big changes start Sunday, 05-23-2021, at the Bloomingdale Farmers Market

From: Markets & More

Date: May 22, 2021 at 7:09:30 PM EDT
Subject: Big Changes start Sun BFM-

it was hard to decide between this photo and the chocolate eclair 

 

Hi BFM Fans,

We are excited to tell you that the market will start changing back this Sunday -- and continue over the next few weeks.  

• We ditched One Way -- you can Zig Zag from stand to stand as you used to.
• The ropes in the center of the market are gone
• We are welcoming well-behaved doggies on short leashes again.
• Please continue to mask if you are unvaccinated (or just want to be cautious).
• Enter and Exit the market at either First and R or R and Florida only
• Please avoid crowding each other when there are lines at stands

PARKING ALERT.

We held a 3 week grace period of not ticketing and towing cars but starting this Sunday at 7 am, if a car is parked on the 100 block of R St NW, it will be ticketed and towed.

You'll  notice that for producer security we will continue to rope behind the tents -- please do not go under them to enter or exit the market.  Please enter and exit the market at First and R and R and Florida.

Back to the food:

Damien at Panorama is a wild man at the pastry kitchen at Panorama and this week he created  ANOTHER THREE new desserts for us plus he is bringing back the Breton Apple Tart.  Strawberry Tart, Chocolate Eclair,  Caramel Salted Butter Macaron. Plus a reprise of the Breton Apple Tarte.

Please spread the word to your friends and neighbors that we are open Sundays and Reid turns itself into an impressive popup Plant Nursery for much of May --see the bottom of the email for more details.  Groff's Content has some new cuts of lamb and beef.  

 

NEW this week:

• Reid will have a BUNCH of sweet PA strawberries, spinach and some buttercrunch lettuce 
• Garner will have baby summer squash, baby new potatoes, bunches of basil 
• Number 1 Sons will add Sunny Dills to their 4 cucumber pickles 
• Whisked has added Strawberry Rhubarb pie, the epitome of Spring 
• Chinese Street Market has pork soup dumplings this week - amazing!

Have you ever tried Kuku Sabzi, the Persian omelette that is green with herbs? This is a good month for it with our eggs and all the different herbs you can chop into it. Easy to make, good for brunch and very pretty. Samin Nosrat's uses green garlic which we have at Shenandoah. She calls it a fried pie of herbs and greens because it is much more greens bound by eggs than the reverse in a classic omelette.

 

Here is a sample of what we will have at market:

GARNERS PRODUCE: Always the first local strawberries, thanks to their Northern Neck Virginia microclimate. Asparagus. Spring onions, scallions, garlic, carrots, kales, arugula, lettuces, beets, radishes, bok choi, chard, spinach, collards,  cabbages, their own grits, cornmeal, potted herbs and annuals and perennials. Sugar Snap Peas start this week. 

SWIRLY GIRL CREAMERY: 22 cheeses!  Come check out this spread of cow and goat milk and mixed milk cheeses. Morbier, Goat Cheddar, Onamar, Tomme, Goast Manchego, Tommy Goat, Goat Gouda, Goat Feta, Cow Feta, Curds,Winter Morning, Cowttin, Chevre, Bovre, Marinated Feta, Mira Flored, Farmhouse, Scratch, Garlic Tomme, Brie, Blue Moon, Bhutlah.

SHENANDOAH SEASONAL: Right now the greens and lettuces and herbs are thriving. Dill, parsley, cilantro. Big Romaine heads, fresh spinach and green garlic.  Baby carrots, baby  red Russian Kale, Siberian kale, curly kale, Blue Dazzle Dino kale, collards, Rainbow Chard, Vivid Choi, baby bok choi, purple mizuna, Tokyo bekana, Pea Shoots, Radish micro greens. Lettuces (magenta, romaine, lime oakleaf), arugula, zesty salad mix, lettuce mix,  Cherry Bell radish. I love their Chinese Sprouting Broccoli which it is hard to find. 

Tip: My obsession and favorite green remains their Chinese Sprouting Broccoli,  Toss it into simmering salted water and then stirfry briefly with chopped ginger -- or season with Chinese Street Market's chile oils.

KING MUSHROOMS:  Oyster, King Trumpet, shiitake, portobello, chestnut and maitake this week. Also, tinctures, my favorite Hungarian Mushroom soup ....and marinated mushrooms.  

