A new Year and New Beginnings!

Well, we did it! We finished remodeling (I never thought it would be done) and we moved into our new space. We own it, so we should not have to move again! It is located at 26 Central Square, right in the middle of Bristol. There are so many new things coming up this year, not just a new space. I am retiring from teaching this June, after 20 wonderful years, and will be able to have the bakery open full time after that. We have expanded into a sit down coffee shoppe style place, where you can get freshly pressed juices, smoothies, lattes, as well as your favorite baked goods (regular or gluten free).

One of my big plans for this summer is to offer a Sunday brunch buffet, highlighting a different farm each week. This will keep everything fresh and delicious as well as helping out some people doing great things! Our deli opens on Memorial Day and will be downstairs overlooking the river. It will be a Boar's Head deli (they are always gluten free) and highlight their totally natural line. We will also offer an array of salads, homemade soups and vegan or vegetarian entrees.

People ask why so many different things, and I say that the cornucopia reminds me of plenty and variety and fresh food and that is what I want to being to people. Fresh food that will taste delicious, enhance their health and in an atmosphere that they will enjoy. Cornucopia cakes, Cornucopia Bakery, Cornucopia Catering, Cornucopia Deli...See the theme? Quality food and plenty of it. I hope to see you soon.

Renovations

Big progress in the building , it looks nicer and nicer everyday !
Follow the renovations with more pictures on facebook "cornucopia bakery "...

November Tidings

In school we always recited a poem: "No leaves, No sun, No snow, November".
While it is true that November can be dark and dreary, it is also a wonderful time to start up the wood stove, get out your turtlenecks and enjoy the brisk, clean air. Think positive! We never seem to worry about the humidity in November!
It is also a great time to curl up with a cup of tea and a scone and just relax before the craziness of the holidays and winter come.
Sara and I have been busy at work on the new bakery and it looks like we will be moving in January first. Things will stay the same until Memorial Day and then the deli will open, the bakery will be open full time and the coffee shoppe will be expanded. We have comfy couches and chairs as well as free wifi so when it is November you will be able to curl up with a cup of tea, chat with a friend or use your computer or read a good book in our new space.
I hope to see you soon at the bakery!

Menu this week:

REGULAR

Cinnamon Rolls
Carrot Cake Whoopee Pies
Cranberry Scones
Banana chocolate chip muffins
Lemon Bars
Gingerbread Whoopee Pies
Chocolate Sour Cram cupcakes

Gingersnaps
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Shorten BRead Cookies

Baquettes
Soft Wheat Bread
Ten Grain Bread
Cinnamon Raisin Bread

GLUTEN FREE

Carrot Cake Whoopee Pies
Orange Polenta Cake
Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
Lemon Bundt Cake
Chocolate Mint Whoopee Pies

Hedgehog Cookies
Pretend Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate Chip cookies

Sourdough Bread
Sandwich/Hamburger Rolls

Halloween Weekend

This weekend is Halloween and people always buy their favorite candy to give out.
The favorite thing for me to get, by far, was a homemade popcorn ball. I think there are a couple of reasons for that. One is that my mother used to make over one hundred of them to give away on Halloween, and that and Christmas would be only times we would get the treats. The second reason is because they were homemade and you could taste the time and care that went into them. I think that is why I like having a little bakery, I can take some time and make things that people ask for, to make them feel as though their treat was special, just like a popcorn ball was to me. I hope when you come into the bakery you can taste the care we put into our treats, no tricks just honest to goodness ingredients and caring.

Regular Bakery choices for this weekend:

Shortenbread dipped in chocolate
Raspberry Turnovers
Cinnamon Rolls
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Cranberry Scones
Mixed Berry Muffins

Gingersnaps
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Focacia Bread
Ten Grain Bread

Gluten Free Choices for this weekend:

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Macaroons
Fruit Coffee Cake
Seven Layer Bars

Pretend Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Focaccia Bread
Sourdough Bread

Boston Expo

This weekend will be pure pleasure to be at the bakery. Sara, Melanie and I are attending the Northeast Health Food Expo in Boston and everytime I go, I learn so much from the workshops and see so many different ways to prepare foods. This is also our last hurrah before Melanie goes to Texas for the winter and Sara and I prepare for our move into a permanent, bigger place. So I am posting the menu this week, but hope you will allow me a few differences if I find something incredible that I must try upon returning.

REGULAR

Braided Challah Bread
Honey Graham Bread
Whole Wheat and Flax Seed Bread
Sourdough Baquettes

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Fruit Scones
Blueberry Muffins
Cranberry Nut Bars
Cinnamon Rolls
Fruit Pinwheels

Gingersnaps
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

GLUTEN FREE

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Chocolate Whoopie Pies
Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Molasses Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brioche Bread
Olive Oil Bread

Columbus Day Weekend

It seems surreal that Columbus Day weekend is already upon us! We are catering a party of one hundred this weekend, have a wedding cake to make and two birthday cakes. But even better than all of that (which is great) I get to babysit my grandson on Friday night:) Melanie and Bryan are getting ready for their move to Austin, Texas for the winter and I will miss them like crazy!!! Luckily, my daughter Angela wants to work more at the bakery and she is an absolute joy! The new floor is in for the kitchen of the new bakery downtown and I am excited to put up shelving and begin the painting, just waiting on the state to say go ahead. Once we move the equipment into the kitchen we will be able to start painting the retail and coffee shop space as well. It looks like we are planning our move for after Christmas, if all goes as planned. Keep your fingers crossed and thank you for all the good wishes!

I hope to see you this weekend and that you enjoy this last burst of Early Autumn weather we are suppose to have.

REGULAR MENU FOR SATURDAY
Coconut Macaroons
Gingersnaps
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Cupcakes (flavor TBD)
Cranberry Nut Bars
Baked Doughnuts
Cinnamon Rolls
Fruit Scones
Apple Streusel Muffins
Pumpkin Cheesecake

Baquettes
High Protein Bread
Ten Grain Bread

GLUTEN FREE MENU
Apple Bread
Doughnuts
Toffee Bars
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Cinnamon Rolls
Coconut Macaroons

Vegan Pretend Peanut Butter Cookies (No Peanut Butter ever used)
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Assorted Breads
Hamburger/Sandwich Rolls

Marathon Weekend on Newfound Lake

It is Friday night and Melanie and I are at the bakery getting prepared for tomorrow, when it dawned on me "Oh, no I didn't do the blog this week!" So here it is, late but done :)
We catered a great wedding last week for 125 people and that makes eight weddings this season as well as a dozen wedding cakes. This makes us happy to see our business grow and we do not take for granted that our customers make this happen, so thank you!

If you are running by this weekend (for the marathon) or just driving around waiting for your favorite runner, stop in and visit us.

The menu this week includes some new items and some of our favorites:

GLUTEN FREE

Chocolate Chunk Brownie Bars
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Blueberry Millet Muffins
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Coconut Macaroons
Banan Blueberry Bread
Baked Doughnuts

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pretend Peanut Butter Cookies (we never use peanut butter but you won't be able to tell)
Coconut Date Hedgehogs

Sandwich/Hamburger Rolls
Multigrain Bread
Sourdough Bread

* Remember that a lot of our gluten free baked goods are also dairy, soy and egg free as well **

REGULAR

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Blueberry Muffins
Coconut Macaroons
Cranberry Nut Bars
Cinnamon Rolls
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Fruit Scones

Gingersnap cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Baguettes
Spelt Bread
Three Seed Bread