Subject: Tropicalia continues at BFM: Pawpaws, ginger, Turmeric
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 23:41:38 -0400
Hi BFM Fans:
Summer is still lingering in the eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, summe squash, okra, cucumbers and corn but Fall is beckoning. Tonight I roasted a chicken between 2 cast iron pans in a very hot oven and served it with braised Dino kale, a mound of string beans and one of Garner's white Hayman sweet potatoes, a Maryland heirloom variety.
The ugly, stubby, cinnamony Hayman is from the Eastern Shore but it was called the crab Potato in Philadelphia because it was used to make croquettes and stews. It is very good with a crab boil.
Did you know that sweet potatoes are morning glories that put down roots? Although it is a tropical plant that demands a long growing season, it can be grown almost anywhere now. And speaking of local Tropicals...
Way Down Yonder in the local Pawpaw Patch lurks the wayward child of a mango and banana with a touch of pineapple. TIP: wait until they are soft and then cool them in the fridge for a few hours before you slice and scoop.
COOKING DEMO: This week Dino's Grotto from 9th Street moves East for a Sunday morning cooking demo with Dean himself. 11-12:30.
MUSIC: Yes, the Dirty Destroyers are back for a repeat visit. Yay.
Bike Clinic, but of course. We could not run the market without our friends from The Bike House setting up at 11 so you can get your steads into shape.
No, it is not too early to reserve the size you want. 8/10 pounders are the smallest, the largest will be 30-34 pounds. $4.89/pound. $20 deposit. Delivery will be Saturday the 22nd at market or the 23rd at BFM. Talk to Stacia at the stand.
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No, it is not too early to reserve the size you want. 8/10 pounders are the smallest, the largest will be 30-34 pounds. $4.89/pound. $20 deposit. Delivery will be Saturday the 22nd at market or the 23rd at BFM. Talk to Stacia at the stand.
- Kiwiberries at Reid; tiny little khaki colored balls with an outsized kiwifruit taste. The real thing. Eat them soft and yes, you eat the skin too.
- PANO's Weekly Sale: 25% off on Damien's Parisian Macarons-- all flavors-.
- Cranberry Beans and Black eyed Peas at Garner
- Salted Caramel Apple (tart apple slices tossed with their homemade caramel) and Pumpkin Spice Pie at Whisked
- Sweet Pickles at Number 1 Son.
- Baby Ginger and Turmeric and Duck Eggs at Keswick
REID: Kiwiberries are hard to grow and worth the wait. Don't peel them, wait until they are soft. Try a new apple this week from among the 75 varieties Reid grows throughout the season. This week: Honeycrisp, Gala, Macoun, Gold Supreme, Fuji, Yataka, Pinova, Jonathan, Haralson, Jonagold, Empire, Smokehouse, Red Delicious, Snow Sweet, Ambrosia, Calville blanc, Orleans, Stayman, Nittany., Asian Pears, Barlett Pears, Seckel Pears, Concord grapes, Cider (Apple, Apple Cherry, Apple Grape, Honeycrisp)
IVY BRAND: Certified organic. Pawpaws disappear fast so come early for your tropical fix. Tomatoes are still producing, cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, winter squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, beets, radishes, lettuce, arugula, baby lettuce, spicy spring mix, spinach, dill, cilantro, parsley, swiss chard, kale, collards, boc choy, cabbage, broccoli....and maybe some pawpaws.
TRUCK PATCH: Broccoli, Cauliflower. Heirloom tomatoes, Market red tomatoe. Cherry Tomatoes in a rainbow of colors. Purslane, Arugula, Mesclun, Spinach, Kale, Dino Kale, Swiss Chard, Beets, Green Peppers, and Eggplant. Green & Yellow Zucchini, Crookneck Squash, Pattypan Squash. Swan neck Armenian Cucumbers, Herbs.
TRUCK PATCH MEATS: Bacon, Bacon, and more bacon thin and thick cut! Sage sausage, maple sausage, Hot Italian, Sweet Italian, kielbasa , bratwurst, ground pork, bone in pork chops, boneless and bone in butt. Hammocks , fat back, pork liver, ham steaks, and pig feet. Whole free range chickens, boneless chicken breast, chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, and chicken wings. Reserve your Thanksgiving Turkey.
GARNER: Broccoli. Tomatoes: “ordinary reds’, romas, beefsteak, “early girls and heirlooms-- and cherry toms. Cranberry beans or Black eyed peas cook up quickly when they are so freshly dried and make a good salad with roasted anything. Good soup too. Japanese, white, Italian and Thai eggplant; Squash: Patty pan. Yellow. Zucchini, Ishtar, that pale green Lebanese variety, eight ball, golden zucchini. Sweet Corn, okra, potatoes, peppers sweet and hot, green and yellow and Roma beans. Swiss chard and arugula. Mint, dill and parsley. Red, White Yellow Yukon Potatoes. Lots of Greens.
PANORAMA: They have a great sale every week and this week it will be the Parisian Macaroons. Gorgeous jewel colors -- box them and bring them to a dinner. Lots of rolls and buns. French bread baked by French bakers – baguettes, croissants, palmiers, Danish, scones, Breton specialties. The Kouign Amann wowed people last week. (Ask for a sample from Adriana).Whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel, rustiques, country, sour dough – boules and sandwich breads too.
