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Heritage Asante Fall Festival Craft Show

Indoor/Outdoor Market Event October 12, 2024 from 9am – 1pm

Join me at the Heritage Asante Fall Festival Craft Show, October 12, 2024 from 9am – 1pm located at 17401 W Asante Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85387. All visitors are to enter the gates off the Pat Tillman entrance, then follow Asante Blvd to the clubhouse. The front gates are now closed, but the Pat Tillman gates are open from 6am-6pm.


I’ll have my homemade Sourdough bread along with many variations of inclusion breads like Jalapeno & Cheddar. I’ll also have some of my popular homemade sourdough goodies like Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, homemade Cinnamon Rolls, Bagels, and English Muffins.

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Where to Find my Homemade Sourdough Bread around Surprise

Warmer weather has come and I’m not personally going to be at many Farmer’s markets around the Surprise area this Spring and Summer. I’ll resume doing markets again this fall when the weather gets milder. You can always order homemade sourdough breads and other sourdough products I make here on my website for pickup at my home bakery. My Home Bakery is located at:

Miss Monica Artisan Sourdough Bakery
17531 W Ivy Ln
Surprise, AZ 85388

Homemade Sourdough Bread made by Miss Monica Artisan Sourdough

Dale’s Town & Country Farmers Market
(A Community Affair Market)

While I won’t be there myself, you can find a selection of my products every Sunday at the Information Booth / Produce Booth. The market is every Sunday from 9am – 2pm.

For more information on this market visit their Facebook page:Dale’s Market Info link:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550648820493
Dale’s Town & Country Market
14320 W Waddell Rd
Surprise, AZ 85379

Troub’s Butcher Shop
(Boulevard Surprise Pointe)

Located on the Southeast corner of Waddell & Litchfield (by the movie theaters) Troub’s features a limited number of my products. You can find my homemade Sourdough bread, Sourdough Brown Butter Cookies, Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls and Sourdough English Muffins at the butcher shop. Visit their website for their products and location information (link below).

Troub’s Info Link: https://www.troubsbutchershop.com/
Troub’s Butcher Shop
13681 N Litchfield Rd Suite 138
Surprise, AZ 85379

9am – 5pm Tuesday – Saturday
9am – 2pm Sunday
Closed on Mondays

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How Healthy Is Sourdough? How to Make It and More

Here is an interesting evidence based article with some good information about sourdough, what it is, science behind it and how to make it.

The article, written by Alina Petre starts out saying:

“Sourdough relies on a mix of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria, rather than baker’s yeast, to leaven the dough. It’s richer in nutrients, less likely to spike your blood sugar, contains lower amounts of gluten, and is generally easier to digest than bread made with baker’s yeast.”

Read the full Healthline article here.