MÄNI'S BAKERY CAFÉ

03.31.08

MONTHY SOUP SCHEDULE April 2008

Monday:
Chicken Noodle
Ingredients: Chicken broth, Chicken Breast, Onions, Carrots, Celery, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Chives, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Egg Noodles

Tuesday:
Cream of Broccoli
Ingredients: Vegetable Stock, Celery, Onions, potatoes, Broccoli, Spinach, Sea Sal,  Black Pepper, Tamari, Soy milk

Wednesday:
Carrot and Ginger
Ingredients: Vegetable Sock, Onions, Celery, Carrots, Garnet Yams, Fresh Ginger, Nutmeg, Sea Salt, Soy Milk., Carrot Juice.

Thursday:
Tomato Lentil
Ingredients: Vegetable stock, Green lentils, Cilantro, Celery, Cauliflower, Zucchini, Onions, Tomatoes, Garlic, Canola oil, Sea, Salt, Black pepper

Friday:
Minestrone
Ingredients: Vegetable stock, carrots, celery, zucchini, cauliflower, parsley, basil, mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato paste, sea salt, black pepper, garlic, cumin, olive oil, red beans

Saturday:
Spicy Tortilla Soup
Ingredients: Vegetable Stock, Onions, Celery, Jalapeño Peppers, Cilantro, Tomatoes, Corn Tortillas, Tamari, Garlic, Olive Oil, Sea Salt, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika
Sunday:
Black Bean Soup
Ingredients: Vegetable Sock, Canola Oil, Tomatoes, Black Beans, Carrots, Celery, Onions, Garlic, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Chili Powder, Cilantro

03.22.08

We’re All in Yellow About Spring

Check out our new look.  Identify your favorite Mäniac and see how they look in their new shirts!
Who can identify the most?
Happy Spring.  Come by, dine outside and enjoy your favorite salad, sandwich, turkey or vege chili or your favorite breakfast bakery item
Comfort food at Mäni’s on Fairfax.  Good and good for you!

03.13.08

FREE Coffee - FREE Mini Muffins

You may have driven by Mäni’s on Fairfax one morning this week, and noticed us giving away FREE coffee and mini muffins.

That’s because we’re having a breakfast promotion lasting until the end of this month.

Just print out the card at the end of this article and receive a FREE coffee with any breakfast item from 6:30 to 11, Monday through Friday until March 31, 2008.

03.13.08

Fruit Sweeteners, Syrup and Fudge Now Available at Mäni’s on Fairfax

Wax Orchards is a wonderful company located in Washington state that makes natural fruit sweeteners.  These recipes are quite similar to the blends of fruit juice reduction we use at Mäni’s to make many of our desserts and snacks.

In additional we’re carrying syrups and fudge sauces have at home on all kinds of foods.  Come by and check them out.

Wax Orchards was founded in 1920 by August and Johanna Wax.  With origins in fruit farming, the family began processing upscale natural foods in 1981. We pioneered the use of concentrated fruit juices instead of sugar and coined the term “fruit sweetened.”

This led to the production of unique preserves and toppings that filled the niches shown above and brought nationwide attention from the media.

Wax Orchards Fruit Sweet® and Pear Sweet™—natural fruit sweeteners—provide the basis for our entire product line.

Our fruit-sweetened preserves and condiments contain only fruit.  The result is unusually fresh, intense flavors as well as fiber on the nutrition label, unusual in preserves.  The sugars on the nutrition label are the natural sugars in fruit, a complex blend.

The American Diabetes Association featured Wax Orchards products in their “Gift of Hope” holiday catalogues for the eight years that they were printed.

USA TODAY:  “Delicious all-natural fruit butters, toppings, sauces ... luxuriously thick and fruity.”

DALLAS TIMES HERALD: “A no-sugar fudge sure to fill our sweet dreams.  Even joggers stop for this one, a hot fudge with no refined sugar in it.”     

03.05.08

Our Bakers Have Re-Designed Our Banana Nut Muffin

It’s not a coincidence we’ve created a bakery restaurant where I love to eat.  I have lunch here five days a week.  I usually eat breakfast at home, before coming to ‘work’.

But often I have a mid-morning snack at work.  Today I had the banana nut muffin which our fab pastry chef, Kristina has recently re-designed.  I almost always look for snacks that are made with whole wheat or whole grains.  Why?

Because then the snack is not just dead calories, but it’s nutritious, meaning that I’m going to get a real energy infusion.

To me, it’s the best way to enjoy food and eat what’s good for my body.

I guess that’s how we came up with our simple, true slogan: “Good, and good for you”

Enjoy!

03.03.08

WiFi

WiFi on Fairfax

We’re close to getting all the bugs worked out in our new service here at Mäni’s.  Watch for an announcement on the blog in the next few days.

If you’ve been using the WiFi during this development and have some feedback for us, please let us know. 

Happy Browsing.

03.03.08

Soup Menu through April 1

Soup Menu: March 3 through April 1

The soup menus will now rotate on a monthly basis and we introduce two new soups this month: Lima Bean on Tuesdays and French Onion Soup on Fridays.

Monday: Chicken Noodle
Ingredients: Chicken broth, Chicken Breast, Onions, Carrots, Celery, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Chives, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Egg Noodles.

Tuesday: Lima Bean (New)
Ingredients: Vegetable Stock, Celery, Lima beans, Potatoes, Celery, Carrots, Miso, Garlic, cayenne pepper, thyme, basil, black pepper, tamari.

Wednesday: Chunky Vegetable W/Tofu
Ingredients: vegetable stock, onions, carrots, celery, Zucchini, Spinach, Tomatoes, yellow corn, green cabbage, tofu, thyme, sage, oregano, sea salt, garlic, tamari.

Thursday: Tomato Lentil
Ingredients: Vegetable stock, Green lentils, Cilantro, Celery, Cauliflower, Zucchini, Onions, Tomatoes, Garlic, Canola oil, Sea, Salt, Black pepper.

Friday: French Onion Soup (New)
Ingredients: Olive oil, Vegetable stock, Red Onions,  wine, thyme, tamari, black pepper (served in herb bowl bread).

Saturday: Julio’s Enchilada Soup
Ingredients: Vegetable Sock, Canola Oil, Garlic, Pinto Beans, Onions, Kalamata Olives, Peeled Tomatoes, Organic Yellow Corn Tortillas, Enchilada Sauce, Cilantro, Sea Salt Black pepper.

Sunday: Zucchini & Spinach Bisque
Ingredients: Vegetable Stock, Celery, Onions, Zucchini, Spinach, Garlic, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Soy milk.