Meet these three High Desert Farmers Market food vendors sure to leave you satisfied
Meet three more High Desert Farmers Market food court vendors ─ a veteran and two newbies.
We will start with the veteran.
Abby’s Cakes & Moore/Drinkzilla
Abby’s Cakes & Moore came to the Market seven years ago. Their canopy opens each week with plenty to offer and usually sells out before noon.
From cheesecakes to cake pops, from cake cups to brownies and cookies, the verdict is in: Abby’s creates very tasty stuff.
They are known for “tasty creations for all occasions,” freshly baked desserts “made with love,” and many items baked for those with diet restrictions due to allergies, health concerns or personal choices.
Their original recipes become “diet-friendlier” goodies for anyone following Keto, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free programs and more.
Let’s face it, everyone deserves a treat now and then, and this is how Abby and John Moore started baking 12 years ago.
They have been voted frequent winners of the Daily Press “Desert Community’s Choice” awards in the Bakery division.
Their home-based business sets aside a portion of sales to support various causes and events, and they partner with several foundations.
Sister company Drinkzilla, on Instagram as @drinkzilla23, sells slushies, lemonades, and agua frescas made from fresh ingredients.
For catering information or scheduling them for your event, call 909-684-7649. Visit Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and Yelp! and online at abbyscakesandmoore.com.
Cuban Café
The black canopy provides a classy background for Tina and Maria of Great Dames Cleaning Plus Cooking who own and operate the Cuban Café.
As “Great Dames,” they prepare, cook and serve Cuban cuisine for small private dinner parties in your home.
Their “feed a crowd” skills are on display Thursday mornings as lines form before the order window opens.
Tina, the sous-chef, wears a Cuban Fedora and manages orders at the window. Chef Maria cooks everything with the skill of someone very much at home in the kitchen.
Maria came from Cuba with her brothers, who opened cigar shops in Florida and then in the Sacramento area. Tina, who admits she loves a good cigar, met Maria at one of the family’s shops. They became instant friends. They discussed going into business together. One venture highlighting Maria’s passion for and skill in preparing “comida criolla” (Creole food).
After Tina moved back home to Big Bear, she suggested Maria come to the High Desert. Maria discovered an enclave of Cuban Americans as well as others who loved Cuban food, and Great Dames and the Cuban Café were born.
Free samples of moist, delicious Cuban pork with rice and beans draw people like magnets to the Café at HDFM. The menu board identifies gluten-free and vegan dishes. Sandwiches, “meals” and sides like cabbage salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and red onion or beans and rice with fresh herbs and bell pepper are available ─ and do try their fried plantains.
To learn more about Great Dames Cooking Plus Cleaning, text 530-220-8598 or visit greatdamescookingpluscleaning.com.
Outlaw Pizza
This brand new vendor ─ we met them their first week ─ is the creation of Steve Samuelson, who learned the pizza business from the “inside out,” while servicing and repairing pizza kitchen equipment for some huge accounts.
He decided to give the “mobile pizza catering” business a shot, and following a Western theme, created Premium Quality Outlaw Pizza, a family affair with his wife Tammy and daughter-in-law Brittany Samuelson joining the “gang.”
The food trailer was a three-year project, with everything inside and out designed for efficient prep, cooking and serving. The eye-catching “wrap,” also Steve’s idea, was executed by Forbes Graphix + Signs in Hesperia.
You cannot miss Outlaw Pizza on the road because the tow vehicle is “wrapped to match.”
The Samuelsons have been serving pizzas to family and friends for several years. They perfected their cook-to-order recipes and use fresh ingredients in their dough and sauces.
The menu board features four 12-inch pizza options ─ Cheese, Pepperoni, Sausage and Hawaiian (Canadian bacon and pineapple). Extras include toppings (mushroom, olive, red onion, Jalapeno) and drizzles─ ranch, balsamic and pineapple Habanero. Pepperoni by the slice is available as well as a four-piece order of mozzarella “stix.”
Outlaw Pizza is on Facebook and Instagram. Call 442-224-3959 to schedule your next event.
When you go
High Desert Farmers Market, 18244 Bear Valley Road, VVC lower campus. 760-247-3769, contact@highdesertfarmersmarket.com. Every Thursday rain or shine from 8 a.m. to Noon.
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This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: High Desert Farmers Market vendors will leave you satisfied
