the weekend to end all weekends

i am currently in the middle of the busiest weekend of my life.

it's late. i just got home from catering a buffet wedding rehearsal dinner for 40. tomorrow i have the market & another wedding rehearsal dinner for 60. eeeeppppp!!!

thankfully i have lots of help. i'll only be at the market for a short time tomorrow to set up & then i have to peace out. there will be two lovely ladies holding down the fort for me though. lauren & leslie are customers, turned friends, turned helpers who are pretty passionate about cupcakes & pumped to be rocking my corner of the market tomorrow. i'll be back to take care of business on sunday.

ok, sorry for such a lacklustre post, but i haven't even stopped to take pictures of things this week. here's a rundown of the menu:

lentil shepherd's pie   small $9 large $18

vegan & gluten-free. the bottom layer is lentils stewed with tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms & herbs. then towards the end of cooking, i stirred in zucchini, beet greens, kale, peas, corn & a touch of balsamic. this gets topped off with a puree of potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, cauliflower & nutritional yeast to make it taste a bit cheesy.

chipotle lime pulled pork   small $10 large $20

i braised getaway farm pork shoulder with southwestern spices until tender and then mixed it up with lots of caramelized onions & homemade chipotle lime bbq sauce. this mixture is on the bottom & then topped with black bean & corn succotash with bell peppers, green onions & pickled chillies. then the entire dish gets topped with mashed sweet potatoes spiked with sour cream & cilantro.

beef shepherd's pie  small $10 large $20

moroccan meatballs  small $10 large $20

brisket & blue  large $20

chile verde pork  large $20

sweet & sour pork meatballs  large $20

chicken, leek & bacon pies  small $10 large $20

grilled chicken breast with white bean ragu & summer veggies  small $10 large $20

lobster mac & cheese  small $12 large $24

fish cakes & baked beans  $15

vegan curry  small $9 large $18

soups & stews - $7/500ml container

curried butternut squash

vegan vegetable stew

roasted pepper, tomato, sweet potato & chipotle

black bean & corn chili

baked beans

chicken stew

seafood chowder

salads - $5/375ml container

beet: strawberries, wheat berries, radicchio, balsamic, baby kale, goat cheese

broccoli: almonds, bacon, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, red onion

quinoa: grilled fennel, grapefruit, cucumber, olives, fresh herbs, arugula

sweet potato: avocado, lime, cilantro, chipotle, bell peppers, green onions 

the sweets will be the same as usual with the addition of a new concoction. i took the shortbread base from the maple walnut bars & topped it with the lemon curd from my lemon tarts & voila - lemon shortbread bars. the curd is ultra tart & the base is ultra rich so it's a pretty good combo & should satisfy all those folks i've been disappointing since i stopped making lemon tarts.

ok, that's all for now. i really need a few hours sleep. hopefully you make it down to the market over the weekend to stock up :)