New Year's Wish

This is a wonderful New Year's Wish from Sam Simoes over at the Taylor County Blog Project:

"May in 2009 we experience the sense of community brought together by the desire of making Taylor County a place where fond memories are met with a vision for the future."

Thanks, Sam.
I second that wish.

Happy New Year to All!

With an eye towards the New Year

We're going to begin adding more healthy, whole foods to our regular repertoire.

This morning there are fresh Banana Nut muffins and mini-loaves: plenty of bananas, whole wheat, flax seeds, coconut, and pecans.

The whole wheat bagels are rising right now. I added flax meal to these, too: a nuttier flavor will complement the good chewiness of a fresh bagel.

We also have a pumpkin-orange-carrot bar with very little sugar - this batch does have a thin sugared glaze to give it a touch of sweetness. Next time we're going to try an oat-crumbly topping.

Other goodies soon to come: Bran Muffins and Granola Bars.

Remember, too, that we bake everything from scratch right here in our tiny little kitchen, so if you have something in particular that you'd like us to bake for you, we can do that, too.

Website juggling & What's for lunch?

We're going to back to the simplicity of making this blogsite the main website. The look has changed slightly and I have more control over the content (and I already know how to do it, so there's nothing new to learn right now).

Thanks for your patience while the changes are being added.

Oh, and lunch?
In addition to our regular hot lunch we're serving sandwiches on our fresh homemade bread.

We're also adding bagels, bran muffins, and several other healthy options. (Don't worry; we're keeping the decadent desserts, too.)

Wholesome, Healthy Food Menu

We use only the freshest ingredients. Always.

Chef's Salad:


Fresh.
Wholesome.
Healthy.

We have been very pleased to the response we've had since we began offering whole grains.
We are continuing to expand our healthy food options; if you don't see something you want, just ask.

We cook up a wholesome, home-style hot lunch everyday. Look over there to the right-hand side of the screen to see today's menu items.
We also serve a variety of sandwiches and an assortment of sides to go with them.

These items are freshly baked from scratch everyday and are available in whole grain:

Bagels
Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Rolls
Ham, Egg, & Cheese Rolls
Pepperoni Rolls
Ham & Cheddar Rolls
Breads - we make the majority of our sandwiches with whole wheat bread


These items are periodic, but we always have something fresh:

Banana Bread
Muffins
Sugar Free Carrot Cake - No Sugar, No Sugar Substitutes. This dense cake is chock full of nuts, raisins, dates, carrots, and lightly sweetened with fruit juice. That's it: just simple and wholesome.
Fresh Fruit
Tabouli with plenty of tomatoes & parsley
Hummus with an assortment of vegies and chips for dipping
Pasta Salad - always a colorful assortment

Special dietary considerations:
Vegetarian & Vegan options are available, including bakery items

Have other concerns? Just let us know what you need. Because we bake everything right here -from scratch- we have control over all ingredients. We are innovative and can work with you to find a recipe that fits your needs and your palate- guaranteed.

48 hours notice for special orders.

Bakery Menu

Bakery Menu

Because we bake everything from scratch right here in our tiny little kitchen, we're capable of baking just about anything.
Here's what's coming out of the oven everyday:

Breakfast:
Bagels - nice & chewy, both white & whole wheat
Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Rolls - both white & whole wheat
Ham, Egg, & Cheese Rolls - both white & whole wheat

Lunch:
Pepperoni Rolls - both white and whole wheat
Ham & Cheddar Rolls - both white and whole wheat

Cookies, cakes, cheesecakes, muffins, sweet breads, cinnamon buns....
Everyday it's something good!

We've been very pleased with the response to the whole wheat offerings; we will continue to add whole grains.

This is by no means am exhaustive list; if you can think it, we can bake it - let us know what you want.

[We can even bake vegan goodies- Cheryl made a carrot cake chock full of dates, raisins, and carrots and topped it with a fruit juice-sweetened tofu frosting.
Okay, okay... I know that's not for everyone, but I meant it when I said we can do about anything. And for the record: the tofu frosting was delicious!]

