Date:
June 26, 2021 at 10:50:00 PM EDT
To: robin@marketsandmore.info
Subject: First corn, peaches, field tomatoes att BFM Sunday
Hi BFM fans,
Ok, now we know it is summer because Garner has the first corn and field
tomatoes and Reid has the first peaches -- Rich May yellow peaches. But
if you want a bowl of cherries, Reid has 4 choices: white sweet cherries, Royal
Anne bicolor sweet cherries, Bing sweet cherries
It is going to hot this week, so we should all make ice cream sandwiches with
Whisked cookies and our favorite ice creams.. have you seen this
little video of what to do with their new creamsicle cookie and ice cream?
Damien has Blackberry tart, Multi fruit tart and apple tart at Panorama.
Here
is a sample of what we will have at market:
REID'S:Peaches! Blueberries! Strawberries! Cherries!
Hinnonmaki Red Gooseberries. Snow peas,yellow squash, cucumbers, suar
snap peas, English Hull peas, zucchini, Kiki Fuji Apples.
Kathy says: "Yellow lugs as they come in from the
fields..Hand sorted in our Food Safety Modernizaction Act approved packing
boxes by folks wearing gloves..Then they get boxed up in quarts or pints to
travel to market..We work hard to bring the best to you."
Next week: Apricots, rasperries, Lodi June apples, currants.
GARNERS PRODUCE: Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries,
various green peppers. and some hot ones too.All the different eggplant and the summer squash are begging to be sliced thin
and quickly grilled, bunches of basil for the field grown tomatoes, and new
potatoes, English peas, sugar snaps,. Spring onions go very well with those
shelled peas. Scallions, garlic, carrots, kales, arugula, lettuces,
beets, radishes, bok choi, chard, spinach, collards, their own grits, cornmeal,
potted herbs and annuals and perennials. Okra!
A nice summer salad is cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and feta.
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 Flores, Farmhouse, Scratch, Garlic Tomme, Brie, Blue Moon,
Bhutlah.
Robin tip: grill some young eggplant or some young squash
and sprinkled quite a bit of their feta on it. Or heap with pureed feta.
Olive oil, mint. Could be basil.
SHENANDOAH SEASONAL: Escarole, frisée, cucumbers, squash. The greens and
lettuces and herbs are thriving. Dill, parsley, cilantro. Big Romaine heads,
spinach and green garlic. Russian Kale, Siberian kale, curly kale, Blue
Dazzle Dino kale, collards, Rainbow Chard, Vivid Choi, baby bok choi, purple
mizuna. Lettuces (magenta, romaine, lime oakleaf), arugula, zesty salad mix,
lettuce mix, Cherry Bell radish.
Tip: Terrific greens? Wash, slice, Toss into simmering salted water and
then stirfry briefly with chopped ginger -- or season with Chinese Street
Market's chile oils.
KING MUSHROOMS: Grill these
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
Lasagne 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 for meatballs or burgers or loaf: ground beef, lamb
and pork.
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 Noodes. Special: Tsing rice cakes. Big
Steam pork buns, Pork soup dumplings. Try the stick rice dumplings.
TIP: keep some packages in your freezer for meals you can put together in 10
minutes. Perfect to NOT heat up your kitchen
NUMBER 1 SONS: Super Sours, Crispy Kosher, Half Sours, Sunny Dills, Honey
Habs. Ramp kraut, Clean kraut, Snow Miso Kimchi, Radish kimchi,
Sons Kimchi, Kicky Kimchi, Honey Habañero . Masala beets, Golden beets,
Giardiniera. Kombuchas (Turmeric Tang, Lavender Fizz, Original Ginger and Many
Berry. .
Robin says: pickles are so refreshing. And Super Sours make my New Yorker heart
race.
CUCINA AL VOLO Don't forget the Pasta
Salad! Pasta Primavera with sliced or diced squash. Pappardelle wtih
Arugula, Fettucine with market Shiitakes Or get a ravioli which cooks in
4 minutes. I counted 12 different freshly dried pasta choices at their
stand last week plus lasagne and eggplant parmesan lasagne.... and all their
sauces.
Freeze them --they go from freezer to simmering water to your plate in 5
minutes.
WHISKED: Cookies and Pies for every party
and picnic and cookout. Try the new "Creamsicles". Make ice cream
sandwiches.
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: 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...
Bread Salad: Buy a little extra bread
so that you can make bread salad. Use bread that is a few days old, tear
it into small pieces and mix it with cut up tomatoes that have been salted and
oiled. Let those juices mingle with the bread, with basil leaves, sliced cukes
and radishes. And yes, you can add some feta.
- 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
Looking forward to seeing
everyone in person.
Robin and Ted
