December 16th, 2009
Specialty Foods & More…Olney Market Cafe…Princess Anne, Maryland…
The Main Street Princess Anne Partnership is definitely promoting this historic town by offering tours of its historic buildings and gardens. The town has a concentration of period buildings and more than a few are on the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information and schedule, please call Carolyn Marquis, Executive Director of the Main Street Princess Anne Partnership at 410-651-2961 or you may e-mail mainstreetpricessanne@yahoo.com.
The Olney Market Cafe is proud to provide gourmet box lunches, which is included in one of the standard tour packages. This Cafe specializes in homemade sandwiches, salads, cookies, teas, cheeses and chocolate truffles.
It is located inside Independence Hall, along with the other shops I wrote about this week. The address is 11779 Somerset Ave., Suite 11, Princess Anne, MD 21853. Tel. is 410-621-5643, Fax is 410-621-5674 and e-mail is susan@olneymarket.com.
The menu changes weekly and Susan, the owner, told me that she tries to also prepare a diverse menu. On the blackboard you will find the daily offerings and coffees.
The day I visited she had available Garlic Roast Beef Sub, Hearty Roast Beef with Garlic cheese on a Wheat Roll, Turkey & Black Bean Wrap, Turkey breast, cilantro, black beans, green chiles and tomatoes in tortilla, Barbecue Chicken Panini, Panzanella Panini and Foccacia stuffed with mozzarella, basil, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The Cafe is small, with a few tables. The pantry has edible Christmas gifts, among the nuts, toffee and other goodies.
A Panzanella is an Italian salad made with onions, tomatoes, basil, olive oil, vinegar, seasonings and chunks of bread. Variations can include cucumber, anchovies and/or peppers. The traditional recipe soaks the bread in water and then squeezes the water out. Other suggestions are to brown the bread in olive oil before adding to the salad.
A Panini is Italian for roll or biscuit.
If you are visiting the area, you may call ahead and see what is on the menu for the day. You might want to stop while driving south on 13, trying to escape the cold weather that is upon us.
Information on Panzanella and Panini was taken from http://allrecipes.com.
I am going back to the beaches…so talk to you later…
Tags: Affordable, breakfast and lunch, Delaware Beaches, gourmet market, Ocean City, Princess Anne, Restaurant, Restaurants, review, Reviews
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