Please join us for our 2nd annual "Bake Sale to Benefit" Kids Ability on Friday, April 16th, 2010 from 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
All of the profits from the baked goods will benefit children right here in our community with disabilities to help them reach their potential.

Sometime after 5 p.m., I’ll head down to Conestoga Mall (where the Radiothon is taking place) and I’ll let them know how much money we were able to raise with our sale.

We’ll be selling all sorts of delicious baked goodies, including cupcakes, squares, cakes, cookies, muffins, pies and of course our signature lemon currant scones. We’ll sell the items in individual as well as “family” sized portions.

Hope to see you in the shop on April 16th to support this great cause.

Save 10% off any quesadilla, all month long!

Our best-selling quesadilla is the bacon, apple, caramelized onion and aged cheddar variety. Although I really enjoy this quesadilla and would never dream of taking it off the menu, my all-time favourite is the roasted vegetable, red pepper jelly and brie variety.

Have you tried our new pulled pork, black bean, corn and cheddar quesadilla? It's delicious too, especially when served with our cilantro-lime sour cream.

coconut, ginger, chicken & lemon soup

My last Waterloo Chronicle column featured a recipe for Tempura Shrimp, inspired by a visit to the popular U.S. Asian-fusion restaurant chain "PF Changs".

Here is another delicious recipe with Asian flavours - and even though it's warming up outside, soup is still making an appearance at many dinner tables!

serves about 4

ingredients

• 1 can light coconut milk
• 1 cup chicken stock
• grated zest from one lime
• grated zest from one lemon
• 2 TBSP grated fresh ginger
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 125 grams boneless chicken breasts, thinly sliced and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/4 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 2 TBSP fish sauce
• 2 TBSP chopped fresh cilantro

method

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, cook coconut milk, stock, lime and lemon zests, ginger and red pepper flakes until hot but not boiling.
2. Add chicken and red pepper and cook until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes. Stir in fish sauce and cilantro.

   note: you can add 1 TBSP of brown sugar is you like a bit of sweetness.

It may be cold and rainy outside, but it feels like spring inside of our shop! All of our new spring merchandise (wreaths, tea towels, cocktail napkins, cheese spreaders and more) has arrived, along with our Easter chocolate!

We have a huge selection of Easter chocolate and candy from Rheo Thompson Candies and Reid's Chocolate.

We're carrying a new line of locally made chocolate from "Exquistely Chocolate", made right here in Waterloo.

To be honest, I wasn't even looking to add to our selection of chocolate (as we already have a great selection from Rheo Thompson Candies and Reid's). However, after trying a sample (or ten!) that Len and Tricia Eagle (the owners of Exquistely Chocolate) dropped off, we were all hooked.

Exquistely Chocolate specializes in hand-rolled truffles and they are hands-down the best truffles that I have ever tasted. I try to be relatively careful about what I eat but my willpower lost on that fateful Exquistely Chocolate sample day...

Len and Tricia Eagle will be coming to our shop on Saturday, April 3rd to offer a free tasting of their new chocolate line up. Please stop by to try a taste (or two!)

This package includes:

• your choice of ready-to-bake quiche (serves 8)
• your choice of ready-to-bake scones (serves 8)
• 1/2 L of our best-selling fruit & nut granola (perfect with yogurt and fresh fruit!)
• toasted almond salad dressing
  (just add greens and seasonal veg!)
• your choice of a dessert square (serves 8-10)

order by Thursday, April 1st

pick up your brunch package on Saturday, April 3rd
anytime between 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(if you are heading out of town, we can make arrangements for you to pick up your package earlier in the week).

Save 20% off any of our signature ready-to-bake scones!

This special savings is valid from Monday, March 15th - Saturday, March 20th only.

The shop will be closed on Good Friday, April 2nd. The shop will be open on Saturday, April 3rd (don't forget to pick up your Easter goodies!). We will also be closed on Easter Sunday, April 4th and Easter Monday, April 5th.

One last thing – we’re hoping that all of you receiving this newsletter want to be on our distribution list.

If you would like to be removed from this list, please let me know and we will fulfill your request asap.