All the fun

I had to take a moment this weekend to sit and be thankful for all the awesome activities the central coast provides. What a blessed life! The fun never stops and there is truely a grey area between work and fun and I just can’t tell you how thankful I am for all of YOU!!

Also, have you purchased a farmers market watermelon this year yet?! They are too good to be true.

Here’s what you will find at the soup booth this week:

Monday in Baywood, Thursday in Morro bay and Friday in cambria

1. “Mike’s” Vegetable Barley (read about Mike at the end of this post)

2. Black Bean Hominy (with Jorge Tomatoes ohhhhhhyeahhhh)

I look forward to seeing you guys and don’t forget your jars!

About Mike: Mike and his wife, Betsey have been soup customers for years and one day, a few summers ago, Mike said that “vegetable barley” was a rather boring name for a soup so I asked him to suggest an alternative and, yep, you guessed it “Mike’s” Vegetable Barley was born.

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Fogust

A happy central coast fogust to you guys! I am a happy happy girl in all this fog we’ve been having on the coast! It’s been fun meeting visitors who are traveling west to escape the inland heat, the markets have been filled with new faces! I love hearing about where travelers are coming from and where they are headed and it’s always an honor to be a little blip on their vacation.

The abundance continues at the markets with grapes, watermelons and corn all in full swing. The stone fruit is winding down over the next couple weeks so stock up while you still can!

Photo by Brian Macelvaine

Here’s what you will find at the soup booth this week:

Monday in Baywood, Thursday in Morro Bay and Friday in cambria

1. Lentil Vegetable

2. Creamy zucchini

Photo by Brian Macelvaine

I look forward to seeing you guys and don’t forget your jars!

Grapes, Corn, and Tomatoes

Corn chowder, paprika roasted potato, charred corn flowers, paprika oil

Oh my goodness, you guys. The produce our farmers are bringing to market is the absolute best it’s ever been! I’ve been eating frozen grapes and watermelon all weekend long and my vegetable sandwiches have been off the hook!! Come to the markets and see for yourselves!!! Plus, this produce is headed right into my soups making them extra tasty and nutritious!

Eeeevery likes corn chowder week

Here’s what you will find at the soup booth this week:

Monday in Baywood, Thursday in Morro Bay and Friday in Cambria

1. Heirloom Tomato Minestrone Gnocchi

2. Creamy Turmeric White bean

Sitting in the forest, eating a date

I look forward to seeing you guys and don’t forget your jars!

Scooter taking a break on our run

Corn ninja!

I’m planning on getting a really good night’s sleep tonight cause its corn chowder day tomorrow!!! (And all week) that means there’s corn to be shucked, potatoes to be chopped, and corn cob stock to be simmered!!

Did anyone go up to Big Sur since the highway opened? It sure has been full in town! My goodness!

Here’s what you will find at the soup booth this week:

Monday in Baywood, Thursday in Morro bay and Friday in cambria

1. Corn Chowder

2. Turkish Red Lentil (red lentils, lemon, carmelized onion and mint)

I look forward to seeing you guys and don’t forget your jars! Also thank You so much for adjusting to the elimination of the loaner jar program. It has really helped to offset costs and not have to raise the cost of the soup! Way to go everybody! Please continue to bring your own jars for the best deal!

Hope this works!!

So I’m reeeealy hoping my soup this week will come out the color I’m seeing in my head. I did a test run on a small scale over the weekend and it was a success but sometimes things are different when executed on a larger scale. The ingredients are superb so I’m confident in the flavor, bear with me on the color! Many thank yous to José from Cortez farms for finding me 100 lbs of purple carrots!!

Photo by Raul Quintero

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Who’s planning to drive up the new hwy 1 next week?! The cambria market should be fun and filled with new faces! It opens on the 20th which is a Cambria market day! Manager Jeff is throwing a party and serving virgin “mudslides” which I think is super clever!

Here’s what you will find at the soup booth this week:

Monday in Baywood park, Thursday in Morro bay and Friday in Cambria

1. Creamy Purple Carrot

2. Moonstone Chili (I named it that because the beans I use remind me of the rocks on moonstone beach in Cambria)

I look forward to seeing you guys and don’t forget your jars! Also, I think I’ve almost convinced Brian to stay my soup both assistant (at least for the summer) I think he’s doing a really great job and I hope you think so too!

Summer is ON!

So many activities, you guys!! It’s been non stop action with the cambria kids on summer break, fourth of July gatherings and warm weather! Plus, know what warm weather means?!

T O M A T O E S !

I have 180 lbs of Jorjes organic heirloom tomatoes heading my way this week for the first tomato bisque of the season! Break out the grilled cheeses! So exciting! Also, corn ninja made an appearance last week, so I’m planning a corn chowder in the next few weeks!

Here’s what you will find at the soup booth this week:

Monday in Baywood, Thursday in Morro bay and Friday in cambria

1. Heirloom tomato bisque

2. Coconut curried lentil

📸 Brian Macelvaine

I look forward to seeing you guys and don’t forget your jars!

Happy 4th!!

What’s everybody doing for the 4th this year?! Cayucos parade? Cambria Fireworks? Giant bowl of soup? Our little towns are already filling up with visitors and I hope everyone has a wonderful time!

Here’s what you will find at the soup booth this week:

Monday in Baywood, Thursday in Morro bay and Friday in cambria

1. Split Pea

2. Creamy Golden Beet with red quinoa

I look forward to seeing you guys and don’t forget your jars!