One of my favorite things to do for self care is to go to markets (farmers markets, maker markets, art markets, etc) by myself. One time I went with my dad and kiddo and it was a race to look for the few items we "needed" and then there wasn't really wiggle room for looking around. Papa Hungry doesn't mess around, get what you came for and leave! This is why I prefer to go by myself. Yes, I will more than likely spend too much money when I do go, but I will have a lot of fun doing it. 😂
Here's some of the venders and the fun things I sampled today as I bought my way through the Market at the Oasis:
Heart of Bohemia: The owner was born in the Czech Republic and brings a variety of items to the market from his store. (Check out some of the awesome stuff they have here!)The thing I was most excited about were his kolaches. They also serve hot dogs on a Czech bread, which may have to be sampled next time. This time I did a savory breakfast kolache and a sweet cream cheese kolache.
I ate the breakfast kolache while I shopped. It was an amazing dough (I seriously would love the recipe) topped with eggs, bacon and a drizzle of honey. I brought the cream cheese home for my mom (but I did sample it at the market!) and it had a sweeter dough, was loaded with cream cheese and topped with something delicious and crunchy.
He has a wide variety of flavors for kolaches, so I have plenty more to sample my way through.
Mimi's Sweet Creations: Her instagram is @mimilovelemons so you know I had to find her! I kept it light because I knew there were a few other food spots I wanted to look into, so I just got a lemon bar and the cinnamon roll cake.
The lemon bar is SO GOOD! I haven't been able to eat it all yet because it is VERY lemon-y. I think the amount of powdered sugar on this bar is fine, but of course Momma Hungry thinks there should be more. (I promise, that woman could eat a bowl of powdered sugar straight, so I'm not sure if any amount is really enough for her.)
Papa Hungry had no complaints on the cinnamon roll cake, and I will admit it looked much better before I dropped it. 😔
Y'all, how cute is this praline?! I didn't realize they were in the shape of hearts! While I stuck with the traditional flavored praline, King Tremaine also has a variety of flavors to choose from, including coconut and mocha. Check them out here and snag you some of your own.
I decided to try the lumpia. It was delicious! Very similar to an egg roll with chicken. The sweet chili sauce they served with it was the perfect compliment. When I was talking to my best friend about my market finds, I mentioned this to her and couldn't remember the name, but since she is Filipina she knew right away what I was talking about and told me that lumpia in any form is delicious, so I made the best choice.
Casian Cuisine is based out of Opelousas, and they do the market circuit. Be sure to follow them on Facebook so you can head out to where they are to sample some of their amazing flavors.
Once I started diving into my delightful market finds, I realized I needed something to wash them down with. Since I had not had coffee prior to this visit, I swung by the CC's close by to pick up a MochaChip Mochasippi. I have not had one of this in well over 10 years, and it was just as much an espresso milkshake as I remembered...which with how hot it was today, was exactly what I needed.
Have you been to the Market at the Oasis? If so, who are some of your favorite vendors? What other local markets do I need to begin checking out?
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