Ha! Reopening! YAY!

Hello all you out there in the blogosphere! Don't forget that we reopen for the summer next Tuesday, June 1. Can you feel it brewing...

aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh...EXCITEMENT!

Pitcher Rinser: Yes, Please.

Our water bill at the cafe was high this month.  It makes me want one of these even more:



I love it when saving the earth & saving money walk hand-in-hand into the sunset.  I should write more about all the ways that has happened here at Aroma.

Closed for 2 Weeks / Reopening June 1st!

Hey Friends,

We'll be closed May 17th - 31st for some R&R after a great semester.  

We'll reopen June 1st and our summer hours will be M-S, 11am-9pm.

See you then!  

Musicians that have graced our ears, in alphabetical order.*

908 Crafford

Andy Zipf

Aracely & Hilde

Audrey

Ben Harris

Bethany Dillon

Crowd of Voices

Damion Suomi

Esterlyn

Feinix

Gabriel Kelly

Glen Kaiser

Infidel Castrones

Jake Hopping

Joie De Vivre

Justin McRoberts

Kasa Del Phunk

Lauris Vidal

Leaving the Boats

Leith & Kindsay

Listener

Liz Thielemann

Mark Wheeler

Matt Warnock

MHS Jazz Band

Nalani Proctor

Never Say When

Noellen Brown

Photoside Café

Rue Royale

Scott Savol

Selepri

The Fembots

The Good Tangerines

The Unfortunate

The Weary Travelers

The Wiitalia Brothers

The Wrecking

Warren Franklin

Waterdeep

Wild Moon

WIU Guitar Duos

WIU Jazz Combos

*This list does not include Open Mic performances.  Please let us know of any additions or corrections.

FINALS: Open late for Massages, Breakfast, & Caffeine

Hey Cafe Aroma Friends,

It's that time of year again!  Make Cafe Aroma your safe haven in the storm of finals.  

(And even if you're not a student, come on over to get in on this great stuff.)

SUNDAY, MONDAY, & TUESDAY NIGHTS:

• Open until 1AM 
• Chair massages by a professional masseuse (just $5 for 10 minutes)   
• Breakfast Buffet (10pm to midnight)
• As always, great atmosphere, free wi-fi, delicious coffee, etc.

Email us if you have any questions!

See you soon!

Bloggin Pregnant Style

Hello All!!! Becky Holland here. As some of you know, I am currently 8 and a half months pregnant. Woah! I just can't believe we will be having a baby in just a few short weeks. In the mean time, here I am, many many more pounds than I was just a few months ago and a whole lot more tired. Being on my feet for a whole shift just isn't as easy as it used to be, so I've been taking a lot of sitting breaks during my shifts. What better thing to do while I am sitting here getting my energy back than blog!! :)

First thing to blog about: Grandma Nanny's Cucumber Dill Salad

We first served the Cucumber Dill Salad last summer and it was a hit, so we have brought it back for this summer season. Lindsay asked me to write a blog about it since it is a recipe from my family. Here it is. :)

Grandma Nanny is my great great Grandma on my mom's side of the family. Her name was Emma Huehl Steinbis. Her family immigrated to the States from Germany in the mid 18oo's. Emma was born in Minnisota, then moved to South Dakota at the age of 2. In 1898 she married Ernest Steinbis, a farmer. They homesteaded a farm in Tular, South Dakota. That is where this recipe was created. Emma kept cucumber in her garden and created this recipe as a refreshing summer snack. Emma and Ernest had one child, Walter. He married Ruby and they had 4 babies on that same farm. The eldest of those babies is my Grandma Dorothy. Grandma Dorothy is who passed this recipe down to me. Grandma Dorothy was raised on the farm in South Dakota where this recipe was originated and raised by Grandma Nanny, her grandma and the woman who created this recipe. At our last family reunion one of my cousin's created a Steinbis family cook book with this and MANY other amazing family recipes, many of them created by Grandma Nanny. Hopefully I will be able to bring more of her recipes and share them with the cafe, but for now you will just have to enjoy this one!

Here is a picture from 1946 on the farm in South Dakota. The man all the way on the left is Ernest Steinbis, to the right of him is my Grandma Dorothy (she is holding my Aunt Sandie, my mom's oldest sister), to the right of her is Grandma Nanny, to her right is Ruby (my grandma's mom) and to the right of her Walter (my grandma's dad - intimidating looking man, right?).

Hope you enjoy this story as much as I do and I hope you enjoy the cucumber dill salad even more!! :)

Good luck with finals.

Beck