A year ago, a little seed was planted after a visit to SELMA Cafe in Ann Arbor. (
Read cool, recent article about SELMA here.) Jane and Janice proposed the same crazy idea for Chelsea: a weekly breakfast fundraiser to (1) cook up local ingredients and share farm resources with Chelsea residents and (2) raise funds for a nonprofit organization to grow agriculturally-minded businesses from the farm up. More than $10,000 was raised in one year. The new
Chelsea Community Kitchen was the recipient of the goodwill and net proceeds.
A little group of volunteers who repeatedly expressed, "We think we can, we think we can..." bonded together to keep Yellow Door truckin' for a year. A garden was planted by 7 Dirty Virgins and, along with dedicated promoters, shoppers, cooks, servers, greeters, Flos, silverware organizers and cleaner-uppers, Yellow Door presented Thursday delicious dishes for the Chelsea community.
Now, it's time to celebrate Yellow Door's one year of, "We did it!" Everyone who comes for breakfast gets a yellow market bag, big enough for leftovers, your mutt Millie and a bushel of apples. Dress code: yellow, if you have it. Casual, as always. No RSVPs required.
The BIG Breakfast REVEAL for Thursday's 1st Anniversary Celebration:
Peachs N' Cream Stuffed French toast - Stuffed with local cream cheese
- Topped with homemade peach preserves
- Michigan maple syrup
- Calder Farms butter
- Homemade crème fraiche
- Bacon
Pork Shoulder and Sweet Potato Hash with Fried Egg - Spicy roasted red pepper sauce
- Brown butter thyme cornbread
- Apple slice garnishes
Pumpkin Bread and Yogurt SmoothieBeverages: Local apple cider and grape juice; coffee & tea
Ingredients from: - Greystone Creamery
- Calder Dairy
- Ernst Farm
- Tantre Farm
- Kapnick Orchard
Tis the season for pumpkins! So come get squashed at Yellow Door's Pumpkin Bash on November 14. Bring a pumpkin dish to pass and a recipe to share. Bake your favorite tried-and-true, or get nutty with a new dish. Everyone is welcome!
