Located on the north side of Egg Harber, Village Cafe is a ‘must stop’ during your Door County adventure. If you are looking for a hearty breakfast, light lunch or are simply craving our famous carrot cake, we invite you stop by and see us!

Experience the tradition of Door County in our smoke-free, family-friendly environment. As well as serving BREAKFAST ALL DAY, we also offer lunch, a refreshing beer and wine list and a fabulous homemade dessert menu!

VOTED BEST RESTAURANT • DISCOVER WISCONSIN, 2009

Door County Today TV show is a great resource for learning behind the scenes in Door County. Featuring Nature, Cooking, History, and local Artists, this show helps you really learn about Door County and the people who call this place home.

Kim Jensen acted as hostess for the “Behind the Kitchen Door” segment with Executive Chef, Blake Schar, of Cooper’s Corner. We hope you enjoy.

It’s so nice to see so many of our friends coming back for the season. We missed you and are glad to have you home!!!

Hi all–

We hope you enjoy receiving video from Kim on cooking topics and recipes.  Today Kim shares how to make Huevos Rancheros from her restaurant in Door County, Wisconsin.

The video starts off assuming that you’ve already prepared your Black Beans & Salsa.  The recipes for both of these will be below the video in this post.  Let us know what you think and help us decide on our upcoming videos.

 

 

Huevos Rancheros

Prepare the black bean recipe and warm on the stove

BLACK BEANS

Combine the following ingredients:

2 cups black beans
1 sm tomatoes, diced
1/8 cup green chilies
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp  thyme
pinch tsp cayenne pepper
pinch black pepper
2 tsp minced garlic

While waiting for the beans to warm prepare the salsa recipe

SALSA

Combine the following ingredients:
1 large can diced tomatoes
1/4 cups diced onions
1/4 Cups diced green pepper
1/2 stalk of diced celery
1/2 cups finely chopped cilantro
Sm can diced green chilies
¼ Tbls minced garlic
1-4 depending on how spicy you like it, dashes Tabasco sauce
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper

Turn on oven to 350 degrees
warm a flour tortilla on a skillet (pan or flat grill)
place tortilla in a  bowl that is oven proof
prepare your eggs (I prefer two eggs over easy)
place eggs on tortilla
pour 1/2 cup–1 cup beans over your eggs
top with 1/4 cup salsa and shredded cheese

place in oven until cheese is melted

You can skip the oven and eat as is!  Enjoy your dish overlooking the bay or lake with a margarita in hand!

Kim Jensen—Village Cafe

Village Cafe has a nice selection of Romero Britto’s art.  Enjoy the bright colors and springtime in Door County.

If you are unfamiliar with Romero Britto, here is a little background on him.  He was born in Recife, Brazil in 1963 and is a self-taught artist. Britto’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in over 100 countries, including the Salon Nationale des Beaux-Arts exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre in 2008 and 2010. He has also created public art installations for the O2 Dome (Berlin), Hyde Park (London), John F. Kennedy Airport (New York), and Cirque du Soleil at Super Bowl XLI.

Our sister restaurant, Mojo Rosa’s, is holding a fundraiser for Door CANcer, Inc. on Saturday, March 9th at 5pm. Join the community and the Rhinelander Brewing Company for a fantastic event. Reservations are welcomed.

Join the owner of Village Cafe on a trip around the world right here in Door County. Enjoy small plates and signature drinks at Mojo Rosa’s, then off to Italy at Villaggios in Juddville then jet on back to Mojo’s for dessert from Pink Bakery and music to top the evening off.

Mojo Rosa’s, our sister company, will be the first in the State of Wisconsin to tap a limited release duo of Hard Ciders from the Crispin Company.

Saturday, February 9th at 5:00 pm we will tap into these Hard Ciders and pair them with Mojo’s food and dessert from Pink Bakery.  This is an event you won’t want to miss.  A portion of the proceeds will go to the non-profit Door County Renaissance Fantasy Faire.

Bill Jartz will be the celebrity host for this always fun event.  Our sister company, Villaggios, will be there too sampling our marinara sauce and spicy sausage.  If you would like to attend, this huge event, call (920) 487-9750.  You can also email Kim and she can help you get tickets at kim@village-doorcounty.com  Hope to see you there.