The Mixing Bowl
501-305-4845
Menu for the Week of May 23-27th.
Monday: Chicken Spaghetti....Poppy Seed Chicken...Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad/
Tuesday: Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas....Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Wednesday: Poppy Seed Chicken...Chicken Tortilla Soup
Thursday: Shepherds Pie...Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole
Friday: Mexican Quiche...this will come in one size. The price for this will be 14.99 and will serve approximately 6-8 slices. This will be a great dish for the weekend!
Casserole Prices are as follows. Small (feeds 2-3) 8.99 Medium (feeds 4-6) 16.99 and Large (feeds 8-10) 24.99
We almost ALWAYS have more than what is on the menu. We get calls for lunches and we always cook extras! Just call us or check on facebook, we are pretty good about updating what we have in our coolers on there.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
The Mixing Bowl is Celebrating its First Year This Week!
We will be cooking lots of your favorites and having daily specials…Check us out on Facebook to see what we are doing for the day…or call us and ask.
Dishes this week will be Chicken Spaghetti, Poppy Seed Chicken, Chicken and Wild Rice, Texas Tortilla Bake, Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad, Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad, Chicken and Dumplin’s, Shredded Beef Enchiladas, Smothered Beef Enchiladas, and much more…please call us to find out what we have, but as we grow we are finding it hard to stick to one dish on our menu for the day….We usually have 4 or 5 dishes to choose from in our coolers at any one time!
Today (Monday) we are giving away a free Banana Pudding (the 5.00 size) with every medium or large entrée purchase. Every day will be something different that we will offer special this week. Check online or call us! Thanks for making our first year a success and we hope to be here for many years to come!
The Mixing Bowl
501-305-4845
Saturday, May 14, 2011
What a difference a year makes!
Today I was talking to a friend about all the changes we have been through in a year here. There really have been so many changes!
When I found this little house last year there was still snow on the ground. This was such a nice "quaint" little place that had lots of character (I felt) I called Tammy Ghent (she and her husband Steve are the owners) I lease it from them. One of the first questions I asked her was if it had a big kitchen....she said YES...we met, looked at it, and immediately I could envision what it could be. Out of all the places I looked at, this one had everything I needed at a price I felt was reasonable. It had a large kitchen, (to fit commercial appliances we would move in) it had room to grow...(which I plan to do, Lord willing)...it had a room my kids could use to "hang out" in...and it felt like "home" which is what I wanted to create for our customers.
I told Tammy and Steve I wanted it and they got busy right away fixing it up and getting it ready...I got busy right away trying to find equipment to put in my kitchen. Doing this on a budget with no loans was no easy task! Every month we would buy one or two pieces of equipment, after spending thousands of dollars trying to get my kitchen ready, the kitchen store we were buying equipment from told us someone else in Searcy was buying equipment from them to do the same thing I was doing. MY HEART SANK! This was an idea that had been in me for about 6 years, and to finally be doing it, thinking no one else in our town had ever done it...and then find out at the exact time I was...someone else was doing it too. If I hadn't already invested so much and signed a year lease...I probably would of changed my mind and given up. Thankfully I didn't!
The first day I started cooking there I truly had no clue how to cook for LARGE crowds...I didn't even turn on the open sign for over a week...I decided if people walked in and it wasn't just perfect till we got the hang of it...if the open sign wasn't on...maybe they would be forgiving. I hoped they would understand we were doing a "practice run"...and they did. I did pretty much everything by myself except for a little help from friends and my children. It was nothing for a customer to walk in and I would be back in the kitchen cooking, and I would turn the stove off and go run the cash register...then go back to the stove. I did that for 2 months. Sometimes packing the kids up at night with pillows and blankets because I had so many orders that I knew had to be filled and I was the only one to cook...and I would literally cook almost all night...get a little nap, get up, change clothes and customers would come in and never know it! It was the hardest couple months work of my life!
People would say I needed to hire someone to help, and I did...but I knew I had to have enough customers to pay to hire someone. I had no business loans to start this...no huge savings...I was a single mom...so I did all I could do to make what customers I was getting happy...and hope I kept them....and I have kept so many of them! I finally got to hire someone, and she was a wonderful worker and helped me more than she knows. I finally felt like I could breathe a little...I swear 2 months went by that I don't know if I shaved my legs or not....lol I have had a couple people help me on and off..and each of them have taught me something and there will always be a little part of them in the dishes we prepare here. There is Kelly's cream cheese corn (which she called everyones favorite corn) there is Crystals Butterfinge'r pies (yep, she is the one who brought this one to The Mixing Bowl!) There is Nicki's Texas Sheet cake and her delicious sausage balls! And I am lucky enough to be having one of my best friends from high school help me some and she is a cooking diva! Misty brought the Heavenly Chocolate Mousse to us, as well as lot's of other great ideas. These girls have helped me more than they know...not everyone of them is still around...but I will remember and appreciate all they have done to help me get started.
