Sugar Cookies
makes 4 dozen

1 cup powder sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup canola oil
1 egg beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350.  In a large bowl mix together the powder sugar, flour, cream of tarter and salt.  Cream butter. Add canola oil, egg and vanilla. Mix. Add dry ingredients and mix again until dough forms.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls, roll in granulated sugar, place on cookie sheet and press down on each cookie to slightly flatten.
Bake 8 minutes until cookies are set with a hint of color.

For the freshest in locally produced regional specialties — such as fruit, cheese, veggies and artisanal breads — look no further than Southport Avenue.

No, we’re not talking about Southport Grocery & Cafe (though we have lots of regional specialites too). We’re talking about the weekly Southport Green Market.

Featuring Local Producers: Harvest Moon Owens Flowers, Stamper Cheese Company, Barry’s Berries & Bleeding Heart Bakery

Southport Green Market runs every Saturday morning from now until October 18th, 2008, 8am – 12 noon. The Green Market is located at 1420 W. Grace St. in the Blaine School Parking Lot.

We hope to see you there!

‘Go green’ is something you hear in daily conversation…now here is an eco-friendly product for your refrigerator, first mentioned in Food & Wine, August 2008. And of course available at Southport Grocery.

cmbsweets jams are made with organic fruit from California. Started as a way to enjoy the bounty from the California farmer markets this line of all-natural jams, jellies and sweets spans dozens of flavors.

cmbsweets uses only locally grown seasonal fruits, scouring farmers’ markets throughout Northern California for small family farms that offer the freshest, tastiest produce. Strawberries from Gizdich Ranch in Watsonville…Gizdich’s berries are so good that Sunset Magazine named cmbsweets’ strawberry jam “The Best of the West” in June 2006. Twin Hill Organic Farms in Sebastapol supplies the fujis for the apple-honey butter, and every batch is sweetened with Wildflower honey produced by Eggman Family Farms in Terra Bella. Kashiwase Farms grows California’s plumpest apricots. cmbsweets adds a touch of almond extract and a bit of sugar to create a jam that tastes as fresh as the fruit off the tree.

If you are interested in these jams call us at 773-665-0100 and we will be happy to help you.

Breakfast Bruschetta
serves 2

4 eggs
2 chicken sausage links, sliced on an angle
2 cups bruschetta topping
4 pieces crostini
4 tablespoons queso fresco
basil chiffonade to garnish

Saute the chicken sausage over med-high heat until cooked through. Reduce heat to medium and add the bruschetta topping to the pan. Cook until heated through and remove from heat. 
In a separate non stick pan, softly scramble the eggs. Place 2 pieces of crostini on each plate and spoon the eggs on top of the crostini. Next, spoon the bruschetta topping with chicken sausage over the eggs
and sprinkle with queso fresco. Garnish with basil chiffonade…Enjoy!

Bruschetta Topping
2 roma tomatoes, diced
2 tablespoon minced red onion
1 tablespoon white balsamic vin
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh mixed herbs, finely chopped
salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Homemade Crostini
1 baguette
1/4 cup fresh mixed herbs, finely chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice baguette on an angle, approx. 1/4 inch thick. Brush with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with fresh herbs. Bake for approx. 10 minutes or until the crostini is lightly golden.