KESWICK: Have them style you a cheese platter. There is so much variety on the stand with both the Jersey cow milk and mixed milk cheeses--morbier, valancay, camembert style mixed milk cheeses plus the classic they have had for years. I love that they keep creating new cheeses for us. And you can sample every single one of them at the stand. Don't forget the yogurt, the quark (my childhood breakfast was a piece of toasted pumpernickel raisin smeared with quark)(Pano has the pumpernickel raisin), Mark's own pimento cheese (every Southern guy has to have Pimento Cheese), and ricotta. Ricotta is lovely with sliced poached pears and drizzled with the poaching syrup -- or honey.
TRUCK PATCH: Broccoli, Cauliflower. Heirloom tomatoes, Market red tomatoe. Cherry Tomatoes in a rainbow of colors. Purslane, Arugula, Mesclun, Spinach, Kale, Dino Kale, Swiss Chard, Beets, Green Peppers, and Eggplant. Green & Yellow Zucchini, Crookneck Squash, Pattypan Squash. Swan neck Armenian Cucumbers, Herbs.
TRUCK PATCH MEATS: Bacon, Bacon, and more bacon thin and thick cut! Sage sausage, maple sausage, Hot Italian, Sweet Italian, kielbasa , bratwurst, ground pork, bone in pork chops, boneless and bone in butt. Hammocks , fat back, pork liver, ham steaks, and pig feet. Whole free range chickens, boneless chicken breast, chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, and chicken wings. Reserve your Thanksgiving Turkey.
GARNER: Broccoli. Tomatoes: “ordinary reds’, romas, beefsteak, “early girls and heirlooms-- and cherry toms. Cranberry beans or Black eyed peas cook up quickly when they are so freshly dried and make a good salad with roasted anything. Good soup too. Japanese, white, Italian and Thai eggplant; Squash: Patty pan. Yellow. Zucchini, Ishtar, that pale green Lebanese variety, eight ball, golden zucchini. Sweet Corn, okra, potatoes, peppers sweet and hot, green and yellow and Roma beans. Swiss chard and arugula. Mint, dill and parsley. Red, White Yellow Yukon Potatoes. Lots of Greens.
PANORAMA: They have a great sale every week and this week it will be the Parisian Macaroons. Gorgeous jewel colors -- box them and bring them to a dinner. Lots of rolls and buns. French bread baked by French bakers – baguettes, croissants, palmiers, Danish, scones, Breton specialties. The Kouign Amann wowed people last week. (Ask for a sample from Adriana).Whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel, rustiques, country, sour dough – boules and sandwich breads too.
KESWICK: Have them style you a cheese platter. There is so much variety on the stand with both the Jersey cow milk and mixed milk cheeses--morbier, valancay, camembert style mixed milk cheeses plus the classic they have had for years. I love that they keep creating new cheeses for us. And you can sample every single one of them at the stand. Don't forget the yogurt, the quark (my childhood breakfast was a piece of toasted pumpernickel raisin smeared with quark)(Pano has the pumpernickel raisin), Mark's own pimento cheese (every Southern guy has to have Pimento Cheese), and ricotta. Ricotta is lovely with sliced poached pears and drizzled with the poaching syrup -- or honey.
TIP: The baby Ginger Melanie's Mother is growing in the high tunnel is fiberless, peel-les and without peer. Fragrant and very flavorful. . The turmeric is not the funny dry powder -- it is the lovely tuber itself. Duck Eggs too.
TIP:I roasted and peeled some red peppers, marinated them in olive oil and garlic and then wrapped the slices around a bit of goat cheese seasoned with parsley, salt, pepper and chives. Great.
NUMBER 1 SONS: The newest cucumbers have been especially crisp and tasty. The half sours are great. YiWah has createed a slightly sweetened take on bread and butter pickles: Sweet Slices are made with with Potomac Vegetable Farm’s crisp and sweet red pepper slices for hearty fall sandwhiches. If you’re interested in a purple cabbage holiday kraut stop by and tell then..
WHISKED: Salted Caramel Apple, Pumpkin Spice, and Sea Salt Chocolate Chess Pie. Savory Mushroom, Rosemary and Roasted Garlic or Kale, Pesto Parmesan Quiche. Cookies make great host(ess) gifts --
Robin and the Teds and Rachel
PS: Produce Plus is over til next year…. but we are matching/doubling federal food benefits up to $10 a week. Federal Food benefits double at BFM.
TIP:I roasted and peeled some red peppers, marinated them in olive oil and garlic and then wrapped the slices around a bit of goat cheese seasoned with parsley, salt, pepper and chives. Great.
NUMBER 1 SONS: The newest cucumbers have been especially crisp and tasty. The half sours are great. YiWah has createed a slightly sweetened take on bread and butter pickles: Sweet Slices are made with with Potomac Vegetable Farm’s crisp and sweet red pepper slices for hearty fall sandwhiches. If you’re interested in a purple cabbage holiday kraut stop by and tell then..
WHISKED: Salted Caramel Apple, Pumpkin Spice, and Sea Salt Chocolate Chess Pie. Savory Mushroom, Rosemary and Roasted Garlic or Kale, Pesto Parmesan Quiche. Cookies make great host(ess) gifts --
Robin and the Teds and Rachel
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