Krakatoa logs awaiting to be cut

We are now available at:
Darien Cheese and Fine Foods, Darien
Caseus Fromagerie, New Haven
and
Forte's Market in Guilford.
Soon we'll have store hours at our kitchen in New Preston.
Happy happy!

Where we are

People are recently asking where one can purchase our cookies. An understandable question but less so when you have just moved some of your facilities and they expect a store. Here is a list of where you can get them in the state:
The Pantry, Washington Depot
The Smithy, New Preston
Washington Food Market, Washington Depot
Artisan Made NE, Southbury
109 Cheese and Wine, Ridgefield
Double L Market, Westport
Babycat Milkbar, Wilton
Darien Cheese and Fine Foods, Darien
Collyer Catering, Westport
Caseus Fromagerie, New Haven
Forte's Market, Guilford
Chamard Vineyards, Clinton
Holmberg Orchards, Gale's Ferry
Sunset Meadow Vineyards, Goshen
Rosedale Farm and Vineyard, Simsbury
The Meat House, Avon
Urban Oaks, New Britain
Rose Flowers and Gifts, Meriden

What becomes an urban legend most?

Perhaps repeating the story in your own words...

Every Thursday she shops at the local supermarket and buys the weekly groceries for herself and her family. This day was not unusual, except that she bought more salami, a treat for herself when the husband was out of the house and she could delight in its unctuousness. She placed the grocery bags on the back seat, closed the door, opened the driver’s door and sat behind the wheel. When she pulled the door shut a loud bang exploded behind her and she felt a sharp pain in the back of her head. She reached with her hand to the spot and felt a moist glob. The pain subsided with a sudden realization that she had been shot in the head and that part of her brain was leaking out. She kept her hand on her head to hold the matter in place and tried to regulate her breathing. Some time must have passed, she couldn’t tell, the adrenalin pumping through her veins and the fear of losing too much blood kept her thoughts on the danger she was in and how to escape this life-threatening situation. What could she do? If she moved, she might make her condition worse. So she tightly held her hand to her spattered head, praying someone to come to her aid. A man walked by and she yelled out to him. “Help me, I’ve been shot!” As he ran over so did a few other passersby who heard her. They opened the door and examined her sticky head. As they gently removed her hand there was no blood but much of the dough from a Pop’n Fresh Croissant tube that had exploded and hit her in the head.

A great resource for the region!

http://www.artisanmade-ne.com/

Check out their website and go to the store. Lovely samples of cheese provided by wonderful people.

Pinkkis for breast cancer cure: Westport Farmers Market

Cookies for a Cure October 27th 10am-2pm
Come join me Thursday, October 27th from 10am-2pm at the Westport Farmer's Market, and discover Savor Cookies' magnificent Pinkki. Made with rosewater syrup, orange and cranberry with beet pulp to make it pink, this epicurean delight is the brainchild of owner, Andre Kreft.

Andre and I are both supporters of organically made, beautifully presented and great tasting delicacies. This pursuit naturally led us both to meet at The Westport Farmer's Market, where, throughout the summer, we coupled our interest and set up tables to market our gastronomical passion to the curious public.

After seeing (and Tasting!) the artfully wrapped Pinkki collection, I approached Andre to supply the cookies as a fundraiser during October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He was swift to agree, and as a result of our planning, "Cookies for a Cure" was born.

Delightful bags of the Pinkki, will be available to the public at a cost of $8.00 per bag. Savor Cookies will graciously donate $4.00 per bag, which will be matched by me, with our then combined total being matched personally by Bill Raveis, Chairman & CEO of WRRE. That's $16 per bag of sweet contributions being donated to The William Raveis Breast Cancer Research Fund.

The WRRE Breast Cancer Fund has raised $1.5 million to date in support of the William Raveis-ACS Patient Navigator Program at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT and the Patient Navigator Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA. These two Patient Navigator programs combined, assisted more than 1,000 patients in 2010 and close to 1,300 cancer patients and their families are expected to be helped this year.

