At the Market January 5-8

Happy New Year! I'm going to start the new year with a slightly reduced variety and quantity of breads at Local Roots, but behind the scenes I hope to experiment with some new recipes to share with you when they've met my approval.

Here's what you'll find at the market this week:

--Baguettes
--Cheese-herb artisan bread: cheddar-dill, chèvre-rosemary, and possibly Black Swamp Gouda (from Canal Junction Farmstead Cheese) with sage
--Cinnamon-pecan bread
--Homestyle rye bread -- same general flavor as the artisan loaf, but in a sandwich loaf
--Maple oatmeal bread
--Pain aux noix
--Pumpernickel bread
--Rosemary cider bread
--Rosemary walnuts
--Sesame thins
--Zaatar flatbread

I'm hoping to unveil a variation on the pain aux noix later in the week -- a tender but hearty spelt loaf with no dairy products and no nuts -- something simple to appeal to people who might be trying out new ways of eating for the New Year. Let me know what you think!

Only one item in the bakery case this week: curried cabbage rolls, with Weavers' cabbage, homegrown onion, Indian spices, and no dairy, wrapped in the usual wheat artisan dough. It's sure to fill you up for lunch on a cold day!

The only sweet stuff this week will be at Woo's Brews: almond croissants, plain croissants, and two kinds of scones -- orange-mint-chip and lemon-ginger. Stop in for a cup of something warm and delicious to go with your sweet craving!

And stay tuned for new developments this year!