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09/04/2021

Peter and Helen Allen will host their annual "Open Garden" Saturday and Sunday, Sept.11 and 12 from 10:00 to 4:00 at 131 Deer Haven Dr., Hamilton. About 500 dahlias in one place, many having won ribbons in the recent Ravalli County Fair. Car pooling is encouraged. We hope there won't be an early frost, which would cancel the event.

04/11/2019

For those wondering, yes, we plan on attending the first five of the Hamilton Farmers Markets. We'll have Helen's dahlia tubers, Peter's breads, and the usual scones, cookies, and friands.

10/26/2018

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07/20/2017

On a recent trip we had "kolaches" for breakfast in Provo, Utah. They were delicious, so I came home and started research and development. This week we'll offer a few at market.

Kolaches are of Czech origin - a small bun with a filling of cream cheese and jam. Try one with your morning coffee.

02/28/2017

Winter is the time to try some new baked goods. These "Mallorcas" looked very good in one of my bread books, so I had to try them. Light, and not too sweet. Great for breakfast.

09/21/2016

At the request of a customer - a Jalapeno/Cheddar sourdough boule. Delicious toasted for breakfast, topped with a slice of home-grown tomato and a fried egg. Yum!

08/19/2016

You can see why they used to call these "Dinner Plate Dahlias." The annual "Open Garden" event for this year will be Wednesday, August 31st and Sunday, September 4th, from 10:00 to 4:00. Helen guesses there are about 900 dahlia plants in all, although not all are blooming well.

08/12/2016

Colorful Cauliflower, ready for market.

06/01/2016

This will be the last weekend in which we sell dahlia tubers at Farmers Market. These tubers really need to be in the ground, so check for some bargain prices on whatever is left.

We'll have most of the usual breads, but will substitute cinnamon swirl loaves for the Honey/Oatmeal loaves.

We skip "Bitterroot Day" because it's between tuber sales and having any produce to sell.

05/06/2016

Farmers Market tomorrow - lots of dahlia tubers, plus Dutch Crunch (aka 'tiger bread'), caraway rye, baguettes, friands and cookies. Come see, come buy!

04/26/2016

Hamilton Farmers Market begins Saturday, May 7th. We'll be there with freshly baked breads and lots of dahlia tubers.

01/08/2016

My first bake of Dutch Crunch, known in Europe as "Tiger Bread."