Grilled Cheese Day & more news from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!

Join us for Grilled Cheese Day!!! This Sunday, April 14 from 1:00-5:00 pm, Kristi & Sons Kitchen will have their Food Truck here! Kristi will be serving up several varieties of fresh, made-to-order Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (scroll down for the complete menu & more info)! A big Thank You to everyone who packed our place last weekend for our Thin Mint Stout beer release. We sold out of the beer by Saturday night; our apologies to those who didn't get to try it. We only make these really small, special batches a few times a year.... and they do tend to go quickly!  Thanks again! We will be closed on Sunday, April 21 for Easter Sunday. Thank you! Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery - taproom open Fridays 4-9, Saturdays 1-8, Sundays 1-5.   Tap Room Bar at our Brewery In our Tap Room this weekend, open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps: Snow Day - pilsner-style lager  Peach Mango Ale - fruit beer Berry Wheat - fruit beer Kilted Tartan - Scotch Ale 70-Shilling style Blueberry Milkshake IPA - hoppy, real fruit & lactose sugar IPA Stoutzilla - dark stout Doomwing - IPA Schnitz & Giggles - German Kolsch style Unicorn Tears - copper ale Honey Wheat - mild & easy drinking! Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic) In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growler fills available for carry-out!   Grilled Cheese Day!   Grilled Cheese Day!!! This Sunday, April 14 from 1:00-5:00 pm, Kristi & Sons Kitchen will have their Food Truck here! Kristi will be serving up several varieties of fresh, made-to-order Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, including: - Jalapeno Popper (cream cheese & jalapenos) - Spinach & Feta (spinach, feta, mozzarella) - Pulled Pork (pork, cheddar, bbq sauce) - Pizza (pepperoni, marinara sauce, mozzarella) - Ham & Cheese - Classic Kristi's Kitchen will be charging $5 for the standard grilled cheese sandwich, and $6 for the gourmet versions. She uses local-made cheeses and makes everything from scratch - yum! Plus she accepts both cash & credit card. The weather this Sunday is predicted to be a bit cold & gloomy - perfect weather for a warm grilled cheese sandwich from Kristi & Sons Kitchen, and a Wishful Acres beer!   Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Member News 2019 CSA Members: Final payments are due by May 1.   The First Seeds of the Season have been PLANTED!!! Spring is here! Our 2019 upcoming season is sold out.  Thank you! Our recipe database contains cooking ideas for all the vegetables we grow - link here. Our CSA Program (Community Supported Agriculture) is a membership program in which members become "shareholders" in the farm's seasonal vegetable production & receive a "share" of the farm's organic  produce for our full 22-week-long season! To learn more: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csa-program  .   Where to Buy our Beer: Our beer is available for purchase at the following locations: Our Taproom!  Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery, located between Freeport & Lena - Visiting Info Benchwarmers, Freeport, IL Best Dam Bar, Durand, IL Booties, Pecatonica, IL Lodi Taphouse, Maple Park, IL Mulligans, Lena, IL  Pub 219, Freeport, IL Rock City Tap, Rock City, IL Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL Route 20 Bar & Grill,Freeport, IL  Route 75 Bar & Grill, Dakota, IL This Is It Eatery, Freeport, IL Wagner House, Freeport, IL Be sure to follow Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery on facebook!  Here is a link to our facebook page.  Want to stop receiving these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list Not on our list? To sign up for this email newsletter, visit: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/join-our-newsletter. Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery! Open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays, 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm Tap room is located on our farm at 4679 N. Flansburg Rd, Lena IL You can contact us at: wishfulacres@gmail.com or 815-990-2380            Copyright © 2019 Wishful Acres Farm, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up at a farmers market, opted in at our website, or participated in a program with our family farm. Our mailing address is: Wishful Acres Farm 4679 N Flansburg Rd, Lena, IL, United States Lena, IL 61048 Add us to your address book

World's Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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This is the ooiest, gooiest, absolute best grilled cheese sandwich you will ever eat.  I've been making it for about 10 years now, several times a year, and we never get sick of it.  It's one of my favorite sandwiches.  Ever.

Take a bite - you'll think you've died and gone to cheese heaven.

No kidding.  It's that good. 

Ultimate Grilled Cheese
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Sliced bread
Melted butter or olive oil
 
First, mix the ingredients in the bowl (cream cheese, shredded cheeses, mayonnaise, garlic powder).

Then, spread either softened butter or olive oil onto your sliced bread (just on one side).

Spoon some of the mixture onto the non-buttered (or non-oiled) side of the bread.  Top with the other slice of bread, non-oiled side facing in.

Then, for an extra treat you can sprinkle more garlic powder onto the oiled side of the bread (to make it more like garlic bread).

You can now cook the sandwich either in a pan, flipping it after a minute or two (until oiled or buttered side is golden brown), or take my shortcut.  For a shortcut, I place several sandwiches onto a cookie sheet at bake at 400 degrees fahreinheit for approximately 15 minutes (until bread is golden brown).

