Farmer's Market: Brian's Bakery Magic

Walking around the Farmer's Market this past Saturday, I approached a vendor in order to take a picture of the baked goods they had for sale. The lady behind the table told me that she was a reader of the blog and saw that I had posted an article on Beulah's Bake for U2. She told me that she enjoyed the blog and wanted to get Brian's Bakery Magic out there for the world to see as well. I received a cinnamon roll and a slice oof Mama's Pound Cake from her, sat down, and dug in it with my laptop open next to me. These are my thoughts...

Cherry Pecan Cinnamon Roll

I bit into a layer of very sweet icing first, then into the warmth of cinnamon laden baked dough. Inside the roll was what seemed to be a cherry jelly as well as bits of dried cherries and roasted pecans. The bread was stiff enough to hold the cinnamon roll's contents inside without being so hard as to break your teeth on it! The pecans seemed roasted and went well with the cherry flavoring. The icing on top, which may have also had a hint of cinnamon in it, also went well with the mix. While it kind of fell apart on me toward the end, that was okay, it was still mouth-watering and delicious. Perhaps it would be best to have it warmed up and eaten with a fork.

I don't cross many a cinnamon rolls in my day, but I could tell that this one was unique in flavor due to the cherry and pecan. It was pretty sweet, so definitely don't have it for breakfast or in place of a substantial meal! Instead, it is suitable for a well-portioned dessert.


Mama's Pound Cake


Nor do I have much experience with pound cake, so this was kind of new to me as well. It had a strong vanilla taste and, while the cake slice was dense, it was very soft and sweet. I'd recommend it with a cup of coffee or perhaps some milk from The Garden Herb Shop.


In conclusion, quality is still found just around the corner... You simply need to know where to look. :)

~The Harvest Crier~

Brian's Bakery Magic
7336 Old Creek Lane
Canal Winchester, OH
43110
(614) 829-6114

Foodview: Chocolate Covered Cherry Frescante

In case you haven't noticed - it's pretty hot outside! Now, I'm the kind of guy who doesn't really like drinking anything but water, however, on very rare occasions, I'll get a fiercely fierce hankering for something other than H2O. I decided to be creative and ask the crew for a Chocolate Covered Cherry Frescante in honor of the heat stroke I feel I'm going to get every time I step outside. While the Chocolate Covered Cherry Frescante isn't technically on the menu, I figured they could make my special request out of the kindness of their big, super-duper hearts :)
And they did.

It was heaped with a mound of whipped cream on top and lines of chocolate syrup on the inside of the glass. The foam and cream nearly spilling over the edge of the chocolaty chalice made for a very formidable looking drink. The tall glass full of the milkshake-like consistency proved thick-yet-drinkable as I stabbed my straw down to the bottom. The drink was cool to the touch and chilling to the taste. It was perfect for when the weather makes it feel like Mordor outside.

The name probably gave this away, but it tasted like a chocolate covered cherry (duh, right?) with a hint of coffee to it (if you don't like coffee, you can ask them to make it without). The taste of chocolate covered cherries reminds one of a certain day in February - Valentine's Day. Perhaps this will be a good drink to have then with your significant other.


So I barely finished this toppling tower of fit-for-king frescante set before me, and when I finished it, the first inclination I had was to get to some place warm. Appearently it did the trick, because stepping outside sounded like a pretty good idea in light of my goose bumps. "But I can't do that," I thought to myself. "I have a blog post to write!" And so here I am enduring this cold while all the lucky people get to enjoy the +90 degree weather outside. Too bad for me. :(

~The Harvest Crier~

(Foodview on the Buckeye Frescante)