Interview with JC’s Cookies and More

The Main Street Farmers’ Market is blessed to have so many talented and hardworking merchants.  And with the all the shoppers keeping everyone busy, its not always possible to get to know all the merchants in one visit.  Jill McKeever caught a moment between shoppers to talk to Lisa of JC’s Cookies and More to find out more about her delicious baked goods.

INTERVIEW

Lisa: My name is Lisa and this is JC’s Cookies and More, the business is named after my dad.   We make fresh cookies.  Everything’s homemade from scratch.  I’ve been baking for as long as I can remember.  I’ve only been operating JC’s Cookies and More for about a year now.

Jill: What all do you bake?

Lisa: We have four different kinds of cookies. We bake three different kinds of brownies; cheesecake brownie, peanut butter brownie and Almond Joy brownie.  We bake homemade banana breads, banana carrot, banana strawberry, some lemon breads.  And last but not least, we make homemade, from scratch, dog cookies and treats.

Everything is baked just before we come out. It’s all homemade like I said, from scratch. We have a lot of different samples for people to try when they come out.

Jill: What’s your best seller?

Lisa: Our best seller is the chocolate chip cookie. However, once people get a taste of the oatmeal raisin with cranberry, they come back every week just to buy the oatmeal raisin with cranberry.

Of course our dog cookies, too. Our peanut butter and cheese dog cookies are REALLY popular.

Jill: Awesome. Oh your website? Is there a way for us to buy online?

Lisa: Yes there is, you can go to www.jcscookies.com and you can buy everything that we have at the Main Street Farmers’ Market online. We’re here every Saturday at the Main Street Farmers’ Market except for Canton weekend. We’re at Canton.

Jill: When is Canton weekend?

Lisa: First Monday of every month.   We’re out at first Monday’s. Otherwise we’re out here, so you can get the same thing every week or you can order online and we’ll deliver it out here at the Main Street Farmers’ Market.

We, also, make gift baskets for the cookies.  When you come here and try our samples, talk to us.  You can get a postcard that offers free shipping. You can order online and we will ship cookie baskets or brownie baskets for FREE for the FIRST ORDER.

During the holidays, we sell a harvest bread basket that comes with loaf of pumpkin bread, and a loaf of cranberry bread.

Jill: Thank you, Lisa.  I appreciate you taking the time to talk with us.  You’re a talented baker.  I see a wave of shoppers have come to load up on the cookies.  I’ll let you get back to work.  Have fun!

Lisa: Thank you, Jill.

Come Taste Real Texas Peach Tea and Zippy Zucchini Cake

Jill McKeever of SimpleDailyRecipes.com will be at the Savor the Flavors Recipe Station, Saturday, May 30, 2009.

Jill’s brewing up a pitcher of iced tea infused with Texas Peaches. See recipes for Texas Peach Tea.

“When you have fresh peaches that are a little on the tart side, they’re PERFECT for home brewed tea.” ~Jill

Jill’s also going to show us what to do with that last green zucchini on the counter.  She’s baking up Zippy Zucchini Cake with Clove-Spiced Frosting.  Be sure to stop by the Savor the Flavors Recipe Station and enjoy the free samples!

Vendors Attending Market, Saturday May 30, 2009

Enjoy a relaxing stroll down Main Street, smell the flowers and savor the flavors of Main Street Farmers’ Market.

Bar V Brand – rib eyes, sirloin, club steak, ground beef, pork sausage and will be cooking sausage in the morning and hamburgers for lunch

CiboVino Restaurant – fresh baked foccacia, ciabatto, and refreshments

Deanna Boggs – Market baskets, gourds, packaged nuts, fruits, trial mix and pecan pies

NEW to MARKET: Debroha Cavanaugh – Cookies, breads, Cinnamon Rolls, Cakes, Pies and more

Dipsy Dames of Texas Fame – specialty dips, pepper jelly, pickles, jalapenos,  raspberry lemonade, peach lemonade, cornbread mixes, cheese-ball mixes,  and fresh eggs from Riley Springs that will stand up & smile at you in the morning.

Fernando Rodriquez – tropical fruits and vegetables

J.R. Fisher – goats milk lotions, fresh eggs, squash

Love At First Slice, Robert Armor – Specializes in beef brisket sold by the pound, cold smoked cheeses (habenero, pepper jack, colby, Swiss & sharp cheddar) smoked with Cherry wood

Papa Dan’s Beef Jerky – Fresh made Beef Jerky from a 150-year old recipe.

Patsy Yates – fruits and vegetables

Roy Olayo – Homemade tamales, onions, plants

Rusty’s Grass Finished Foods – Beef, Herbal Sorbet desserts

Seven Seas Coffee Roasting Company - fresh roasted whole bean coffee, brewed coffee,  refreshing smoothies, espresso base drinks

Sloans Creek Farm – Texas Grass-fed beef, lamb, goat, pasture pork, wild-caught salmon

NEW to MARKET: Sulphur Springs Floral Etc. – Fresh cut flowers

Three Oaks Farm -bedding plants, tropical plants, hanging baskets, trees and shrubs

Webb’s Farm Fresh Produce delivers cabbage*, collard greens*, Noonday onions*, onions*, Kentucky Wonders green beans, peaches, potatoes, tomatoes (red & green), cucumbers, purple onions*, white onions, cantaloupes, strawberries, squash and more to market.  Marlon Webb will also have peaches from Pitsburgh!

*Locally Grown Produce

Texas AgriLIFE Extension

Johanna Hicks represents the Texas AgriLife Extension.

The mission of AgriLife Extension is a seemingly simple one: improving the lives of people, businesses, and communities across Texas and beyond through high-quality, relevant education. Carrying out this mission, however, is a massive undertaking.  One that requires the commitment of each and every one of the agency’s 1,900 employees. Through the programs these employees provide, Texans are better prepared to:

• eat well, stay healthy, manage money, and raise their children to be successful adults.
• efficiently help themselves through preventing problems and using tools for economic stability and security.
• improve stewardship of the environment and of the state’s natural resources.

Today’s AgriLife Extension is known for its leadership, dedication, expertise, responsiveness, and trustworthiness. Texans turn to AgriLife Extension for solutions, and its agents and specialists respond not only with answers, but with a significant return on investment to boost the Texas economy

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