GROFF'S CONTENT: Chicken and Duck eggs.  Pork and beef and 11 pork sausages and lots and lots of lamb.  Pork shoulder, chops, bacon, pork jowls. Lamb ideas:  Julie's special Leg of Lamb cut for two, Leg steaks for grilling, shoulder roasts, shoulder chops are great in a crockpot.  Have you tried the Denver Ribs -- Lamb spare ribs.  The whole range of steaks and tons of ground beef. Turkey Lasagna and Turkey Pot Pie, Shepherd's Pie, Meatballs in Marinara, Bone Broths, Pork Liver Pate. Ham and White Bean soup. Julie told me everyone needs to try the thinly sliced "Fajita steak"

Best ground meat mixture: I recommend mixing ground beef, lamb and pork for meatballs, meatloaf and burgers.  

CHINESE STREET MARKET: Yes, the dumplings and noodles and the spicy chile oils are back.! Porky and Chinese Celery, Chicken and corn and shiitakes, ,Veggie Medley & Tofu, Eggplant &  Chinese greens. Dandan Noodles. Special: Tsing rice cakes.  Big Steam pork buns, Pork soup dumplings. 

TIP: keep some packages in your freezer for meals you can put together in 10 minutes.   

NUMBER 1 SONS:   Cucumber pickles are back this week: Crispy Kosher, Half Sours, Sunny Dills, Honey Habs. Ramp kraut, Clean kraut, Snow Miso Kimchi, Radish kimchi, Sons Kimchi, Kicky Kimchi, Gin Gingers daikons, Honey Habañero daikons Szechuan speak daikons, Dilly daikons, Masala beets, Golden beets, Giardiniera. Kombuchas (Turmeric TAng, Lavender Fizz, Original Ginger and a new seasonal flavor surprise.

CUCINA AL VOLO: Don't forget the Pasta!  Pasta Primavera with asparagus. Pappardelle with Arugula, Fettucine with market Shiitakes and asparagus. Or get a ravioli which cooks in 4 minutes.  I counted 12 different freshly dried pasta choices at their stand at 14&U today plus lasagna and eggplant lasagna and all their sauces.  

Freeze them --they go from freezer to simmering water to your plate in 5 minutes.  

WHISKED:   This is their 10th anniversary year.  

Cookies: Chocolate Chip, Salty Oatmeal, Molasses Spice Hazelnut Swirl, Pretzel Cowboy, Snickerdoodle. Vegan: Chocolate Black Out, Lemon Poppyseed, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip. Mexican Chocolate has no Gluten ingredients.
Pies: Apple Crumble, Bourbon Pecan, Lemon Coconut, Sea Salt Chocolate Chess, Salted Caramel Apple, Strawberry rhubarb.

PANORAMA:  Damien, their head baker (yes, he is French), is running the stand.  This week:  3 new desserts.  baguettes, croissants (classic butter, chocolate, rain, almond), sourdoughs, multigrain, whole wheat, Plie, Danish, sticky buns, Breton Kouign Amann, palmier, turnover, quiches, bagels, strudle, bricohes, challah, brioche bun, ciabatta, French boule, French loaf, Foccaccia, Olive seed loaf, pumpernickel, rye, muffins, breakfast loaf, olive oil bun...

REID'S: STRAWBERRIES! Spinach, buttercrunch and red leaf lettuces. Many many many annuals and perennials.  Petunias, geranium, coleus, dahlias, zinnias,  marigolds, impatiens, sunflowers, achillea, guillardia, monarda, flox, heuchera, rudbeckia, agastache,shasta daisy, coreopsis,  Herbs include: 16 basils, cilantro, chives, coriander, sages, dill, 6 lavenders, cat grass, catnip, parsleys, sweet marjoram, 14 mints, lemon balm, chervil, lemon verbena, lovage, lemon grass, stevia, French tarragon, 5 thymes, 4 oreganos, 5 rosemarys. 30 types of tomatoes, 14 kinds of sweet peppers, 14 hot peppers.
 
Plus: Apple cider, apple sauce, canned peaches, apple and fruit butter, honey and maple syrup from neighbors.
 

What is the market like this year?  Full of Spring bounty and the summer crops are starting.r

Looking forward to seeing everyone in person.

Robin and Ted