We TRY our hardest...we cook for you all like we cook for our families....and we really do cook with lot's of love....we know food allergies, we know who likes what (if you become a regular) we really have grown attached to quite a lot of our customers...and if for some reason we don't see you for a while...we are kind of like old mother hens wondering about you!
I have never had a job that I loved like I love this. I have always heard if you do what you love you will never work a day in your life...I am not saying I don't feel like I am working, because sometimes after a really hard day my back hurts so bad I don't think I can stand up straight...lol but if I have to work...(since money is not just falling off trees:) this is the best job that I could ever ask for! I love it! I love the girls who help me! I love our customers!
I hope The Mixing Bowl continues to grow and be blessed the way we have this year...I hope this is the job I retire from. Thank you all for helping us to make it our first year! I promise that I will always try to provide you all with the best service and food possible and a fair price. You all have truly enriched my life and I am so very thankful for you.
Cindy
When I found this little house last year there was still snow on the ground. This was such a nice "quaint" little place that had lots of character (I felt) I called Tammy Ghent (she and her husband Steve are the owners) I lease it from them. One of the first questions I asked her was if it had a big kitchen....she said YES...we met, looked at it, and immediately I could envision what it could be. Out of all the places I looked at, this one had everything I needed at a price I felt was reasonable. It had a large kitchen, (to fit commercial appliances we would move in) it had room to grow...(which I plan to do, Lord willing)...it had a room my kids could use to "hang out" in...and it felt like "home" which is what I wanted to create for our customers.
I told Tammy and Steve I wanted it and they got busy right away fixing it up and getting it ready...I got busy right away trying to find equipment to put in my kitchen. Doing this on a budget with no loans was no easy task! Every month we would buy one or two pieces of equipment, after spending thousands of dollars trying to get my kitchen ready, the kitchen store we were buying equipment from told us someone else in Searcy was buying equipment from them to do the same thing I was doing. MY HEART SANK! This was an idea that had been in me for about 6 years, and to finally be doing it, thinking no one else in our town had ever done it...and then find out at the exact time I was...someone else was doing it too. If I hadn't already invested so much and signed a year lease...I probably would of changed my mind and given up. Thankfully I didn't!
The first day I started cooking there I truly had no clue how to cook for LARGE crowds...I didn't even turn on the open sign for over a week...I decided if people walked in and it wasn't just perfect till we got the hang of it...if the open sign wasn't on...maybe they would be forgiving. I hoped they would understand we were doing a "practice run"...and they did. I did pretty much everything by myself except for a little help from friends and my children. It was nothing for a customer to walk in and I would be back in the kitchen cooking, and I would turn the stove off and go run the cash register...then go back to the stove. I did that for 2 months. Sometimes packing the kids up at night with pillows and blankets because I had so many orders that I knew had to be filled and I was the only one to cook...and I would literally cook almost all night...get a little nap, get up, change clothes and customers would come in and never know it! It was the hardest couple months work of my life!
People would say I needed to hire someone to help, and I did...but I knew I had to have enough customers to pay to hire someone. I had no business loans to start this...no huge savings...I was a single mom...so I did all I could do to make what customers I was getting happy...and hope I kept them....and I have kept so many of them! I finally got to hire someone, and she was a wonderful worker and helped me more than she knows. I finally felt like I could breathe a little...I swear 2 months went by that I don't know if I shaved my legs or not....lol I have had a couple people help me on and off..and each of them have taught me something and there will always be a little part of them in the dishes we prepare here. There is Kelly's cream cheese corn (which she called everyones favorite corn) there is Crystals Butterfinge'r pies (yep, she is the one who brought this one to The Mixing Bowl!) There is Nicki's Texas Sheet cake and her delicious sausage balls! And I am lucky enough to be having one of my best friends from high school help me some and she is a cooking diva! Misty brought the Heavenly Chocolate Mousse to us, as well as lot's of other great ideas. These girls have helped me more than they know...not everyone of them is still around...but I will remember and appreciate all they have done to help me get started.
We TRY our hardest...we cook for you all like we cook for our families....and we really do cook with lot's of love....we know food allergies, we know who likes what (if you become a regular) we really have grown attached to quite a lot of our customers...and if for some reason we don't see you for a while...we are kind of like old mother hens wondering about you!
I have never had a job that I loved like I love this. I have always heard if you do what you love you will never work a day in your life...I am not saying I don't feel like I am working, because sometimes after a really hard day my back hurts so bad I don't think I can stand up straight...lol but if I have to work...(since money is not just falling off trees:) this is the best job that I could ever ask for! I love it! I love the girls who help me! I love our customers!
I hope The Mixing Bowl continues to grow and be blessed the way we have this year...I hope this is the job I retire from. Thank you all for helping us to make it our first year! I promise that I will always try to provide you all with the best service and food possible and a fair price. You all have truly enriched my life and I am so very thankful for you.
Cindy
Monday, May 9, 2011
Weekly Menu
Monday May 9- Friday May 13
Monday: Canberry Pecan Chicken Salad with croissants. Chicken and Dumplin’s. Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad.
