Beyond just leafy greens... Our Salads!

Breakfast is known as the most important meal of the day, but we all skip it sometimes or at least forget to actually eat a 'balanced' morning meal. That's why it is important to known the options for a healthy lunch. We have many different types of salad available, but we realize that some people are not to keen on eating a bunch of leaves to get their midday fuel. That's why are salads are packed with more than just greens. We have: 

Orzo w/ cherry tomatos, olives, & garbanzo

Quinoa w/ black bean, red bell peppers, fresh corn, in a lime vinaigrette

Beets with orange slices, walnuts, and chives

A little Brooklyn boy needs your help!

Recently a little Brooklyn boy was diagnosed with ALD. ALD (adrenoleukodystrophy) is a rare genetic determined neurological disorder and affects the brain with demyelination (the destruction of nerves cells throughout the brain). The disorder makes it so the body is unable to break down big fat molecules, which means the fat molecules build up,clog cells, and eventually damage nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The symptoms included visual disturbances, auditory discriminations, impaired coordination, dementia, and seizures. At this time their is no cure for the disorder, but there is an experimental treatment of a bone marrow transplant. The idea is to replace the bad defective ALD gene with new good cells that possibly could break down the fat molecules.

This is where you can help! Today at PS 154, located at 1625 11th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 from 8:30am to 3:00pm, there will be a Bone Marrow Donor drive. 

Joining the Be The Match Registry is easy. Patients need donors who are between the ages of 18 and 60, meet the health guidelines and are willing to donate to any patient in need.

When you come to the donor registry drive, we will explain what it means to join the registry, help you understand your commitment, answer your questions and help you through the process. 

All you need to do is:

Complete a registration form with contact information, health information and a signed agreement to join the Be The Match Registry. To help you complete the form, bring along:

-Personal identification (such as a driver's license or passport)

-Contact information for two family members or friends who would know how to reach you in the future if your contact information changes   

Give four swab samples of your cheek cells to be tissue-typed. We will use the results to match you to patients. 

Who is eligible:

To join you must be age - 18 to 60

    

You cannot have:

    * AIDS/HIV

    * Autoimmune Diseases

    * Back, Neck, Hip, and Spine issues related to Herniation

    * Bleeding Problems 

    * Brain Injury/Surgery

    * Breathing Problems/Sleep Apnea 

    * Cancer

    * Diabetes - Insulin Dependent

    * Epilepsy 

    * Heart Disease/Stroke

    * Hepatitis

    * Kidney Problems

    * Liver Disease 

    * Lyme Disease/Tick-Borne Disease 

    * Organ or Tissue Transplant

    * Pregnancy

    * Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    * Tuberculosis

The subsidized cost for our drive is $25 per registrant.  If you are unable to pay, but still want to join, the cost will be covered for you.

For more information visit www.marrow.org

What's this?

So last night some magical fairies stopped in and delivered this?

But what is it exactly? Well since our Chef Pete cranks out so many different kinds of sweet and savory items we thought it best to have a place to put them. This case will hold the vast amount of muffins, cupcakes, cookies, bagels, crumb buns, and other new items that he creates right here at Root Hill. We are very excited!

Brief History of Cupcakes

Cupcakes were invented by the Gods to tame the wild humans on planet earth.

During the 19th Century the framework for cooking food at home changed dramatically. Advancements like indoor plumbing, stove technology, and food storage transformed the kitchen. With these new features baking became more efficient. New concepts emerged as the kitchen quickly evolved; ideas like making cakes smaller decreased baking time and, we assume, increased the joy in baking cakes. These smaller cakes were known as 'number cakes' because of their simplistic and easy to remember ingredient amounts. The term "cupcake" first appeared in an 1828 cookbook E. Leslie's 'Receipts', although the name origin is still not known. By the 20th Century consumerism standardized bakeware in the kitchen. And by the 1950s most kitchens had some type of metal 'cupcake' pan that featured 6 to 12 cups for mini cakes. 

The cupcake has become a staple for baked items in the home kitchens and an elaborate version is now standard for most bakeries. We tend to like ours the best. Just look at that icing! It's crazy good!

Our cupcakes are so good they attack each other

Ice Cream Sandwiches

This is a jaw dropping drool inducing Chocolate Chip Chunk Ice Cream Sandwich made by Chef Pete! In the middle you'll find some fantastic vanilla ice cream that is frozen just perfectly. Up top and on bottom are two chocolate chip chunk cookies. Once you've bitten in to this bad boy there is no turning back. You're going to get messy and that just dandy! Oh, and it is as good as it looks! The taste is the kind that makes you forget all your worries and moves into the cool calm world of deliciousness.
If you like chocolate and peanut butter then try our Peanut Butter Cookie with Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich or have a Strawberry Ice Cream sandwich that has two molasses spiced cookies which have crystallized ginger in them wrapping strawberry ice cream.
Come by and have one...it's Tuesday you've earned it!

Cupcakes!!!

Beautiful Weather, Beautiful Iced Tea

Legend has it that at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis a tea plantation owner offered up samples of his 'hot' tea for people to try. Unfortunately, it was hot day, so a plan was hatched to add ice to all the tea. The 20 million people attending the fair noticed the new style of serving tea 'iced' and Iced Tea became popular from that day forward.

On a nice day like today nothing really beats of cool glass of iced tea. The various flavors are not only pleasant to the tongue, they also create sweet looking colors in the beautiful in the sunlight.

We have Ceylon Black, Passion Fruit Green, and Blood Orange Herbal tea for you....

basking in the sun: Blood Orange Herbal Tea

a toast to a lovely day

Morning Goodness: Crumb Bun