American Red Cross fundraiser @ Yellow Door this Saturday, March 26

Let's gather for a delicious breakfast menu at our favorite Yellow Door venue this Saturday, March 26. All proceeds from breakfast donations go to the American Red Cross to help those in need in Japan.

~ 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
~ $15 minimum donation suggested
~ Cash or check made out to American Red Cross

Once again, the Ortbrings open their home @ 213 Harrison Street in Chelsea, Michigan, and invite us through the yellow door for a casual, scrumptious breakfast.

Yeah, yeah, you can sleep in... or you can make a DIFFERENCE and add your few dollars to a pile of other dollars. All together, we'd love to raise at least $1,000 for the American Red Cross' effort in Japan.

Feel good and load up on feel-good food. Choose from:


~ Grilled Roast Beef Rosemary Hash: Grilled roast beef* rosemary hash topped with a fried Back Forty Acres egg and served with a side of horseradish sauce, salad greens, Mill Pond Great Lakes sourdough toast, and MOO-ville Creamery butter.

~ Traditional Pancakes: Westwind Milling Pancakes with Bobilin honey-sweetened whipped cream, your choice of Lake Michigan cherry compote or Michigan blueberry compote, Mindo Chocolate sauce and two pork sausage links.*

~ Bread Pudding: Mill Pond Bread Challah bread pudding with Greystone Creamery cream cheese topped with your choice of Lake Michigan cherry compote or Michigan blueberry compote and served with (or without) two pork sausage links.*

*All natural, chemical-free beef and pork from local farms via www.lunasa.us ~ Ernst Farm, Back Forty Acres, Hiday Farm.

Beverage options: Michigan Apple Cider, MOO-ville Creamery Milk, Iceni Tea, Freshly Roasted Bourbon Coffee from Mindo Chocolate Makers.

Share the news. Invite your friends. All are welcome -- including children. See you Saturday!

Yellow Door Pumpkin Bash is this Sunday!

It's finally here! A delicious, divine event featuring pumpkins galore. The Yellow Door Pumpkin Bash is this Sunday, November 14, at Free Methodist Church on Werkner Road in Lyndon Township from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

There's still a chance to RSVP. Send us an email to let us know you're coming. Then, on Sunday, bring a pumpkin dish -- traditional or totally unique -- to share and serve 10 to 14 people. Be sure to use as many local ingredients as possible, especially the pumpkin! Also bring a serving utensil, your recipe to share and a $10-15 donation to benefit the Chelsea Community Kitchen.

Arrive at 4:30 p.m. to nibble on pumpkin pizza pies and sip pumpkin juice. At 5:00 p.m., we'll dig in to an assortment of pumpkin appetizers, soups, main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Taste, sample, and devour the yummy dishes. Vote for your favorites!

The Yellow Door Pumpkin Bash is a super way to savor the season!

Pumpkin pizza & more at November 14 Pumpkin Bash

	The scoop: What? Yellow Door Pumpkin Bash... come get squashed! Bring a favorite or first-time-ever-made-this pumpkin dish. Must use Michigan pumpkins. (Easy to do with a zillion pumpkin farms a pumpkin throw away!) When? Sunday, November 14 What time? 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Where? Free Methodist Church on Werkner Road in Lyndon Township

At 4:30 p.m. on November 14, come nibble on pumpkin pizza pies and sip some pumpkin juice.

Then, dig in at 5:00 p.m. on an assortment of pumpkin appetizers, soups, main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Taste, sample, and devour the yummy recipes featuring local pumpkins and other fresh ingredients. Vote for your favorite dishes in fun categories (see below).

Coffee, tea, and cider will be provided with beautifully set tables as the accent. All you need to do is bring your dish to serve (for 10-14 people), a serving utensil, your recipe to share and a $10-15 donation. (Net proceeds benefit Chelsea Community Kitchen.)

Bring your dish, taste a bounty of pumpkin dishes and vote for your favorites! Potential dish categories include*:

• Best ingredient combo that we wouldn't have thought of in a million years
• Most dramatic presentation
  
• Reminds us most of Grandma's dishes
  
• Takes the meaning of squash to a whole new level
  
• * Submit your own category!

Get Squashed at Yellow Door Pumpkin Bash: November 14

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!

When? November 14
Time? 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Where? CCK's kitchen location @ Free Methodist Church on Werkner Road in Lyndon Township, just a wee bit north of downtown Chelsea

A donation is suggested to support Chelsea Community Kitchen. All proceeds benefit the CCK! More details to come.

Yellow Door is closed -- for now

Thursday breakfast at Yellow Door is on hiatus. So, dear friends, please visit other favorite downtown Chelsea breakfast destinations like Zou Zous, Pierce's Pastries and Gourmet Chocolate Cafe on Thursday mornings. Do not walk into Yellow Door... for Yellow Door is closed for now...

So, no dangling, artsy fork and spoon will be hanging outside Yellow Door... no fork, no spoon, means no breakfast is being served.

We know; it's all a bit sad. Cheer up, though, buckeroos, we are kicking around some new ideas for Yellow Door and hope to share these thoughts soon. If you have a superb location and a yearning desire to host Yellow Door, a farm-to-table initiative ignited by passionate Chelsea-area folks, let us know! Send us an email and we'd love to chat: meetatyellowdoor@gmail.com.