spring is here…have you had norma jeans new oatmeal???
Posted by admin on 01/04/2010
it is the best oatmeal i have ever had
and served by the aptos girls
heaven
happy easter
valentines day gift certificates are $ 20.00 at norma jeans in aptos
Posted by admin on 18/01/2010
cathy and the aptos girls love valentines
get your sweetie a $ 20. card at norma jeans coffee
house baked sweets
fresh brewed drip coffees from the universe
teas from around the world
( try and get that @starbucks )
enjoy your cupofjoe in aptos
fresh orange juice in aptos
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the aptos girls serve up a fantastic orange juice
add a rasberry scone
a hot cupoftea
and
magic
aptos magic in the village
MM would have been proud
1947 castroville artichoke queen
aptos house baked goods
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cathy deleon is the heart of norma jeans coffee
cathy is the wonderful baker in aptos
cheesecake
turnovers
fresh made pie
cathy deleon is the aptos girl of norma jeans coffee
whole pies can be ordered to take home
get your coffee tailor made in aptos
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aptos girls are sweet
double expresso
slice of cake
and always a smile
cupofjoe??
tailor made for you
how about a nice cupofjoe in aptos???
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fresh blueberry turnovers
nice cup of guatemelian
sweet aptos girls
heaven
largest wave ever recorded…right here on the aptos girls website
Posted by admin on 07/01/2010
http://extremehorizon.blogspot.com/2009/12/biggest-wave-ever-recorded-1720ft.html
the real surf city
aptos girls are sweet on surfing
MM was the artichoke queen of castroville, free slice of pie to anyone with a photo to share
Posted by admin on 06/01/2010
MM was the castroville artichoke queen
norma jeans coffee will offer a free slice of pie
to anyone who brings zack a photo from this coronation
norma jeans coffee of aptos for MM homemade artichoke quiche
and always a hot cupofjoe
aptos girls are sweet
come and get your free pie
charlotte
have you had the homemade MM artichoke queen quiche in aptos yet ???
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cathy will not yield the recipe
real men enjoy norma jeans coffee
and MM artichoke queen quiche
( win a free cupofjoe if you twitter otto the correct year 1947 )
a warm slice of quiche
a nice cup of joe
maybe even a piece of pumpkin pie
( hold the whipped cream )
a perfect afternoon
with the aptos girls @ norma jeans coffee
we should all be so lucky
MM really was the artichoke queen of castroville
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Castroville, California is the Artichoke Center of the World. If you don’t believe it, just look around!
This small town lies in the heart of California’s Central Coast farm country less than 100 miles from San Francisco and less than three miles from the Pacific Ocean and public beaches. Prime land less than 3 miles from the beach and 10 miles from Salinas in Monterey County is blessed with the perfect climate for growing artichokes. For over 50 years, this “Artichoke Capital of the World” has celebrated harvests of their number one crop with an Artichoke Festival held usually in May.
In 1947 a young woman named Norma Jean was crowned Castroville’s first artichoke queen. She later was known as the famous actress, Marilyn Monroe. John Steinbeck graced the town in a different manner, by using it as the setting for his short story, Johnnie Bear.
Stop at one of the artichoke restaurants and dine on farm fresh produce, including some of the biggest artichokes available on the planet! Billed as the World’s Largest Artichoke, Castroville is home to a sculpture commissioned in 1963 for a roadside stand and restaurant owned by Ray Bei. Built from concrete and rebar, this giant creation stands 20 feet tall and 12 feet across. Today you can still see the giant artichoke in front of The Giant Artichoke, 11261 Merritt St., Castroville, CA. Phone: 831-633-3501.
Castroville (population 6,724 ) is located along the coast beside Monterey Bay. Here the ideal combination of soil, sun and fog provide the perfect growing conditions for artichokes, making Castroville the Artichoke Capital. There’s an annual Artichoke Festival and parade, and Marilyn Monroe was crowned the very first Artichoke Queen in 1947.
Two major artichoke packers are located here, along with the nation’s only artichoke processing plant. Is it any wonder that the townspeople have proclaimed Castroville “The Artichoke Center of the World,” and that they celebrate with the annual Artichoke Festival in May?
An annual artichoke festival is the big event around these parts. Like the garlic promoters in Gilroy and the broccoli farmers nearby, locals know how to make artichokes into many food items you have never imagined. The festival is a wonderful time to visit and prepare your taste buds for some gourmet dining. Sec the California Events page for the date of the festival.
Castroville has a cute little main street pictured above called Merritt Street, some mobile homes, houses, churches, grocery and food markets, some of which advertise their products on window signs and outdoor placards written in Spanish. The usual shops line this town’s main thoroughfare which is dotted with some historic looking buildings, colorful flag banners and unique wall murals. Colorful depictions of local history and figures of note, pay tribute to the town’s heritage and its primarily Hispanic residents.
One hundred percent of all artichokes grown commercially in the United States are grown in California. Approximately 75 percent of the state’s total acreage lies within Monterey County. And while artichokes were ranked only 11th in crop value for this agriculturally rich area, with an estimated worth more than $37 million, growers point proudly to the fact that the artichoke is the county’s Official Vegetable.
Founded in 1863, Castroville is the second oldest town in Monterey County. Agriculture sprang up with crops of sugar, hay, beets, grain and dairy farms. The artichoke, for which it is now known, began appearing in fields around 1920. Just a few miles inland from the Pacific Ocean is where you will find this old fashioned community and where you can see the artichoke bounty. Pezzinni Farms is one of several store fronts selling artichokes and artichoke items brought in from the surrounding fields and made available to the public.
EMAIL THE CORRECT YEAR 1947 TO OTTO FOR A FREE CUP OF JOE @ NORMA JEANS COFFEE OF APTOS
