Pacific Sourdough

This week the reality of pecans hit the bakery. We make a variety of wonderful pecan treats beloved by our loyal customers but when my wholesaler quoted me the $9.00 a pound price of pecans (a 50% increase since December) I had to rethink the idea of pecan sticky buns for the farmers market this weekend. Hm...cinnamon buns, no everyone makes those, almond buns, did those last week. Then I remembered a favorite from my childhood. My mother used to make a delicious Orange Sticky bun. Now what was the recipe? I remember it had orange juice, or was that oj concentrate? Were they frosted or turned over with the sticky side up? Surely a Google search would turn up just the right recipe. Nope, nada. I wondered if my mom would remember or maybe even have the recipe somewhere?


My mom is a very organized person, " a place for everything and everything in it's place". I am sure this adage was much easier to employ after I moved out some 30-odd years ago and stopped messing things up. Her pantry is a fine example of this neatness. 25 kinds of teas, organized in sub-sets of herbal, green, black, flavored, decaf, caffeinated and specialty, each sub-set arranged alphabetically. I tease her about it mercilessly. But hey, when you need something from Mom she can usually put her finger right on it. So I picked up the phone, "hey Mom, you remember those orange buns you used to make? I think in reality she only made them a handful of times before some other goody snagged our attention and appetites. Sure enough, she remembered them and in less than 3 minutes found the cookbook with the recipe. Bingo! Orange Glory Buns from a circa 1963 Better Homes and Gardens. It sounded like just the treat to bake to brighten up a winter morning, a few tweaks, a splash of Grand Marnier in the glaze and there we are, Orange Sunshine Buns, everybody loved 'em. Thanks Mom, let's have tea.

Vendor Specials for February 4th

It is football time! Come on down to the market and pick up everything you need for the big game like fresh veggies, baked goods and more. See you saturday bright and early!


Honeystone Candles- Our Honeystone bees are wintering well, and enjoying the few afternoon hours warm enough to fly, when they visit native hazels and our pink and white heathers. During the winter, bees form a cluster in the hive with the queen in the center. They eat the honey and pollen stored last summer, and will only take flight when temperatures are over 50 degrees.
We are welcoming February with a focus on hearts. We have two special offers until Valentine's Day: a free heart necklace with $10 purchase, or $1 off a set of floating heart candles! Give sweetness and light to your Valentine with Honeystone pure beeswax products!

Custom Soap Shop- With Valentines Day just around the corner now is the time to pick up a special gift for someone you love. Lotions and Sugar Scrubs make luxurious gifts that she will love. Special of the week: Receive a FREE White Tea & Ginger soap with a purchase of $10 or more. We will also have our wonderful Natural Dogspaw  products. Made with Tea Tree, Peppermint, & Eucalyptus they are a natural alternative to harsh chemicals and are great at keeping the bugs away!

This Saturday At The Market

We are well into the Winter Market season now. You can expect wonderful fresh produce, eggs and meat this week along with fresh baked goods and more. We will be open from 9am to 1pm. Make sure you come hungry. See you Saturday!

Honeystone Candles- Sunshine early this week has been so welcome! It was warm enough for the bees to be venturing out and we saw them working hazel catkins and heather flowers. This week our neighbors, who are commercial beekeepers, are loading their bees up to go to the California almond pollination. Our bees will be staying home, waiting out the winter in the Coast Range.This Saturday we will give away a free floating candle with each $10 purchase. Watch for other offers in February!

The Custom Soap Shop- Valentines Day is just around the corner. We will have some fun Valentines soaps with us this week. This weeks special is a free Rain soap with a purchase of $10 or more. Lotions and Sugar scrubs made fresh today. They make a great gift!

Oregon Hand Crafted Pine Needle Baskets- We will have a lovely selection of baskets this week. Our baskets are made out of Ponderosa pine needles gathered in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley. Many Baskets contain sliced black walnuts, sliced agates, semi precious stones, and pressed flowers from our garden.

Vendor Specials for Saturday!

