Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter |
April 9, 2011
8:00 am - 12:00 Noon
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This Week ...
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 Great Cheese! ... ... Willi Lehner (left) of Bleu Mont Dairy talks with a customer about the many cheeses available at the market. --Photo by Bill Lubing
Dear DCFM Enthusiast,
Last Indoor Market of the SeasonThis week will be the last indoor market of the season. On April 16 the market moves outdoors to the Capitol Square. When the market moves outdoors the hours will change from 8:00 am - Noon to 6:00 am - 2:00 pm. In the meantime, enjoy this last indoor market of the season! Madison East High Students with Chef Tory Miller and REAP Chef in the Classroom Coordinator Lisa Jacobson Present This Week's 'Taste of the Market' BreakfastGuests in the kitchen for this last "Taste of the Market" breakfast will include students from East High School under the direction of Tory Miller, from L'Etoile and Graze Restaurants, along with Lisa Jacobson, coordinator of REAP's Chef in the Classroom program. The breakfast runs from from 8:30 am to 11 am, unless the food runs out first, at the site of the Winter DCFM, the Madison Senior Center, 330 West Mifflin Street. The cost is $7.50 or $3.75 for kids and those who can't eat an adult portion The menu includes: - Maple and currant blintzes with sheep milk cheese,
- Bacon, sweet potato and carrot hash,
- A salad of fresh greens and.
- Lavender cookies.
- The vegetarian option TBA.
- Beverages: organic fair trade coffee using the Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market blend or tea; and cranberry juice. Milk is available upon request.
Additional seating can be found on the second floor, accessed via stairway and elevator found to the right upon entering the Senior Center. There are also additional vendors found through the double doors found inside the center towards the front. While we try to serve the menu that is listed in our promotion, and this is most often the case, parts of this menu may be substituted or changed. DCFM Suppliers for this week's breakfast include:
Pecatonica Valley Farm - Bacon and eggs Gypsy Travelin' Market and Bakery - Lavender Cookies Driftless Organics - Carrots Blue Valley Gardens - Currants and onions McCluskey Brothers - Maple Syrup Cherokee Bison Farms - Maple Syrup Hook's Cheese Co. - Sheep Milk Cheese
Garden To Be - Micro Greens Don's Produce - Sweet Potatoes and greens Snug Haven Farm - Spinach Bill Lubing bill@dcfm.org
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Thank You DCFM Kitchen Volunteers, and Madison Club Chefs Daniel Fox and Jason Veal for Last Week's Perfectly Superlative 'Taste the Market' Breakfast! | |
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Recipe: Savory Mushroom, Spinach, and Cheese Crepes
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Savory Mushroom, Spinach and Cheese Crepes. --Photo by Tinkerbell
This recipe is out of my favorite book by Marie Simmons, Pancakes A to Z. Her husband John's recipe for a savory crepe filling is delicious. Packed with lots of fresh ingredients this can be made ahead and heated just before serving, making these crepes a perfect dish for company or a quick evening meal. If you're not into crepes, try using tortillas, pita, or flat breads available at the market. Savory Mushroom, Spinach, and Cheese Crepes
by Tinkerbell Ingredients- 12 (6 inch) crepes (pre-made or homemade)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive or sunflower oil
- 1-1/4 lbs mushrooms, rinsed, trimmed and thinly sliced (about 8 cups of any combination found at the market)
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3/4 pound package fresh spinach, washed, stemmed and coarsely chopped
- 5 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- 2 cups mozzarella or similar cheese, shredded
Directions - Make crepes if using homemade and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet until hot enough to sizzle a slice of mushroom. Add the mushrooms all at once and cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until they begin to brown. About 10 minutes.
- Stir in the parsley, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
- Reduce heat to medium and stir in the spinach. Cover and cook until just wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Uncover and add the goat cheese, stirring until melted.
- Spoon mixture down the center of each crepe. Roll up crepes and arrange side by side in a 13x9 baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Cover pan and heat until cheese melts, about 15 minutes.