Through the assistance of these programs, patients navigate through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. They move from consultations with medical professionals to decisions about treatment to concerns about finances and how to care for loved ones. The Patient Navigators work with the patients and partner with hospital staff to make sure newly diagnosed cancer patients, their families and care givers receive the support they need.

We all have been reminded that this is the month to support a cause that effects so many of those we love each year. Please join us on October 27th and buy a bag of Pinkki's in memory of someone you lost, or for those you stand beside, in the fight to find a cure.


Note: In the event of product sell out on the afternoon of the event, Andre will be taking orders, wherein the donation ratio will still apply.







Doris Ghitelman
2525 Post Road
Southport, CT 06890
Direct:
Email: askdoris@raveis.com
Website: http://www.askdoris.com

Our new move

I haven't been blogging lately because of many changes. We moved our kitchen to New Preston and now share a space with Mindful Kitchen. It's a lovely space and I couldn't be happier, except when I get my new 60 quart mixer, to come next week. The warehouse will now be our office address, and I'm personally moving to a place in Bethlehem, midway from the two. Our new business address is: 30 Echo Lake Road, Watertown, CT 06795. Same phone number and email address. Enjoy the remaining autumn days and be well.

Leek recipe

Although I get tired of roasting 100 pounds of leek a week, I still love them.
Here's a simple recipe:

Take a bunch of leeks, cut off the bottom (about 1/8 - 1/4"). Slice vertically through the whole stem and rinse under cold water, unfolding each leaf to get rid of grit and sand. Cut off most of the green part and wrap in plastic. (Freeze them and use for flavoring in your next soup.)
Saute whole leeks in a sauce pan with a little butter, until slightly golden. Pour approximately 1/4 cup of sake and braise leeks. When liquid is gone, add more and continue process until leeks are soft and fully cooked. Add with favorite protein on your plate.

A simple, clean addition to any meal!

An old article but worth reading about

Naugatuck cookies ready for baking


Sometimes I run into articles about Savor that I come across after the fact. Here is one.

http://www.thedailywilton.com/food/savor-doris-day

A New Day

It's been a while since I've updated the blog. Since my last entry, I've found a new kitchen to use, a new home and finishing up with the summer farmers markets. We're very excited about our new place. We'll be using Mindful Kitchen's space (in New Preston) on the days Linda is not cooking (Sunday - Tuesday). We're waiting for out new mixer and ready to start a new year with more energy and fun!

Look for us soon in The Village Market in Mattituck, Long Island; Lucy's Whey, East Hampton, Long Island: www.lucyswhey.com

update article

http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2011/09/23/news/local/586680.txt

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/girl-scout-cookie-sales

How the cookie crumbles in girl scout cookie sales

Doris' day

http://www.thedailynorwalk.com/food/savor-doris-day

new on-line article

http://www.examiner.com/food-in-new-york/savor-cookies-bring-novel-flavors-to-cookies

Westport News article

http://www.westport-news.com/default/article/EatDrinkShopCook-Cookies-crumble-in-unexpected-1450888.php

We are now available at
CCC Farmer's Market in Manchester, CT
Roseland Farm in Simsbury, CT
The Meat House, Avon, CT
March Farm, Bethlehem, CT

Andre Kreft Makes Olive Cookies, and Red Onion Cookies and Lavender Cookies, and More

Tasting dates

We'll be offering free tastings at the following places this month!

Friday, June 10: Urban Oaks, 255 Oak Street, New Britain, CT
(860) 223-6200

Saturday, June 11: The Smithy, 10 Main Street, New Preston, CT
860/868.9003

Saturday, June 18: Washington Food Market, 5 Bryan Memorial Plaza, Washington Depot, CT
860/868-7351

Look for us...

Ingredients mixing to make Pinkkis for you!

The next two Saturdays we'll be at the last indoor Litchfield Farmers markets. This coming Thursday look for us at Westport's summer market on Imperial.

