Not a Cuban dish, but it’s got that Cuban layer thing going.

Start well, with grilled peasant bread with a hole cut in it (did your mom ever make those eggs for you when you were a kid?)

Layer in ham, grilled onions and grilled tomatoes. Add a dollop of chipotle aioli. Top with eggs over easy and grated cheddar. A taste treat indeed!

Steeping in the sun…

We put the petunias down on the benches when it rains so that they can get the natural moisture. They are such pretty flowers – I used to think they were weak frail little things, but they stand up incredibly well to city sidewalks.

Often the gentlest things are really the strongest.

Our neighborhoodie and pal and poet Nancy Klepsch is hosting Pop Up Poetry at the Farmer’s Market from 10-12.

Bring a line or two of doggerel and you can say it or she will! And heck, bring the whole poem!

Black beans, tomatoes, onions and cilantro reduced until it’s nice and sweet and tangy. Layer that into an omelette garnish with a generous dollop of sour cream and parsley, add some grilled sweet corn with lime and you’re in business!

Available at the café and at the Farmers Market both!

It’s such a joy to put fresh fruit on a plate. The colors, the taste, the juice— it adds up to a better mouth experience. It feels good to you, and it gives us such pleasure too!

Tostadas all around

Laughing Earth Farm was kind to us- plenty of beautiful blossoms to grace our tables.

Revel in the beauty and lushness!

If a late breakfast isn’t your thing, try a summer salad!

Here’s a full salad with chicken breast, grilled to perfection, with avocado and mango.

If you have been to Carmen’s, you know how great our blueberry pancakes are. Well, imagine them topped with Fresh Whipped Cream and a Raspberry – Grand Marnier Reduction!

Garnish with plenty of fresh fruit, and there you have it – the perfect summer breakfast