Minced bananas with plenty of fresh blueberries. Man, I love these pancakes! The egg and bacon set them off just right.

Hot off the griddle at Carmen’s.

Piping hot from the oven, fresh tasty biscuits!

Finish off your holiday shopping with the stamina you get from a full belly – come to Carmen’s to start out the day and get free biscuits with your meal

We aim to please! Off the menu, but fresh cooked and special.

We’ve been practicing for thanksgiving, polishing up our biscuit recipe.

Piping hot, fresh from the oven,mouth-watering homemade biscuits!

We’ll have them this weekend, Saturday and Sunday 9-4

Cubano Sandwich and a bowl of Veggie Flamenco. Spicy and savory!

Layers of flavor, Cuban style in this incredible dish from Carmen’s!

Subtle spices and delicious sauces blend with eggs, avocados, home fries, manchego cheese, and a crispy fried taco.

A Carmen’s customer showed me photos of this 1950s Italian vanity bench and asked if I could reproduce it.

It took some work to make the curves perfectly sweet and matching, but what a thrill to make such a beautiful piece.

It needed a particular stain to match existing furniture, so I went to my friend Christine Hislop at Hudson Valley Restoration in Lansingburg. She’s been in the business as long as me, and mastered the intricacies of color, finish and woods years ago. For 25 years, she’s been my go-to for tricky stains & finishes.

Anyway, long story short, it’s been an honor and privilege to work on such a beautiful piece. Thanks, Sandy, for the opportunity!

We reworked the recipe and the flavors amazing! Like the best of Cuban cooking, they layer and slide over the palate creating a wonderful mouth sensation.

Two varieties – made with Chorizo, our own house-made spicy pork sausage, or Lentils as Vegan Flamenco. We serve it with two Eggs for breakfast (any style, but over easy are recommended) or with Sour Cream as a spicy stew.

Did you set your clock back last night?

We don’t count on you to remember – we open up at 8 AM the day after daylight savings time just in case you forgot.

And no, I will not admit that it’s because we forgot too.