you have fundraising ideas you’d like to do, let me know.
Items the Al-Samdi Family will Need (thinking into the future)
In addition to money, the immediate need is a place to store donations for the family. A garage, basement, or the like. The family can each bring one suitcase. So all will need clothing. The kids are Jouri (f) 8, Jawad (m) 6, Massa (f) 1.3 yrs old and Ryan (m) newborn. The parents Ghater 31 and Ragda 25, and the two nieces, Rasha 26 and Zenab 24, will all need clothing as well.
Currently they live in a one room house, where the only furniture is a rug and rolled mattresses to sleep and eat on — so we won’t be collecting an abundance of furniture, as we don’t want to overwhelm them. For instance, we will likely find one set of furniture for living and dinning. A comfortable low coach, and low chairs or pillows to sit on, a rug and a large coffee table for them to have their meals around, rather than a dinning room set. And then beds (the kids may choose to sleep together) and storage for clothing. So not a lot of furniture will be collected, but we’d rather be able to take appropriate pieces as found/offered, rather than scrambling and paying for furniture at the last minute.
Calling all Bikers.
The family would love bikes! Dad, Jouri , Massa and the two nieces Rasha and Zenab would ALL LOVE biking lessons and bikes. Bikes are a luxury where they live. Only Jouri knows how to ride a bike. Mom (Raghda) is afraid of riding a bike, so maybe a 2 person bike would be good for this family, so Mom can enjoy as well.
Jawad needs a wheelchair. Eventually, as the family is plugged into the cerebral palsy medical community here, i’m sure Jawad will be able to get a wheel chair tailored to his special needs, but when they arrive at the airport, they will need a wheelchair, hand push or electric. At the moment, Mom or Dad carries him everywhere, which puts a lot of stress on the family. This means 8 year old Jouri has to help carry toddler Massa and baby Ryan, if they go out to shop for food while Dad and the nieces are at work. Jawad can’t be left alone. So they need a wheelchair for arrival. And a double stroller would also probably help. (Doesn’t your life sound so easy now?)
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.
