Sweet Pea Cafe

09/12/2016

Come hang out, eat potato salad and watch Mountain Goat concerts with us on YouTube tomorrow. Or else!

03/01/2016

We have 100% from scratch pulled pork on special. Brian even sauce-bossed the barbecue!

12/01/2015

Chorizo, bacon, red onion and barbecue hollandaise over a bagel, full avocado, spicy grilled tomato and a soft poached egg? Garnished with feta cheese and balsamic vinaigrette? Yes and Yes. Brunch like you mean it!

01/04/2014

Great News. Grandpa Sweet Pea (Keith Thornton) is the musical talent for tonight. He holds forth beginning at seven. Please do come.

11/09/2012

and now for a little something I'm calling... 14 words that mean "nonsense" and sound like food:

14 words that mean “nonsense” and sound like food:

1. Gobbledy-gook (snack mix).
2. Malarkey (cured meat).
3. Hogwash (strong h***h).
4. Balderdash (casserole).
5. Poppycock (fritter).
6. Mumbo-jumbo (spicy leftovers).
7. Hooey (thick sauce).
8. Drivel (thin sauce).
9. Palaver (layered meat pie).
10: Prattle (confectionary nuts).
11. Babble (cabbage soup).
12. Foofaraw (seafood stew).
13. Jive (spicy dried peppers).
14. Baloney.

10/26/2012

Pancake Batter:
Dry:
-2 ½ cup all-purpose flour.
-3/4 cup minus 2 T granulated sugar.
-1 tsp. kosher salt.
-1tsp. baking soda.
-2 tsp. baking powder.
Wet:
-1/3 cup sour cream.
-3 eggs.
-1 pint buttermilk.

-In a mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. In a separate bowl whisk wet ingredients.
-Make a well in the center of dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients to well.
-Whisk to the point where you can’t see any dry flour in the mix, but not so thoroughly that the small lumps are smoothed.
-When you have a wet, slightly lumpy batter, you’re done. Cook for about 3 minutes a side on a buttered griddle or in a buttered non-stick pan. Add maple syrup and chow down.

For Ricotta pancakes, add an extra third of a cup of flour to the dry mix and half a cup of ricotta cheese to the wet mix. Fry it up. Now top pancake with lemon curd.

Lemon Curd:
-1 ½ sticks of butter (12 Tbsp).
-zest of 1 lemon.
-1 cup lemon juice.
-1 cup sugar.
-8 beaten eggs.
Add first 4 ingredients to a small pot and heat until butter is melted. Reduce heat to low, and slowly whisk eggs into butter mixture. Do not allow to boil. When the curd is a sticky paste,
you’re done. Good job.

10/12/2012

YOU DECIDE AMERICA!

Barack Obamalet: Ham, Pineapple, Cheddar.
Mitt Romelet: Spinach, Bacon, Jack.

one dollar from the sale of each omelet will be donated to nothing.

04/20/2012

Amethyst rocks!

04/20/2012

09/15/2011

Shockingly awesome music this weekend-- We've got Amethyst friday night. Saturday night: a double bill with Don Henson and Glenn Peterhansen. We've also juist made meatballs and marinara for sandwiches. Oh yeah-- and orange/pineapple cake will be available for those of you with good taste.

08/29/2011

hey-ya: Great gigs this weekend: Steelheaders on Friday. Jon Mosey on Saturday. Come on in and buy 'em drinks-- it's the least you could do.