We will be available at Dandelion, on Potrero Avenue in San Francisco in 2 weeks.

Countdown to a busy summer

Matcha cookies for Arogya Tea Company in Westport

Beginning the last week in May look for us at the following summer farmers markets:
Tuesday afternoon: Torrington
Thursday: Westport
Saturday: Danbury Mall, and Litchfield
Sunday: Coventry

Grow your own clothes: TED

http://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_lee_grow_your_own_clothes.html

New Outlets

Two new markets now carry our products. please visit them. And come see us this coming Saturday at the Litchfield Farmers Market, Litchfield Community Center, Route 202.
Happy Spring.

109 Cheese and Wine in Ridgefield and
The Smithy in New Preston

Thousands in Switzerland come to see Stinking Flower bloom

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/04/23/world/europe/AP-EU-Switzerland-Corpse-Flower.html?_r=1&hp

Views of flower:
http://titanwurz.unibas.ch/webcam.php

New on-line article - CTBites

Our Nicasia cookie is named for our friend Rosy's baby, Nicasia, born December 2010. Rosy is the owner of the commercial kitchen we use and Nicasia graces our presence there just about every day. We love her.

Check out the new article about us in CTBites:
http://www.ctbites.com/home/2011/3/25/savor-cookies-this-aint-your-average-cookie.html

New Retailers

Cardamom plant (from wikipedia)

Matteo Restaurant will now carry more of our line beginning mid March. Please look for us at Washington Food Market in Washington as well.

Lavender is back

The snow is melting and it feels like the beginning of spring. It's March and lavender cookies are back!

when all you have is lemons...

So you buy a bag of cookies and on your way home it drops to the floor. Each cookie breaks and instead of having the wonderful sensation of biting into a perfect round, you have broken morsels and crumbs to lick.
Here's an idea to use: Take your cosmo cookies and pulverize them to a fine dust. Take a wet martini glass and dip the rim into them, instead of sugar. Then pour your favorite vodka martini and enjoy the spoils of your mishap.

TED talks: JR

a beautiful talk on the transformative quality of art

http://www.ted.com/talks/jr_s_ted_prize_wish_use_art_to_turn_the_world_inside_out.html

new Westport Farmers Market dates

Come see us at the Westport Farmer's Winter Market at Gilbertie's every Thursday this month:

March 10

March 17

March 24

March 31

Say hello and have a a taste!

Our new flavors now available:
Nicasia: rosemary and lemon wrapped in applewood smoked sea salt
Moka Ginger: with smoked black pepper
Pinkki: Rosewater, cranberry, orange peel and beet juice for coloring

Look for us at
Litchfield Farmer's Market, Saturday, February 19 (http://litchfieldhillsfood.org/);
Westport Farmer's Market, Thursday, February 24 (http://westportfarmersmarket.com/) ; and the KEETF (Kent Environmental and Energy Task Force) Summit in Kent, Saturday, February 26 (http://kentedrive.org/)

new market

Beside the other markets we posted the last time, please look for us at Artisan Made, in Southbury Connecticut. Buy wisely, cook carefully.

Look for us (by the end of the week) at the following:

Double L Market, Westport, CT

Holmberg Orchard, Gales Ferry, CT

LaBonne's Market, Woodbury, CT

LaBonne's Market, Salisbury, CT

and

Litchfield Farmer's Market, Saturday February 19

a wonderful recycling clothing outlet. Please check it out. If you can't find it, contact me.

A new article: Hartford Courant, January 6, 2011

A recent article from the Hartford Courant: January 6
http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-savor-cookies-0106-20110106,0,1722213.story

Avery's, a great local soda/Westport dates

Avery has great sodas and is one of the few independent bottlers in New England. They are well worth a visit to New Britain, and close to the Museum of American Art.

Come see us at Westport Winter's Farmer's Market at Gilbertie's on these dates:
Thursdays
January 27,
February 3
February 24
March 24

for more information, go to:
http://westportfarmersmarket.com/