two more markets at the Bloomingdale Farmers Market in 2021

From: Robin Shuster
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2021 4:38 PM
Subject: 2 More Markets at BFM!

Swirly Girl Cheeses with Reid walnuts, honey and apples for your holiday cheeseplate 

Dear BFM Fans:

 Two more markets: December 12 and 19th.

The CVC program including the Fruits and Vegetabless checks can be used at the farmers market and the amounts have been increased and continues until end of December.

Rain,shine or wind we will be at market the next two Sundays.  

New or Notable:

• Damien wants to make Buche de Noel (Yule logs) for you for next week - reserve one with him. Hazel buttercream and Vanilla Chocolate.  Flourless and so French. 
• Whisked asjs you to order your Christmas Pies by December 14th if you want to be sure to have your faves.
• Garner has tons of GREENS sweetened by the colder weather. The collards are gorgeous.
• Make your own crumble or galette with Reid's apples or pears.
• Panorama is bringing Pumpkin, Apple and Pear tarts and Damien's Pumpkin Danish which Jeff LOVES.
• King Mushrooms grows 7 types of mushrooms every week for us
• Swirly Girl has a brand-new apricot chevre at the stand
• Reid will have 25 different apples this week and 5 kinds of ciders.
• Lots of Hot Stuff: all the chile bears at Number 1 Sons and hot sauces at Garner and Chile Crisps and Chile Powders at Chinese Street Market  

 ​REID's ORCHARD: No other orchard has so many different and changing apples every week.  Some recent Apples: Oxford, Albemarle Pippin, Golden Delicious, Winesap, Nittany, Braeburn, JonaGold, Mutsu Crispin, Rome, Granny Smith, Arkansas Black, Northern Spy, Golden Russet, Stayman, Gala, Red Ruben, Yataka, Empire, Gold Rush, Greensleeves, Smokehouse, Ambrosia, Wolf River, Rosalee, Snowsweet, Crimson Crisp, Cortland, Crunch a Bunch, HoneyCrisp, Summerset, Pinova, SunCrisp, Swiss Gourmet, Black Twig, Mammoth Black Twig Pears. 5 different Ciders, including Pear and Apple Cherry. Choice of Pasteurized or UV. Unusual honeys. Purple and Murasaki and Beauregard Sweet Potatoes. Potatoes and Turnips. 

 

SWIRLY GIRL CREAMERY:  Make your holiday cheese plate from this spread of cow and goat milk and mixed milk cheeses. Morbier, Goat Cheddar, Onamar, Tomme, Goat Manchego, Tommy Goat, Goat Gouda, Goat Feta, Cow Feta, Curds, Winter Morning, Cowttin, Chevre, Bovre, Marinated Feta, Mira Flores, Farmhouse, Garlic Tomme, Brie, Blue Moon, Bhutlah. New: Apricot Chevre.

Cheese Platters go well with Reid Apples.  Try Reid 's Buckwheat honey with plain chevre.

GROFF'S CONTENT: Have you tried the new Ham? 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.  Denver Ribs are 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. 

Robin says: The chicken is excellent! And I am making slow cooked faux porchetta this weekend with lots of fennel seeds and rosemary.

CHINESE STREET MARKET: Their Baos are made by hand in small batches: kneaded, rolled out and filled and pleated and steamed.  Eight Treasure Shortbread for the La Ba Holiday are back.  If you have any questions about how to cook their Soup Dumpings?  Sichuan dumplings in less than 10 minutes from freezer to table, ask at their stand.  We did a little video with her to show you how at our IG page. Handmade, flash-frozen dumplings, buns, shumai and more. Ask about their DanDan Noodles kit? Dumplings: Pork and Chinese Celery, Fish & Perilla & Tomato, Vegetable & Tofu, Eggplant & Eggs & Chinese Green Peppers, Family Packs and Party Pack and Single Meal Packs.  

The Chile Crisp and Fermented Mustard Chile sauces are fabulous.

