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Happy Christmas, 2009
Greetings!
Merry Christmas to all of our loyal customers, we have promotions, our Xmas order forms, a wonderful cake of the month, and we will be announcing not only our Brunch winners for November 2009, but we will be announcing the winners of our cap and T-shirt birthday promotion for our birthday month. And don't forget our Carols by Candlelight on the 18th of December to celebrate Xmas. Also read about our visit to the Gristmill Restaurant and how they deal gluten free.
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 Aussie Updates
Xmas & New Year Holiday hours
The Little Aussie Bakery & Cafe will be open extensively during the holiday period, check for variations to our hours below
Closed Monday
Tuesday - Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm (Xmas & New Years Eve)
Closed Friday (Xmas & New Years Day)
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 10 am - 3pm
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Website Changes
Thank you for everybody's patience with the website, changes will be ongoing for a while to come, but they will largely represent a big improvement in user friendliness. Any questions, concerns or feedback just email: john@thelittleaussiebakery.com
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Christmas Orders
Christmas is always a busy time for us and we want your Xmas shopping experience to be as smooth as possible. We are of course going to make all of your favorite Xmas treats and then some. Pecan, Apple, Cherry and other fruit pies, cookies and custom cakes.
Get your orders in early, we have relaunched our seasonal page, where you can download an order sheet. Just follow the link below. Last ordering day for Christmas will be Sunday 20th of December. This is for specialty Christmas orders, other regular orders are as normal. And don't forget we are closed for Xmas and New Years Day.
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Seasonal Page
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 Our Rye Loaf
For those of you who are yet to try our Rye loaf, you don't know what you are missing. This really has been quite an achievement. While it has no Rye in it, it tastes and has the texture of a good German Rye loaf with no compromise whatsoever. It even gets better with age. It is good when it is fresh, its great day 2, and fantastic day 3. If you haven't tried it yet it is a must, and with the way it ages, it is an ideal bread for shipping.
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 In Store Bread Special of The Month
This is an in store pick up special only, for the month of December call and order the special of the month, any 3 loaves of our bread for $19.99. That is any combination of our Rye, Raisin and Golden Flax loaf for only $19.99. That is a saving of between $3.86 to $6.86 depending on the combination of loaves you pick. This offer is available to order online, but for instore pick up only. When ordering remember that raisin bread is only produced on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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The Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar
(Easy Gluten Free Dining) (Rita & John at the Gristmill Restaurant)
Rita and I just have to share this with you, on account of the fact that you might like to eat somewhere other than with us, don't get me wrong we Love having you and feeding you, but we also like to eat somewhere else occasionally, but we don't often recommend places because most places don't handle the whole gluten free deal very well even if they say they do. One of our customers, Tim Conway manages the Gristmill in Gruene, and his wife Megan happens to be gluten intolerant. Tim and I had an email exchange over an order, and it came up that they had been working on identifying the items on their menu that were gluten free, and producing a detailed list of what is gluten free. Of course we couldn't help ourselves, the next day off we had, Rita and I went out to Gruene and were very pleasantly surprised. The waiter did not necessarily know much about gluten, but he easily found the list and we enjoyed wonderful food in a lovely setting, and great service. We both ended up having baby back ribs which were gluten free and delicious. I even had a second helping, which I can't remember ever doing. So if you are looking for some place to eat where you can be gluten free with a minimum of fuss and drama, try the Gristmill.
Click Here for their website
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Gluten Free Info Gem
People with gluten intolerance, or Celiac disease are really very fortunate people when compared to many other health issues out there. There are no expensive medication regimes, no drastic surgeries to maintain a healthy life. The cure is pretty simple: maintain a gluten free diet, and really how hard can it be when you know that all meat is gluten free, all vegetables are gluten free and all fruit is gluten free. Lets face it, if we kept our diets as simple as that we would be leading a pretty healthy life.
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Christmas Pies
We have a delicious range of fruit pies for Christmas, Rita started making them the other day, the pie pictured is a cherry pie, and it was devoured by staff within 15 minutes of getting out of the oven, hot and with vanilla icecream. I could barely get this photograph with out hands in it, and then the scene at the table was something else, thankfully we only had regulars in the shop, if we'd had any newbies we would have scared them off for sure.
If you need lactose or dairy free don't forget to ask when you order.
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Artist Reception
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Rita and I have much pleasure in presenting Patrice Villastrigo's photographic works on the walls of the bakery, and we invite our family, friends, customers and clients to come and enjoy some beautiful examples of travel photography over wine and snacks, there is no admission. If you are looking for a more substantial feed, our kitchen will be open till 6.30pm
Friday 18th December, 2009
5pm - 7pm
Why don't you stay for Carols by Candle Light, which we will be moving into at about 7pm
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Carols by Candlelight
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Join us for Carols by Candle Light on Friday December 18th starting at 7pm. We will be singing traditional carols to bring in Xmas, 2009. This is a community event, and there is no charge. Come as you are and enjoy carols, it is sure to put you in to the Spirit of Xmas. Why don't you come early and enjoy our pizza night with a glass of wine before we kick off.
For more information email: rita@thelittleaussiebakery.com
More about Carols by Candlelight
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Letty's Piece (Letty Holmbo RD LD MBA, resident Dietitian)
Mugs & Muffins Chat Session
Mugs and Muffins will not be held for November and December because of the holiday season, and will resume in the New Year. Look forward to seeing you then. And there will be no cooking class happening in December. All the very best to you all for Xmas and the New Year.
warmest regards
Letty Holmbo RD LD MBA
www.balanceliving.biz/index.html
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Brunch For Two
Thank you to all those who updated you profiles so we better know how to cater to your needs. We have not yet started to send out differentiated news, but it will be coming soon, there are still plenty of you who have not updated your profiles, so we are going to make this a monthly draw, all those who sign up for our newsletter and then update their profile, and our veteran customers who update their profiles will go into the monthly draw for a brunch for two, and there are two winners every month.
