New this week: Dandelion Chocolate!

Please welcome Dandelion Chocolate to the market by coming out and filling those hollow, chocolate voids in your life with Dandelion, a new local "bean-to-bar" chocolate factory. They roast, crack, sort, winnow, grind, conche, and temper small batches of beans and then mold and package each bar by hand. Each bar is made of high quality beans and crafted in tiny batches to bring out the individual flavor and nuances of each bean.

One more reason to come out this Thursday!

Plum (or Pluot) and Almond Tart

Plums, or Pluots from Twin Girls, and Almonds, from Twin Girls or Winter's Fruit Tree, come together to make an easy and elegant dessert for your next dinner party. Try this delicious seasonal recipe brought to you by Mission Mercado!

4oz Almonds
4oz Butter (room temperature)
4oz Sugar
2ea Eggs
2oz Flour
4ea Plums or Pluots

Preheat oven to 375. Combine the Almonds, Butter, and Sugar in a food processor until a thick paste forms, and then add Eggs. Add Flour and pulse just combined then scrape batter into a greased cake pan and rap against the counter to level out. Slice Plums or Pluots into wedges and arrange decoratively on top. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and cake is nicely browned. Let cool before slicing, and maybe serve with some lightly sweetened whipped cream. Et voila!

Come to your Senses!

Come to your senses with Sensational Salts! Lisa brings artisan aromatherapy (salts, sprays & concentrates), nourishing seasoning blends, and fun ways to connect with your senses. Catch the Sensational Salts in Lisa's purple rickshaw, this Thursday at MCM.

Mission Community Market: Gift Box, Jamestown and Jet Martinez

Mission Community Market: Gift Box, Jamestown and Jet Martinez, a set on Flickr.

Images from the beautiful market last week. Another beautiful day tomorrow! Bartlett and 22nd, 4-8pm.

Happy Boy is Back!

Photo by David Gartner

Happy Boy Farms is back with summer bounty! Welcome them back and check out summer cherry tomatoes, baby spinach and baby arugula, salad mix, squash blossoms and baskets of more fresh local produce.This Thursday, June 23rd 4-8pm at the Mission Community Market.

Viola, Cake and Mission Berries

Check Viola's sweet pound cake recipe on Mission Local: A great video for simple italian pound cake with fresh strawberries. Where does she get that amazing produce?... Thanks Viola and Ernesto for coming out to MCM!

Find Amaté at MCM

Check out the wings on Jet! Mr. Martinez himself is back bringing amate estilo mexican folk art to the mission market wall. Thank you Jet. Watch the progress at MCM tomorrow!