Cheesy Polenta Pie, free packets of polenta too!
All kinds of winter squash are available now. edible and decorative!
Warm, nourishing Cheesy Polenta Pie…doesn’t that sound good and comforting? Chef Amy in the Market Kitchen will be making this easy dish (demo at 10am) and serving samples later too. Get free packets of Bob’s Red Mill polenta at the demo (10am), while supplies last. Have the SNAP Card? It’s the last SNAP To It! program this week. Sign up at the Info Booth by 9.15am, walk the market with Kelly OSU Extension nutritionist (anyone can join in the walk and demo, SNAP card or not) and get to meet the farmers and vendors. Find out info on all the wonderful fall products on their tables, come back and watch the demo, sample the pie and receive an extra $5 in SNAP market tokens…on top of the $10 SNAP match 🙂
Greens, cabbage, cauliflower….yup the fall veggies are here!
RJ Farms has beautiful cauliflower. Steam the florets, make a cheddar sauce using Windy Acres raw-milk garlic cheddar (hint: crisp up Campfire or Fisher Ridge Farms bacon to sprinkle over the top!) and serve together as a main dish. It’s in the American Heart Association’s recommended diet….basically a vegetable mac and cheese. https://smittenkitchen.com/2014/10/cauliflower-cheese/ Sun Love Farm is bringing escarloe and endive. These sturdy and delicious greens are fabulous in a salad or braised. Their slightly bitter taste pairs well with a creamy salad dressing, and dried (cranberries) or fresh (apples, pears) fruits. Find out about them here: http://www.thekitchn.com/drop-that-lettuce-and-meet-escarole-the-vegetable-butcher-220674
Not sure how to cook winter squash? Ask the farmers!
The winter squash now stacked on the farmers tables are calling for a soup, curry or simply to be roasted. Meanwhile they make the table look decorative if you are not ready to bake them just yet! The Spice Pilgrim is back this week…ask them what spices and recipes they would suggest. Or take a look at this one: https://minimalistbaker.com/curried-butternut-squash-soup/ A couple of vendors new to the market this summer have products that are a ‘must have’ in the fall pantry: Spear and Arrow make flavored ghee or clarified butter which keeps at room temperature and has all kinds of health benefits. Culture Aromatics has packets of dehydrated organic vegetables that are miracle workers, adding so much flavor to all kinds of food. Ask for their printed recipes and ideas on how to use them. From personal experience they take any vegetable, meat or seafood (wild Coho, Steelhead and Chinook plus Sole, Rockfish and Crab is all coming this week!) …and make it fabulous in an instant!
There are still plenty of beautiful fall flowers around.
Just two more ‘summer’ season markets (9am-2pm) left this month. On Saturday November 4th we open for the Winter Season (10am-2pm) with most of your favorite farmers and vendors (plus some new and exciting ones) are returning so you can keep shopping ‘local and fresh’ all winter long, rain, shine or sleet! This market runs every-other week, has between 35-40 vendors, live music, hot food and drinks. Pick up a winter schedule at the Info Booth to make sure you don’t miss one:)