This grilled cheese sandwich is awesome served with homemade tomato soup.

Enjoy!

Grilled Cheese Food Truck at Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!

Gourmet Grilled Cheese & Hand-Cut Topped Fries!  This Sunday from 1-5 pm, Kristi & Sons Food Truck will be here.  And she has an extra-special surprise for you this time - one of her sandwiches will feature fresh basil grown right here at Wishful Acres!  Details below! Have you been enjoying our Pineapple beer?  It's almost gone!  Stop in soon for yours while supplies last. Lastly, farm members..... Finally, the first tomatoes of the season are in your shares this week!!!  Now that's cause for celebration! Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery - taproom open Fridays 4-9, Saturdays 1-8, Sundays 1-5.   Tap Room Bar at our Brewery In our Tap Room this weekend, open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps: Dubbel Dribble - Belgian Dubbel style ale Pineapple Ale - fruit beer (Supply getting Low) Goin' Camping Stout - brewed with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate Galahad - English brown ale Howdy Hops IPA - citrus IPA Double IPA - high ABV, hoppy! El Dorado - Pale Ale Overcast - Hefezeizen German-style Peach Mango Ale - fruit beer Honey Wheat - mild & easy drinking! Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic) In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growler fills available for carry-out!   Kristi & Sons Food Truck will be back Sunday, August 11 from 1-5 pm! We're **Super Excited** about the Tomato Basil Grilled Cheese on her menu, featuring fresh organic Basil grown right here at Wishful Acres!!! Kristi also uses all-local cheeses on the sandwiches!  The rest of the Gourmet Grilled Cheese & Hand-Cut Topped Fries menu is below! ** Hand-Cut Topped Fries: - Classic - Cheese - Garlic parmesan - Buffalo Blue - Pad Thai - Pulled pork ** Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: - Classic - Pulled pork - Pizza - Jalapeno popper - Tomato Basil Upcoming Events at Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!   August 11, 1-5 pm Food Truck, Kristi & Sons (Gourmet Grilled Cheese & Hand-cut Topped Fries) August 25, 1-5 pm Food Truck, Benchwarmers (Grill Out & Fried Cheese Curds) Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Member News Farm Members, please refer to your pickup schedules.  In this week's share: Tomatoes!!! - A bag of super sweet orange cherry tomatoes - first of the season!  The cool spring & early summer have really pushed the tomato harvest late this year, but we're starting to see them trickle in, starting with the cherry tomatoes. Garlic - First of the season!  Just harvested this week, this garlic will still be super crunchy and won't yet have the full papery outer skin.  Cabbage - Our "Savoy" variety of cabbage is finally ready.  The cabbage didn't fare well this spring, but it's finally here! Green Beans - The green beans are back, you'll each receive a nice big bag full.   like summer veggies! Hot Peppers - a bag featuring 2 types: chili (mild/medium) and jalapeno (hot).  Great raw, grilled, etc Sweet Peppers - You'll each receive 4  sweet peppers - both green and yellow!  Super fresh & crunchy.  Great raw or cooked. Cucumbers - several in each of your shares! Fresh, crunchy, and thin-skinned.  Awesome!  Cucumbers are delicious - sliced onto salads, sandwiches, or in a salad all their own... such as my favorite - a vinegar & sour cream sauce cucumber salad! Zucchini / Summer Squash - 4 varieties in your shares, with 2-3 of each variety, it's peak summer squash season, so it's a huge bag!  Patty Pan (shaped like a round flower), Middle Eastern Zucchini (my favorite) has a light-green skin, creamy texture, and mild flavor. Yellow crookneck has a beautiful color!  And regular green zucchini is a staple!  Zucchini is delicious cooked, but it can also be eaten raw on salads & with dips! Basil - YUM! There is nothing like fresh basil.  So delicious used fresh & raw on sandwiches, salads, pizza, pesto, you name it! Swiss Chard - Super delicious chopped finely on a raw salad, or lightly sauteed. Deer love this crop, but it's super delicious and healthy for humans, too!  :) Our recipe database contains cooking ideas for all the vegetables we grow - link here. Our CSA Program (Community Supported Agriculture) is a membership program in which members become "shareholders" in the farm's seasonal vegetable production & receive a "share" of the farm's organic  produce for our full 22-week-long season! To learn more: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csa-program  .   Where to Buy our Beer: Our beer is available for purchase at the following locations: Our Taproom!  Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery, located between Freeport & Lena - Visiting Info Benchwarmers, Freeport, IL Best Dam Bar, Lake Summerset, Durand, IL Booties, Pecatonica, IL Park Hills Golf Course, Freeport, IL Mulligans, Lena, IL  Pub 219, Freeport, IL Rock City Tap, Rock City, IL Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL Route 20 Bar & Grill,Freeport, IL  Route 75 Bar & Grill, Dakota, IL This Is It Eatery, Freeport, IL Be sure to follow Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery on facebook!  Here is a link to our facebook page.  Want to stop receiving these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list Not on our list? To sign up for this email newsletter, visit: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/join-our-newsletter. Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery! Open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays, 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm Tap room is located on our farm at 4679 N. Flansburg Rd, Lena IL You can contact us at: wishfulacres@gmail.com or 815-990-2380            Copyright © 2019 Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up at our brewery, our web site, or participated in a program with us. Our mailing address is: Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery LLC 4679 N Flansburg Rd, Lena, IL, United States Lena, IL 61048 Add us to your address book

Happy Father's Day! Upcoming Events & more from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!