 

KING MUSHROOMS:  The Chestnut mushrooms are what cremini wish they could turn into.  Stuff and roast them, make soup. Also: Oyster, King Trumpet, shiitake, portobello, chestnut and maitake this week. Also, tinctures, my favorite Hungarian Mushroom soup ....and marinated mushrooms.    The soup is chock full of mushrooms and wonderful with a piece of Damien's new Campagrain bread, toasted. 

NUMBER ! SONS: So what they have at the stand? Pickles: Half Sours, Crispy Koshers, Horseradish Pickles, Super Sours, Brown Sugar Bread n Butters. Krauts: Clean Kraut and Ripping Rosetido Kraut. Veggie Pickles: Dilly Beans, Thai Golden Beets, Cider Masala Beets, Italian Giardiniera. Sauces: Salsa So Verde. Kimchi: Sons Kimchi and Kicky Kimchi. Daikons: Dilly Daikons. Honey Habanero Daikons(sweet and spicy). Kombucha: a seasonal cranberry of course.

6 Spicy Chile Bears: Franken Sauce, Peach Poron, Green Bastard, Red Brau, Tropical Thunder and Chocolate. All made with local chiles and fermented with local vinegars, beers, wines and ciders.

PANORAMA ARTISANAL BAKERY: 

Croissants, almond croissants, pain au chocolat, chocolate plie, 5 different muffins, cinnamon buns, 4 kinds of Danish, Kouign Amann, Sticky buns, Palmier (Elephant Ears), Pumpkin Viennoiserie, Apple Turnover. Breads: Brioche, Challah, Sliced breads: Olive bread,  French loaf, Sourdough, Sourdough Rosemary, Sourdough walnut raisin, Multigrain. Unsliced: Campagrain, Campailou, Pumpkin Loaf, Rustique Baguettes of various sizes, Rustique Loaf, Rustique Petit Pain, Multigrain.  Focaccia. French Jalapeno Cheddar Loaf. Vegetable Quiche, Quiche Lorraine. 

GARNER'S PRODUCE:  Potatoes. sweet potatoes, purple top and Japanese salad turnips, Scallions. Grits, cornmeal, sauces, Honey Nut squash. Tomatillos.The white sweet potatoes are like a sweeter version of an Idaho baking potato.  Broccoli. Cauliflower, Fractal Romanesca. Huge Napa cabbages that make at least 3 meals. Watermelon radishes, Daikons  and Green Luobo Daikon radishes.

So many greens sweetened by the frosts: spinach, tat soi, bok choy, kale, collards, turnip, mustard. Romaine, salad, lettuce, stir fry, arugula, escarole, field cress, sorrel, stir fry mix, lettuce blend, parsley, cilantro, 

Fall squash include Butternut, Acorn, Spaghetti, Kabocha, Delicata, Honey Nut. Japanese Futsu, Carnival, Neck Pumpkins and many others, heirlooms and unusual as well as the ones you know.  Red, White, orange and Japanese Sweet Potatoes, Ornamental Broom Corn.

WHISKED: Seasonal Cookies include: Cranberry Orange Oatmeal, Chocolate Peppermint, Pumpkin Snickerdoodle. 
 
Cookie Monsters? Try these too when you need a break: Molasses Spice, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Blackout, Lemon Poppyseed, Orange and White Chocolate, Pretzel Cowboy, Salty Oatmeal, just to name a few! And ALL the pies.
 
CUCINA AL VOLO:  December is Pasta Season. Home made Tuscan pasta makes for incredibly good fast food as it should be. Boil the water, salt it, drop in the pasta and they are done 2-4 minutes later.  Grab a sauce and you can have dinner on the table in less than 10 minutes.  And this is resto quality pasta, made in the same kitchens as their popular restaurants. I always keep some pasta in the freezer for quick, excellent meals.

Tip:  Domenica's pasta recipes.  Did you know Carbonara does not traditionally use cream?  

Shop Locally and Forget about Supply Chains
 

The NorthCap PopUp Holiday Market is in the adjacent park for the next two Sundays. The Big Bear Cafe's annual Holiday Market is Dec 18 and 19th.   

Robin and Ted