Purcellville Community Market
Dear Market Goers,
Wow…what a great market last week! Check out our Facebook Page and you just might see yourself in the crowds. Had five vendors run out of product…..thank you, dear Customers. As both of my teenagers would say, “That’s Sick!” That, of course, means the opposite of sick. It really means “Wow, that is truly fantastic.” I guess you are never too old to learn?
Next week we will be Cooking with Whole Grains. Rob Moutoux of Moutoux Orchards and Bobbi Elliot of Healthy by Nature, will team up to give share with you the benefits of whole grains and provide you with ways to prepare them.
This week I met a lady from that fantastic magazine “Flavor” and she gave me a box of them to pass out to all of you, so stop by the market table and grab a copy of that most excellent magazine. I love reading it and often see articles about food friends in there.
I know some of my customers disagree, but I just gotta say I’m not lovin’ those new power lines…in fact, I loath them.
Anyway, Asparagus won’t be around much longer so in HONOR OF ASPARAGUS, here’s a recipe; compliments of our wise and beautiful friend and market groupie, Anne Alba. She’ll also be doing a cooking class for kids on June 19th….more info on that next week.
2-Minute Asparagus
Asparagus – as much as will feed your family for dinner
1-2 Tbsp Dark Sesame Oil
1-2 Tsp Sesame Seeds
Sea Salt and Fresh Cracked Black Pepper to taste
Break “woody” ends off all of the asparagus spears. In a microwave safe dish, toss asparagus with sesame oil to coat. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and sesame seeds. Microwave for two minutes.
If you prefer not to use the microwave, roast the asparagus in a 400°F oven for 7-10 minutes.
Either way, asparagus will be “crisp-tender” and delicious!
The lovely and talented Meredith Kope and friends from Singing Frog Farms will have cut flowers, head lettuce, radishes, braising mix, bouquets of thyme, mint, lavender and lemon verbena (nice touch to add to your sun tea). And there will be basil and heirloom tomato seedlings for you to plant in your pots or garden beds. Her stuff is so delicious, she is now selling her greens and other produce to my favorite Leesburg Restaurant, The Wine Kitchen!
And now a word from the Lothar, the Master Butcher:
Yes I was busy last week too and we will make B.L.T. Sandwich again with a lots of real good Bacon, Rob’s most delicious Salad Mix ,and Tomatoes to order.
The new product Smoked Beef Andouillie we will have again. Also Pork Thai Brats, White Brats, Bavarian Country Brats, TEX-MEX Brats Doppel Smoked Pork Brats, Westfaelinger Cevapcici Breakfast Sausage and Nuremberger Brats
Meat, Schwenksteaks, Marinated Lamb Steaks, Marinated Chuck Eye Pork Steaks, Spiessbraten, and
NEW NEW NEW Beef Ham Non-Nitrate NEW NEW,
Bacon Tresor, English, Regular, Beef, Blackforest, all as Non-Nitrat available. Come for Breakfast-Lunch or for Brunch We wish Guten Appetit Think Global Eat Local.
The Magnolia Girls will have lots of their delicious Pecan Bars made with Over the Grass honey this week. They sampled them this week and boy did they sell fast! No kidding! They will also have Raspberry, Cranberry, and Cherry Scones this week as well as Orange, Key Lime, and Strawberry Pound Cakes and Pumpkin Bread. A variety of cookies including Ginger, Chocolate Chip, and Peanut Butter will be there for your eating pleasure. Stop by and try some samples !
Rob Young of Community Gardens will be back at the market with his fantastic greens, arugula, sugar snap pea shoots, turnips, and who knows what else. He will also be selling for Kilmer Orchards, who, in addition to their apples, onions and asparagus, strawberries, possibly a few cherries and in a week or two, White Peaches. They sold out last week before I could get my goods…
Anne Alba also included this recipe.
Anne’s Caesar Dressing
You’ll need a Cuisinart or a good blender for this one …
1 egg yolk (insert vendor name here – can’t remember the name of the folks I buy eggs from every week!)
1 clove fresh garlic (from Gonzales produce)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1-2 anchovies
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
juice from 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup (+/-) organic extra virgin olive oil
croutons
1 bag of Rob Young’s or Over the Grass Farm’s salad mix
In cuisinart or blender, combine egg yolk, garlic, worcestershire sauce, anchovies, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Turn on the cuisinart or blender and, while blending, add olive oil in a thin stream until mixture begins to emulsify and reaches the consistency of thin mayonnaise. Pour over salad mix and enjoy!!! If there is any dressing remaining, it can be refrigerated for a day or two.
Manna Food For Life will be back this week with Sourdough, Dill & Onion, Olive, Chocolate – Chocolate Chip, Sourdough Pumpernickel, Whole Grain Wheat, Fruit & Nut Loaf, Oatmeal, and Sweet Potato bread. They will also have Pecan & Raisin Scones, Anise, Orange & Almond Biscotti, Chocolate & Cherry Muffins, and Ginger, Chocolate Chip, Sour Cream Sugar, and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and Regular and Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. They will also have Mini Chocolate Bundt and Angel Food cakes and Apple, Cherry, Blueberry and Peach Pies.
Their Gluten-Free selection will include Buttermilk French Country Loaf and Buckwheat Sandwich Loaf Bread, Raisin Scones, Sour Cream Sugar, Peanut Butter, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Upside Down, Yammie’s - Yams & Apple sauce Mini Bundt Cakes and French Apple, Cherry, Blueberry, and Shoofly Pies .
Mike Schreiber will be there with his fresh fruit smoothies. Man is he becoming popular. I love his smoothies…especially the one named after me..”The Juanita”…a little sweet and tart treat! Strawberries, orange, yogurt and a touch of lime.
The dazzling and talented Sandra of Chef Eloy’s Kickin’ Salsa will be there this week with salsas of many flavors! Darn if she didn’t sell out too before I could get a mango for my hairdresser!
Notaviva Vineyards will be at the market this week with their fantastic wines. I can’t drink oaked wine so I bought a bottle of steel-aged 2009 “Verano” Vidal Blanc and took it to a dinner party…it was a hit…loved it!
Gonzales Produce will have their market stand stock-full of head lettuce, taters, strawberries, onions, baby zukes…….
Betty’s Foods will have their chips, black bean dip, and gazpacho. They sold out last week and boy, did I miss those chips…AGAIN!
John Cockerill of Fort Bacon will be there with pork and eggs. TRUE STORY…I bought some of that breakfast sausage and cooked some up for Sunday breakfast. Frankie took the first bite and exclaimed “whoah!” I wasn’t sure what that was about and I said “What?”. He replied, “That’s the best sausage for breakfast I’ve ever tasted”.
Get your raw, whole milk cheeses from the adorable, inquisitive Pamela at the Oak Springs Dairy tent. Can’t wait to get an update on how those fancy show cows are doing!
F&V Farm. won’t be at the market this week. We’re gonna miss them….I think the hot weather hit the logs…I’m trying to find out so you’ll be aware…now that we’ve got you hooked!
Linna the Locavore
Will be back next week with more gardening tips….
For a full listing go to www.123foodgardening.blogspot.com
And don’t forget, we are on www.loudounfarms.org and we post pictures of happy customers and vendors each week on the Purcellville Community Market Facebook page.
So come out on Saturday and purchase some great food, have a chat with your vendors and neighbors, sip some fresh coffee, and/or drink a refreshing smoothie and have a bite to eat. We will be there from 9 to 1 at the Town Hall Parking lot at 130 E. Main Street in beautiful, downtown Purcellville. Look for the cannon…it’s point’n right at us!
Happy Eating,
Juanita Tool
703.967.0431
