Mindy's Baked Goods

Mindy Fitzpatrick and her husband, Matt, and own The Friendly Market. They opened the market in the spring of 2008, with Mindy's main job being providing homemade baked goods to be sold at the market. She started with simple well-known items such as cookies, breads and pies. Very soon after opening, she realized people were interested in a little something different, so she slowly started introducing some family recipes that were out of the ordinary and not your run of the mill baked goods. New additions early on included basil bread with fresh mozzarella, mango bread and an immediate hit, tomato pie. Almost overnight, there became a high demand for her baked goods and a great interest to see what she would bring to the market next.

Mindy continued to create and search for new recipes that, not only are tasteful and different, but also include the freshest, local ingredients.

As a Morehead City native, she graduated from West Carteret High School as a basketball All-American. She went on to become a three time All-American at the University of South Carolina and graduated with a degree in exercise physiology. In 1994, Mindy was crowned the National Women’s Surfing Champion and she continues to compete on the local and national level. The Carteret News-Times named her Athlete of the Century in 2000. In 2002, she was in the first class to be inducted in the West Carteret High School Hall of Fame. She also started a non-profit basketball clinic for girls called Mindy’s Hoop Clinic.

Mindy and Matt have two wonderful children, Matt Jr, who is 12 and Annie, 8.

Call Mindy at 252-808-7954 for a list of all foods and prices or email her at mindy@thefriendlymarket.com.