Once again a lover of the Mariposa Bakery

Mariposa is back on my good side I didn’t follow up with this story last month, so here’s the background. On Feb 13 I called Mariposa Bakery in the Ferry Building to reserve some gluten free gnocchi for Valentine’s Day. My plan was to make my way through the Ferry Building constructing a delicious and romantic meal, centered around the gnocchi. Originally I’d considered making my own, but as I’ve written in prior posts, I hear it is quite difficult and time consuming. Also on Feb 13, I managed to do something to my back that caused a major muscle spasm, which rendered me fairly useless at dealing with any sort of adversity on Valentine’s Day. Feb 14 arrived with a big windy ugly rainstorm, expected to last all day. I spent the morning and the lunch hour in client meetings with a colleague. My plan was to leave my last meeting and walk 3 blocks to the Ferry Building, pick up my supplies for the meal, head home and get cooking. The rain provided a small obstacle, but would not have been insurmountable had it not been for the back injury. I could barely walk, and I was in PAIN. Every step was agony. It didn’t help that I was carrying my work bag that contained my brick of a laptop, and I gave up on my umbrella after about half a block in the wind. I’d managed to get a last minute appointment with my doctor for mid afternoon. If I timed it right, I could get what I needed foodwise, walk to the doctor and be completely on schedule. Fate had other plans. I hobbled my way to the Mariposa Bakery, announced that I was there to pick up my reserve gnocchi and was met with a very confused look and a “what gnocchi? We don’t have any gnocchi today.” Um…… On a normal day, like I said, I could have dealt with this. But, with the rain and the back pain I just couldn’t. I tried to hold back my tears, but I didn’t do a very good job. I explained to them that I’d called, that there was supposed to be some reserved, and that I was new to my gluten free lifestyle and cooking dinner for my husband and that I didn’t have time to make the gnocchi myself and AGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. The woman who worked there was really nice. She called the headquarters. They apologized. They agreed to give me a $25 gift certificate. While that was processing, I regained some of my composure and told them I was going in search of an alternate meal and would be back. I got some sage, thinking of the butternut squash I had at home in my fridge. Then I looked at my watch. I had 3 minutes to get to my doctor’s appointment. I called the doctor and they had no more appointments for the day. Not one. Couldn’t squeeze me in. I begged. I pleaded. And I lost it. Called my husband crying. All for a missing bag of gnocchi. Now, I got into to the doctor’s office that afternoon, cooked an awesome meal and all was well in the long run. Why this explanation? Because I’d avoided Mariposa ever since, as they’d let me down. Yesterday we were out of bread, and I didn’t have the car so couldn’t go to the grocery store. Mariposa was the only option. Their bread is the best GF bread I’ve had hands down. Even better? They had fresh butternut squash ravioli. The price for one bag of pasta and one loaf of bread? $20.00. Worth it? Yes. I made croutons with the bread (they were DELISH) for a ceasar salad, with Tyler Florence’s dressing (yum!), and made the ravs with some sautéed mushrooms and onions (well done) and some crispy sage. Finished it off by putting the ravs in the pan with the mushrooms and onions and some Arbequina olive oil to brown their outsides a bit. It was a great meal in all of its carby - deliciousness!!!