Click here for a blog post 'Bakery' label search for pictures and other information.

Coffee/Drink Menu

I cannot format our menu correctly; I'll re-post as soon as I can figure it out....

Be assured that we offer the highest quality coffee. If you have a favorite espresso-based drink, we can make it.

Espresso, Lattes, Iced Drinks, Blended Iced Drinks, Smoothies, Italian Soda, Cremosa...
We can do it all!

Hours

Monday - Thursday 6:15a - 7:00p
Friday 6:15a - 9:00p
Saturday 7:15a - 9:00p
Sunday Closed

Contact

The Grafton 123 House of Coffee
123 W Main Street
Grafton, WV 26354

304-903-4717

304-903-4617 fax

website: www.grafton123.com

Email: Coffee@Grafton123.com

Pictures

Bagels!

Yesterday was our first try at Bagels.
Cheryl made a yummy, chewy white bagel.
Today we have fresh whole wheat bagels.
Yum!

Morning Coffee Smiles

I love mornings. [Yes, I drink quite a bit of coffee and that helps.]
We have a thriving regular morning crowd and I love seeing these folks day after day; I love that we can help get their morning started.

(And thank you for letting me post your picture :) )

Another Snow picture

Weird Weather

It seems odd to post a picture of snow this morning; today it's 50+ degrees, cloudy and, after the recent cold and snow, downright balmy.


This picture was taken very early in the morning, before full daylight. I had just shoveled the parking lot and salted the walkways and I was bounding around with my camera. Some of the other pictures I'm going to go post over at the Taylor County Blog Project.

Pastry Case Goodies

As usual, my pictures are not all that great, but I'll post a few anyway (it's never stopped me before, has it?).

A 3-layer White Christmas Cake with pecans and coconut. It's very heavy, very large, and very delicious:


A sugar cookie Christmas tree, complete with red M&M decorations:

I was able to find 6 (7?) different sized star cookie cutters and this is the tasty result.

And a full view of the current contents of the pastry case:

Coffee Cheesecake, Citrus Cheesecake, Chocolate-with-Orange-filling-Roll, Peanut Butter Truffle Cheesecake, White Christmas Cake, Death-by-Chocolate Torte, Pumpkin Cheesecake, and assorted Cake Truffles (rum, coconut, chocolate, espresso, german chocolate...).

Because we make everything from scratch right here in our little tiny kitchen, we are flexible, innovative, and open-minded. If you want something that you don't see, you can always special order.

Whipping Cream Mess

We got a new cream whipper. It's a fancy stainless steel contraption. I've never used one before, so of course I had to make a big mess. I read the directions, but I still made a mess.
I started to clean up, but stopped and grabbed the camera first:


We've got it figured out now.
Mostly.

Christmas Lights!

Remember last year's Christmas light debacle? (If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can read about it here.)

We're slightly more together (as far as Christmas lights go, anyway) this year:


Merry Christmas!

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Here are a few pictures (finally).
This is the first special order pumpkin cheesecake that went out the door in our new bakery boxes:


When Kathy came to pick it up, I was standing by with my camera (and did a good job of cutting Cheryl right out):


Here's a slightly better view with Cheryl (blurry) in the background.
Cheryl bakes everything from scratch.


Here's a less blurry picture, but neither Amber or Cheryl was ready for it:

Kathy: Thanks for letting me take pictures of your Thanksgiving dessert.

Yum.

I need to get back into the habit of taking pictures.
Here's an example of something I need to post a picture of:

For lunch I am having a Strawberry Smoothie (100% Fruit!) and a whole wheat pepperoni roll with Gruyere cheese baked right in.
It's fantastic.

Our regular pepperoni rolls are pretty fantastic, too, but the whole wheat is something a little healthier and the good cheese makes it quite decadent.