December's winners for a brunch for two are Amy Vickrey & Anna Volger. Congratulations to both of you, you can pick up your prizes at the Bakery next time you are in. There is no expiry date and you can enjoy your brunch for two any Sunday.
Update Profile:Click here
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Cake of the Month
Our Xmas month cake of the month is our New York style Chocolate baked Cheese Cake. This cheese cake is something else. The crust is made from our own pressed chocolate cookies, and there are veins of chocolate sauces that go right through this cake, it is truly an experience in deliciousness that you aren't going to get just any where. You could put a mouth full of this kind of heaven in any of our customers mouth, while wearing several blind folds anywhere in the world, and they would all instantly know where this deliciousness came from. So don't miss out, if this is the only reason you are dropping in, better call, because this cake does not hang about.
Individual Slice: $ 5.75
Whole Cake: Starts at $ 55.00
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What Great Gifts our Samplers Make!
With the holiday season upon us don't forget about our range of Sampler packs, particularly good buys for interstate family members, what a special way to say that you remember and you care. We also have our new care pack, which goes out in a smaller priority paid box at a smaller rate, also includes a complimentary $5.00 gift card for their next purchase. Check them out here
Order Online
These sampler boxes are only available for our customers who order to ship.
Order Online
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All the very best from all of us here at the Little Aussie.
John Apostolovic
The Little Aussie Bakery & Cafe
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Complimentary Glass
of the Good Stuff
Don't forget to join us for a complimentary glass of fine Australian Wine, every Friday Night this month except Xmas day. Your choice of red or white, when you order an entree or a pizza, children get a complimentary cookie.
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Aussie Bakery Shirts
Our new look T- shirts are in, and they look great, they are in our colors and made from a lighter fabric for comfort, come on in and check them out. Buy 2 and get a cap for just $6.99. Available in store only.
Sizes from Sml to XXL
All sizes Just $19.95
Buy a Shirt
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Our Breads
Golden Flax Bread
This is our regular house bread it's a savory bread, the same that we use for our delicious sandwiches. It's light, it's fluffy it's nutty in taste and soft in texture. It's flavor is derived
from the fresh golden flax seeds that we grind into it every day. It is low in sodium, and low in sugar. It comes in loaves, hamburger buns and pizza bases.
All of our breads, can be sliced, wafer thin for sandwiches,or chunky thick for toasting. They don't crumble before or after freezing. They make excellent croutons and is second to none for french toast.
Raisin Bread
This is a sweet bread that comes in a full size loaf or a bun. It is best described as a breakfast bread. It is lightly sweetened, and also comes with an abundance of raisins.
Rye Loaf
Of course this doesn't have any rye in it, but we messed about with other names, and decided that a rye doesn't taste like rye because of rye, it tastes like it does because of carraway seeds, so lets just call it what it tastes like, and it absolutely has the taste and texture of a German Rye bread, it has to be tried to be believed.
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We are really excited about our new caps, in great cool colors, come on in and get yours now or order online, one size fits all.
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T shirt & Cap Prize Winner
As part of our birthday month celebration our customers had an opportunity to go into a draw for one of our T-shirts and matching caps, and the winner of this prize is Alex Yatsko. Congratulations Alex drop into the bakery any time and pick up your prize.
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Cookie Dough
Don't forget to order your premade cookie dough for the holiday season, we can have to dough ready for you favorite cookies, fresh out of your oven. MMMMM....yummm!
$5.50 lb
(instore purchase only)
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Gift Certificates
With the holiday season upon us what better opportunity to give a thoughtful gift. Face it when it comes to dietary restrictions what do you know, let them make up their own mind about what they can and can't eat, and you still get the cred for thinking about such a personally relevant gift. Drop in to pick up cards, or order on line.
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All Purpose
Flour Mix
This is our all purpose flour blend, you can substitute this flour in most recipes for excellent result, made all the better because it is gluten free. We do not buy this in, it is our own special blend.
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Gluten Free Accommodation
You got friends and family coming into town, and they need to be gluten free. We have a choice of two Gluten Free friendly accommodations.
Cottage on the Park
For those who like their independence, right on Brackenridge Park Golf Club. 3 minutes by car from the bakery. All guests get a 20% discount on food and services at the Little Aussie Bakery & Cafe. Check out the Cottage's web site:
Cottage on the Park
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Chicken Paradise
For those who enjoy being pampered, this beautiful oasis Bed and Breakfast, only 15 minutes from down town San Antonio, and even closer to the Aussie Bakery. Your hosts Papa Joe and Anne Barfield will pamper you with a guaranteed and delicious gluten free breakfast. For the balance of your time at Chicken Paradise enjoy a 20% discount on all meals and products at the Little Aussie Bakery & Cafe. Visit Chicken Paradise online:
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Brunch For Two
Go into our draw to win a brunch for two for any one Sunday, all you have to do is update your details by clicking here, or at the end of this article. We have created a number of lists of specific interests to choose from so that we can get you the information you are most interested in. We are looking at improving how we communicate with you, and the bonus is you could have brunch on us just for helping us help you better. Winner will be announced in the monthly newsletter.
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