August 30! Pizza! On the farm!

Cress Spring Pizzeria will be serving them up on Wednesday, August 30, from 4:30 pm until 8:30 pm. 

For those who have never been here before, there’s a direct correlation between the weather and wait times for pizza. On a beautiful summer evening, you’ll want to get here as early as possible, or call ahead to order your pizza, otherwise you can expect to wait up to a couple hours to get your food. We have a large crew working as fast as we can, but the oven is a built in limit to how many pizzas we can crank out. Our goal is to get people through the order line in a hurry so they can relax on the lawn and enjoy the scenery and the music.

Our musical guest this week is Don’t Spook the Horse, an acoustic trio influenced by the likes of Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, and Leadbelly. The set list ranges from coal mining songs and murder ballads to wistful folk and doomy gospel. Everybody gather around the bonfire and get wistful.

The Aubergine pizza makes a comeback this week, featuring eggplant marinated in garlic and herbs, then fire-roasted in our oven, and topped with cherry tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. On the dessert menu, we’ve brought back our house-made ice cream sandwiches, featuring chocolate sea salt cookies and wild mint ice cream. We’ll also have crème fraiche topped with some tasty Cinderella plums from Door County. Come and get some. 

The Aubergine

Here’s how it works. Every Wednesday evening from May until October, we'll be selling flaming hot pizzas and delicious desserts, beer and wine, here at Cress Spring Farm. Picnic on our lawn or take your pizza to enjoy at home. Outdoor seating only - you are welcome to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and warm friends to snuggle with. You should also bring whatever plates, cutlery, etc. that you might need for your picnic. Pizza will be served in boxes, beer and soda in bottles and wine by the bottle or glass. We will have mason jars available for wine, but we encourage you to bring your own. You may supplement your picnic with any salads or other food you wish to bring, but we ask that you not bring your own alcohol. We accept cash, checks, credit cards, and chickens as payment. Our menu for this week is below, and it's also posted on our facebook page. We hope to see you soon!

Cress Spring Bakery
4035 Ryan Road
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
608 767-3875

Cress Spring Bakery & Pizzeria

Menu for August 30

Appetizers

Appetizer basket: Salt & pepper crostini, and a selection of fresh veggies and seasonal fruit served with house-made baba ganoush, and sorrel aioli $8

Chips! Salsa!: In a basket with pickled red onions, queso, and roasted tomatillo salsa $6

Pickled veggies: Seasonal assortment of house-pickled veggies $3

Pizzas

All pizzas are available on Cress Spring sourdough crust or gluten-free crust (GF=same price, smaller pizza)

Three Little Pigs: Fire-roasted tomato sauce, Cress Spring cheese blend, Jordandal Italian sausage, Jordandal bacon, pepperoni, onions, red peppers    $17.00

Real Fungi: House-made mushroom tapenade, caramelized onions, shitake mushrooms, roasted beets, fennel, toasted walnuts    $15.00 (vegan)

Baker’s Favorite: Caramelized onions, Cress Spring cheese blend, Hook’s gorgonzola, toasted walnuts $15.00   Add Bacon  $2.00

Figgy Pig: Fire-roasted tomato sauce, figs poached in red wine, Sartori Montamore cheese, Jordandal Italian sausage, red onions, $17.00

Prodigal Summer: Fire-roasted tomato sauce, Cress Spring cheese blend, marinated zucchini, peppers, red onions and mushrooms  $15.00  *Excellent without cheese as a vegan option!*   Excellent with soppressata as a meaty option! 

Margherita:  Olive oil-garlic base, fresh tomatoes, Farmer John’s fresh mozzarella, fresh basil  $15.00

Aubergine:   Garlic-marinated eggplant, fresh cherry tomatoes, Farmer John’s fresh mozzarella, fresh thyme and oregano  $15.00

Afternoon Delight: Fire-roasted tomato sauce, Farmer John fresh mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, scallions, arugula, Underground soppressata and prosciutto    $17.00

Greek: Basil Pesto, Cress Spring cheese blend, Capri feta, Kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, broccolini, red onion

Big Cheese: Fire-roasted tomato sauce, Cress Spring cheese blend   $12.00

Spanish Inquisition: Fire roasted tomato sauce, Capri 3 year goat cheddar, garlic chives, smoked chilies, Jordandal chorizo, chimichurri

The Duchess: A delicious way to end your meal! House-made smoked raspberry jam, Hook’s gouda cheese, fresh honey-soaked peaches, toasted walnuts  $15.00

Build Your Own:  You are welcome to build your own pizza out of anything we have on hand each week. Prices are simple:   $15.00 for a vegetable pizza,  $17.00 for a meaty pizza

Desserts

Duchess Dessert Pizza: Smoked Raspberry Jam, Walnuts, Peaches, Gouda, Cinnamon-Honey $15.00

Cookies:  Gingersnap, Trail Cookie $2.00; Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Sea Salt  $2.25

House-made Ice Cream  Vanilla with cherry and chocolate $4.00

Crème fraiche with fresh Door County cinderella plums $4.00

Ice Cream Sandwiches! Salted chocolate fudge cookie with wild mint ice cream

Beer:

On Tap:

Ale Asylum Oktillion Oktoberfest $5.50

Madison, WI 5% ABV

Karben4 Fantasy Factory IPA $5.50

Madison, WI 6.3% ABV

Bottles

Starcut Ciders Octorock $4.00

Bellaire, MI 4.9% ABV

Pabst Blue Ribbon $3.00

Milwaukee, WI 4.7% ABV

Next Door Livacious Peach, Lavender, and White Tea Saison $4.00

Madison, WI 5% ABV 

New Glarus Two Women Bavarian Lager  $4.00

New Glarus, WI 5% ABV

Hinterland Brewing Packerland Pilsner $4.00

Green Bay, WI 4.5% ABV

Capital Brewery Autumnal Fire Dopplebock $5.50

Madison, WI 7.8% ABV

Karben4 Block Party Amber Ale $4.00

Madison, WI 5.6% ABV

Karben4 Lady Luck Irish Red Ale $4.00

Madison, WI 7.5% ABV

Lake Louis Warped Speed Scotch Ale $4.00

Arena, WI 7.2% ABV

New Glarus Moon Man No Coast Pale Ale $4.00

New Glarus, WI 5% ABV

Karben4 Fantasy Factory IPA $4.00

Madison, WI 6.3% ABV

Furthermore Black Cloud Belgian Strong Dark Ale $4.00

Black River Falls, WI %7 ABV

Surly Furious IPA 

Brooklyn Center, MN 6.6% ABV

Ale Asylum Oktillion Oktoberfest $4.00

Madison, WI 

Karben4 Night Call Smoked Porter $4.00

Madison, WI 6.5% ABV

New Holland Brewing The Poet Chocolate Stout $4.50

New Holland, MI 5.2% ABV

Wine

Prosecco, Tenuta Santome

Italy $6/$22

Pinot Grigio, Montefresco

Italy  $5/$20

2013 Ravenna Riesling

Columbia Valley, WA $6/$22

Poire Authentique Sparkling Pear Cider, Eric Bordelet

France   $7/$25

Morisfarms Mandriolo Maremma Toscana Rosato 

Italy $6/$22

Tuscan Red, Montauto Maremma Toscana 

Italy $5/$20

Malbec, Allemand

Argentina $6/$22

Pinot Noir, Sean Minor

California   $6/$22

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Maine Root Beer $3.00

Maine Ginger Brew  $3.00

Wiscopop Strawberry Soda  $3.00

NessAlla Lemon Ginger Kombucha  $3.50

Lemon Klarbrunn $1.00

Milk   $1.00