Tuesday: Classic Lasagna. Baked Ziti.
Wednesday: Poppy Seed Chicken. Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole.
Thursday: Mexican Chicken with Doritos. Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Friday: Pork Chops with Corn Stuffing. Sausage and Hashbrown Breakfast/Brunch Casserole. This one is great for the weekend!
We have a few items in the freezer today (as of Monday) Poppy Seed Chicken, Chicken Spaghetti, Mexican Beef Stack and Tamale Pie.
Small casserole is 8.99 (feeds 2-3) Medium (feeds 4-6) 16.99 Large (feeds 8-10) $24.99
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Weekly Menu!
Tuesday May 3-Friday May 6
Tuesday: New Dish: Salsa Verde Enchiladas. Made with chicken and corn tortillas and a blend of cheeses, with salsa verde….a new twist on our enchiladas. We will also be making our Classic Sour Cream and Chicken Enchiladas. These are packed full of chicken in a creamy cheesy zesty sauce. Rolled in flour tortillas and topped with a blend of cheeses and cream sauce.
Wednesday: Poppy Seed Chicken…needs no explanationJ This is our most often requested dish here at The Mixing Bowl and is a favorite of many customers! We will also be making Texas Tortilla Bake. This dish is full of Tex-Mex Flavor! Ground beef, velveeta cheese, tortilla chips, cream cheese, green chilies are the flavors that combine in this dish to make it another favorite here!
Thursday: Mexican Beef Stack (NEW) Layers of seasoned ground beef, cheeses, black beans, corn, sour cream, all “stack” up to make this dish a mouth watering Mexican dish…great for Cinco de Mayo!
Friday: Chicken Spaghetti…ours is in our own creamy, cheesy, blend of sauce…with sauted onions and bell peppers blended in, this is one of our most popular dishes hereJ Also trying a new recipe called Tamale Pie…as the name implies…the ingredients you find in tamales, but made into a casserole.
We will be keeping our cooler stocked with plenty of extras and several desserts so feel free to call and see what we have!
Don't forget to pick your mom up some of our banana pudding or lemon icebox pie for Mother's Day Sunday!!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Our Menu
I apologize for not posting the menu on Monday. This has been kind of a crazy week in that we have had several special orders with Easter, Graduation parties, Retirement Parties etc, that we haven’t stuck to a menu real well. We have tried our best to have many of your “favorites” in the store on hand for you to run in and pick up. But of course, we don’t mind if you want to call us any time and just check to see what we have in our cooler.
Today (WED) we have Poppy Seed Chicken, Chicken Divan, Home made Vegetable Beef Soup, Taco Soup, Texas Tortilla Bake and for a side we have our green beans with bacon and brown sugar (like green bean bundles, just not bundled) For dessert we have banana pudding, lemon icebox pie, oreo pie and red velvet cake by the slice. Home made bread available today too.
Thursday we will be making Chicken and Dumplin’s and also a Ham and Cheese Souffle…along with sides and desserts.
Friday we will be cooking up for Easter…we have been requested by many to make Chicken and Dressing…so we will. We are also making our Hashbrown and Sausage breakfast Casserole. This would be great to pick up and bake for breakfast on Easter morning. We will also be making Home made Cinnamon rolls ready for you to let rise at your house and bake on Sunday morning. These are delicious, due to the time they take to make…numbers of these are limited. Call early to orderJ We will be making our green beans and ritzy corn casserole as sides…banana pudding, lemon Icebox pie, Oreo pie, chocolate mousse, and butterfinger pies….I’m sure we will have more on Friday than just this…we are always cooking.
Check us out on facebook to see daily what we are doing. Thank you all so much for your business! We appreciate you!!!!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Weekly Menu
Menu for the week of April 11- 15
Monday: Chicken and Dumplin’s (with drop style dumplin’s) and Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad (a cold pasta salad with ranch dressing, peas, cut up chicken breast, crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese).
Tuesday: Chicken Broccoli Fettuccini- NEW! (chicken, broccoli and fettuccini pasta tossed in a home made alfredo sauce)
Wednesday: Poppy-Seed Chicken (Needs no explanation! J) and King Ranch Chicken (chicken mixed in a creamy, cheesy sauce with rotel tomatoes and layered with flour tortillas)
Thursday: Beef and Cheesy Potato Casserole- NEW!! (a layer of a seasoned ground beef mixture, topped with sliced potatoes and cheddar cheese)
Friday: Chicken and Rice Casserole- NEW!! (chicken, rice, almonds and diced pimentos mixed with a cream sauce and topped with a cheesy, crumb topping)
As always, we will have more than the menu items available in our cooler so feel free to call and see what we have to choose from! J
Meal prices are as follows (please note- they have changed): Small (feeds 2-3) $9.50
Medium (feeds 4-6) $17.50
Large (feeds approx 10 servings) $25.50
Banana Pudding is $8.00 (made with eagle brand milk and real whipping cream) serves approx. 6.
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