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Sunday, July 10, 2022

Bloomingdale Farmers Market: Berry good market Sunday, 07-10-2022

From: Robin Shuster 
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2022 3:49 AM

Subject: BFM: Berry Good Market Sunday

 Hi BFM Fans!  

A wonderful summer salad - potatoes and green beans -- that I have been making here in Provence for decades and just discovered that José Andrés mother used to make it for him in Barcelona. 

He simmers fingerling potatoes in salted water for 8 minutes and then adds the green beans another 5 minutes, drains them and pours over oil garlic oil. Separately, lightly brown garlic cloves in olive oil over medium to low heat, with 1/2 tsp of pimento and salt.  Toss the vegetables with the oil, drizzle with sherry vinegar and serve.   

This is almost exactly the same way I make this dish except I have always cooked the potatoes and green beans separately.  I am trying his method Saturday for lunch.  You can vary the potatoes and the beans - use green or yellow or flat romano.  The flat romanos will take longer but cook them until tender. I have been getting both the skinny French Haricots Verts and the thicker ones that look like ours.  


SHENANDOAH SEASONAL: Tomatoes!  The summer crops are in: 6 varieties of eggplant, beans, cabbage (green and purple), radicchio, beets (red and golden), squash mix, rainbow chard, Kale (curly and Dino), pea shoots, cukes, kohlrabi (green and purple), onios, scallions, dandelion greens, baby gem lettuce, sage, Italian flat leafed parsley, onions and scallions.  Organic.

GARNER's PRODUCE: Bicolor Sweet Corn! Blueberries! blackberries, sugar snap peas, shelled peas, high tunnel tomatoes: heirloom, cherry, early girl, green beans, kales bunches - red, green, Tuscano, sorrel. red, white and yellow new potatoes, yellow, golden and green squash, pale green Ishtar, eggplant (black, striped, barbarella, white, Large Italian, long Japanese neon. beets, fennel, round, Savoy, Napa cabbage, green and purple and sweet banana peppers.  Fresno, poblanos, jalapenos. sweet candy onion, radishes, Swiss chard, collard greens, cukes, lettuces - romaine and salonova heads.  Elephant Garlic, Parsley. Rosemary. Chives. Lavender. Mint. Basil, Cilantro. Dill. Stoneground Grits and Stoneground Cornmeal. Squash blossoms, Basil.
             

WHISKED: Andre says: Did you know July 12 is NATIONAL PECAN PIE DAY? Well, it is. Be the hero(ine) by bringing one of their very popular Bourbon Pecan pies to your party. Each of Whisked Pie's are the perfect accompaniment to a picnic or cookout or party.  If an ICE CREAM SANDWICH is your thing, use their cookies to construct a cool down treat.   Pies: Apple Crumble, Bourbon Pecan, Sea Salt Chocolate Chess, Salted Caramel Apple, Cherry. Cookies (Chocolate Chip, Salty Oatmeal, Molasses Spice, Pretzel Cowboy, Snickerdoodle,  Vegan: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, Lemon Poppy Seed, Chocolate Blackout, Peppermint Chocolate. 

CUCINA AL VOLO: Homemade Fettucine, Bucatini, Strozzapretti, Cavatelli, Mushroom Pappardelle, Smoked Pepper, Pappardelle, Handmade Gnocchi, Stuffed Squash: Butternut Squash, Burrata, Spinach and Cheese, Beef Brisket.  Buy them frozen and keep them in your freezer.  Toss them into simmering, salted water and they are done in less than 5 minutes. Perfect fast food as it should be.

TIP: The green fusilli makes the best pasta salad, says Robin. 

CHINESE STREET MARKET: wonderful Sichuan dumplings for omnivores and vegetarians, noodles, noodle soup kits, three kinds of chili condiments.  A really local success story.  Keep them in your freezer and you can serve a very special meal in just a few minutes. Use the chili oil and mala dry chili seasoning to spice up your barbecues and stir fries.

SWIRLY GIRL CREAMERY.  So many cheeses: Smokey Gouda, Farmhouse, Spring Tulip, Smokey Isabelle, Tommy Goat, Peach Butlah, Winter Morning, Morbier, Goat Manchego, Firetruck, Onamor, Brie, Blue Moon, Spring Picnic, Gouda, Flower Power, Cranberry Honey, Curds.

Tell Mark or Sara what you are having for your cookout and they will recommend the right cheeses

 

REID's ORCHARDS Lots of berries and cherries and peaches, oh my                        

KING MUSHROOMS: 8 kinds of 'shrooms including various colors and size of oyster mushrooms, shiitakes, hen of the woods, lion's mane.

NUMBER 1 SONS: Cucumber Pickles: Half Sours, Crispy Koshers, Super Sours, Horseradish Pickles and Honey Habaneros. Salsa Verde, Giardiniera. 2 kinds of Kimchi: Sons and Kicky. Cider Masala Beets. Kombucha: Summer Strawberry, Lavender Mint, Juicy Turmeric, Original Ginger. Mustard Kraut this week. Stock up because it won't be around for long..

GROFF'S CONTENT: Grass Fed Meats: Beef (steaks, roasts, ground, sausages, patties, short ribs etc). Pork (chops, bacon, roasts, ribs, ham, hocks, sausages etc). Whole Chickens, some Turkey parts. All Beef Hot Dogs and Half Smokes.  Lamb in roasts and cuts. Pork liver Pâté. Birria. Boeuf Bourguignon, Chicken and Veggie Soup, Italian Wedding Soup, Beef and Chicken Enchiladas, Beef Chili, Chicken Pot Pie, Beef Shepherd's Pie. 

Ask Groff about their new Bulk Beef buying program. 

PANORAMA:  Croissants, Breakfast Pastries, Muffins, Bear Claws. Danish, Baguettes, Multigrain, French Boule, Whole Wheat, Rustiques, Petit Pains, Olive, Sourdough, Focaccia, Challah, Ciabatta.  Loaves and Sandwich breads. Look out for Damien's weekly specials too.


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What: BFM
Date: Sundays 9-1
Where: 100 Block of R NW (next to the Big Bear Cafe)

See you Sunday

Robin and Ted

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