Alsea Acre Goat Cheese- We were featured in the January 4th Food Day section of The Oregonian. The article was entitled "Farmers Market Favorites" and can be seen  HERE. The article featured Party In A Jar. You can see and purchase your own Party In A Jar, along with Feta and several flavors of Alsea Acre fresh chevre, this Saturday at the Corvallis Indoor Winter Market.

Honeystone Candles- Today is a beautiful sunny day in the country after a very soggy weekend. The native hazels are blooming and, if it gets warm enough, our bees will be out gathering the first fresh pollen of the year. Thanks to your positive response last week, we are extending our offer of a free floating candle with each $10 purchase through January. Fill your home with the sweetness and light of pure beeswax candles!

Custom Soap Shop- We will have some new products this week including our Natural Shampoo that is Gluten Free & full of wonderful essential oils. Make sure to stop by and smell all of our wonderful new scents this week. Special of the week: Free White Tea & Ginger soap with a purchase of $10 or more!

Sunday Brunch

Here is a great recipie for Sunday brunch. You can get your fresh bread and eggs at the market on Saturday!

French Toast Casserole:

Ingredients:
5 cups bread cubes
4 Eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup white sugar, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8x8 inch baking pan.
2.Line bottom of pan with bread cubes. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt and vanilla. pour egg mixture over bread. Dot with butter; let stand for 10 minutes.
3.Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. Bake in preheated oven about 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden.

Opening Day Vendor Specials

Tomorrow is opening day for the Corvallis Indoor Winter Market. We will be open from 9am-1pm. Music this week is the Sing In The Vally Vocalists accompanied by Patti Feltman. We will post vendor specials here every Friday so make sure you check out our blog or Facebook page before you head on down to the market. See you tomorrow!

Denison Farms- As I sit in my office and look out the window, I see our neighbor's wetland has turned into a lake with all the recent rains. Our fields, however, are above flood level, so we can harvest even in the wettest weather. In addition to the usual local kale, collards, spinach, cabbage, and potatoes that you have come to expect at the winter market, Denison Farms will have freshly-dug carrots, tender & sweet Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, and broccolini. Come early if you want Brussels sprouts or sweet potatoes, as those usually sell out quickly.


Wood Family Farm- We will have a complete line of beef cuts and pork sausage products available, as well as, a smattering of lamb cuts at the first market. We will also have eggs. The break between market seasons was enjoyable. The new year has begun with a bang. Our first litter of pigs were born last week and our first lambs arrived this week. Stop by our booth on Saturday and Dan will give you the farm update and help you replenish your meat supply!


The Mushroomery- We are mushroom hunting on the Coast for winter mushrooms and we will have Winter Chanterelles, Hedgehogs, Ashy Coral, Black Trumpets and a couple pounds of Chanterelles available Saturday. We will also have cultivated White Elm, grow-at-home-kits and White Truffles (harvested a few miles from the farm)!

Honeystone Candles- The Honeystone bees are clustered in their hives, waiting out the worst of the winter. However, the fragrance of summer flowers is present in their wax that we harvested last Fall to form into our original design candles. You can brighten your day and refresh the air in your home with the sweetness and light from pure beeswax candles. Honeystone Candles is offering a free floating candle with each $10 purchase this Saturday.

Custom Soap Shop- We are happy to be back at the Winter market. We have several new scents to try this week like Ginger Verbena and Sandalwood & Vanilla to name a few. We also have some wonderful new products as well. We will also be running an Opening Day Special- Receive a free Cranberry & Fig soap with a purchase of $10 or more. Make sure to check out our Facebook Page for a Valentines Day giveaway!

Bare Mountain Farms- While winter is now here in all its glory you can still get a sweet reminder of those great early warm summer days with some of our beautiful lavender gifts. At the farm we grow over 100 plants of lavender of many different varieties. We offer both fresh, when in season, and dried the rest of the year. Lavender can be very relaxing the fragrance is sweet yet soothing. Bare Mountain Flowers will be
offering all that you see pictured above and more this Saturday at our first indoor market of the season. We look forward to seeing our old friends and meeting new ones as the local market season begins. So stop by and visit us Tomorrow!

Market Opens This Saturday

Hello to all of our wonderful Winter Market customers. We wanted to let you know that this Friday, and every Friday we will be posting vendor specials on the blog. Make sure you check it out before you head down to the market!