Happy Father's Day from our family to yours!  We'll be open our regular hours all weekend; swing out for a pint with Dad! Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 23 from 1-5 pm!  Kristi & Sons Food Truck will be back that day, serving up their Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Gourmet Hand-cut Topped Fries!  Details below. Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery - taproom open Fridays 4-9, Saturdays 1-8, Sundays 1-5.   Tap Room Bar at our Brewery In our Tap Room this weekend, open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps: Double IPA - high ABV, hoppy! Cherry Ale - fruit beer El Dorado - Pale Ale Smart A** - Wit Bier Simowa - IPA  Overcast - Hefezeizen German-style Chocolate Donut Imperial Stout Peach Mango Ale - fruit beer Kilted Tartan - Scotch Ale 70-Shilling style Stoutzilla - dark stout Honey Wheat - mild & easy drinking! Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic) In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growler fills available for carry-out!   Kristi & Sons Food Truck!  Sunday, June 23, 1-3 pm Featuring Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Gourmet Hand-cut Topped Fries!   Menu for the Food Truck Day: ** Hand-Cut Topped Fries: - Classic - Cheese - Garlic parmesan - Buffalo Blue - Pad Thai - Pulled pork - Greek (maybe) ** Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: - Classic - Pulled pork - Pizza - Jalapeno popper - Spinach (maybe)   Upcoming Events at Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!   June 23: Food Truck Sunday, 1-5 pm  - Kristi & Sons Food Truck featuring Gourmet Grilled Cheese & Hand Cut Topped Fries! July 14: Food Truck Sunday, 1-5 pm - Hammered Swine BBQ  Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Member News The season has begun!  Farm Members, please refer to your pickup schedules.  In this week's share: Cilantro - The first harvest of fresh Cilantro!  Use it to flavor your Mexican or Asian dishes!   Green Oak Leaf Lettuce - Delicious bright green leaves of spring Oak Leaf Lettuce; an heirloom variety which features leaves shaped like, you guessed it, oak leaves! Green Simpson Lettuce - Simpson lettuce is light green and very delicate.  You'll never see it in a grocery store due to it's delicacy; it's a lettuce that is meant to be enjoyed fresh & local. Great for wilted lettuce salads with warm bacon dressing! Arugula - x 2 - A double-sized bag of arugula!  The arugula harvest this year looks amazing! Large leaves of arugula with a beautiful bright green color.  Radishes - A BIG harvest this week of  "Easter Egg" radishes in a multitude of colors: red, pink, purple, white. The leaves are left attached, and are also edible - try some on a salad, the greens taste similar to the radish root itself. Red Oak Leaf Lettuce - Beautiful light red colored lettuce. Try mixing in several of the greens in this week's share for a beautiful salad of many colors & flavors! Asian Greens Mix - A mix of Mizuna and Red Mustard greens. Packs a bit of a peppery flavor, and is nice mixed onto a salad or very lightly stir-fried. Delicious fresh raw or cooked. Our recipe database contains cooking ideas for all the vegetables we grow - link here. Our CSA Program (Community Supported Agriculture) is a membership program in which members become "shareholders" in the farm's seasonal vegetable production & receive a "share" of the farm's organic  produce for our full 22-week-long season! To learn more: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csa-program  .   Where to Buy our Beer: Our beer is available for purchase at the following locations: Our Taproom!  Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery, located between Freeport & Lena - Visiting Info Benchwarmers, Freeport, IL Best Dam Bar, Lake Summerset, Durand, IL Booties, Pecatonica, IL Park Hills Golf Course, Freeport, IL Mulligans, Lena, IL  Pub 219, Freeport, IL Rock City Tap, Rock City, IL Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL Route 20 Bar & Grill,Freeport, IL  Route 75 Bar & Grill, Dakota, IL This Is It Eatery, Freeport, IL Be sure to follow Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery on facebook!  Here is a link to our facebook page.  Want to stop receiving these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list Not on our list? To sign up for this email newsletter, visit: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/join-our-newsletter. Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery! Open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays, 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm Tap room is located on our farm at 4679 N. Flansburg Rd, Lena IL You can contact us at: wishfulacres@gmail.com or 815-990-2380            Copyright © 2019 Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up at our brewery, our web site, or participated in a program with us. Our mailing address is: Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery LLC 4679 N Flansburg Rd, Lena, IL, United States Lena, IL 61048 Add us to your address book