- Serve warm.
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At Market This Week
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Mini Dabs of Pure Joy... ... are what you'll find with these mini cheesecakes from Grace Cheesecakes, LLC. All it takes is a little bitty bite and you'll be transported to worlds of joy with their wonderful flavor. --Photo by Bill Lubing
We strive to keep this list as accurate as possible. We probably missed an item or two that is at the market or listed an item as available when it is not. Chances are not all items mentioned or listed below will be at each market. Due to inclement weather, product availability, and other factors, some vendors listed below may need to cancel participation in this week's market. For the last indoor market of the season you can pick up the first tomatoes of the season from Canopy Gardens. They also have mini-cucumbers. Garden To Be will be bringing microgreens to market this week while Don's Produce will be offering their salad greens. Enjoy spinach from Snug Haven Farm and mushrooms from Blue Valley Gardens and Herb'n'Oyster. Don't forget to pick up Hot Spicy Cheese bread and more from Stella's Bakery or the fun Italian Pull Apart bread from Silly Yak Bakery. It's not to early to start planning for your Easter dinner. If you're looking for a superior ham or lamb there are a number of DCFM vendors to choose from. You can also think outside the box and consider a bison roast from Daval's Bison Meat. Take a look at the list appearing below to plan for Saturday's market. Knowing who will be vending helps you plan your menu for the following week.
To find a vendor or product you can: 1) check the DCFM website or take a leisurely stroll through the market. If you'd like to check with your favorite vendor about product availability, go here, then do a search for contact information.
Breads Biscotti Cheesecake Cinnamon rolls Cookies Flat breads 'Mpanata Muffins Panettone Pastries Ragusa Style Semolina Bread Scaccia Scones Sweet breads Tea breads Torts Tortillas Whole wheat sourdough
Cheese
Cheese curds Goat cheese Sheep milk cheese World-class aged cheeses
Fresh Cut, Dried Flowers Cut Flowers Dried Arrangements
Fresh Vegetables Beets Brocholi Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celeriac Collard Greens Garlic Herbs Kohlrabi Leeks Micro greens Onions (several varieties) Parsnips Potatoes Radishes Shallots Salad mixes Scallions Spinach Tomatoes, canned Tomatoes, fresh Turnips Winter Squash
Fruit Apples Jams, jellies, preserves Raspberries (frozen) Strawberries (frozen) Tomatoes, canned Meats (Grass and grain fed) Angus beef Beef Bison Brats and sausage Chicken Conventional cuts Emu
Ham Highland beef Lamb Pork Rabbit Special cuts Fresh and smoked trout Smoked salmon
Specialty Items
Baklava Bloody Mary mix Candles Eggs Flavored sea salt Goat Milk Soap Honey Hot sauces Infused olive oil Maple syrup Mushrooms Pasties (frozen) Persian Toffee Pesto Salsa Soup (canned and frozen) Sunflower oil Tomato sauces Tortillas Vinaigrettes
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This Week's Music: Midtown Jazz Trio and The Barley Brothers
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Midtown Jazz Trio -- 8:00 am -10:00 am
Be ready to tap your feet while you listen to favorite jazz tunes from the past -- tunes such as /Ain't She Sweet/, /Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey/, or /Sentimental Journey/. Jim O'Brien (who wrote /Confessions of a 'Sixties Priest/) will do magic with his clarinet improvisations, Norm Beachley, a former UW Engineering Prof, will swing on the piano, and Marilyn Carien, a long-haired double bass player, will smile and keep the beat rolling. Bring your grandmother!
The Barley Brothers -- 10:00 am - Noon
The Barley Brothers play traditional American string band music. This Madison-based band plays fiddle tunes, ballads, country blues, brother duets, Cajun music, hillbilly breakdowns, and even an original tune or two. The group features Brian O'Donnell on fiddle, Jeff Burkhart on guitar, and Colin Bazsali on banjo and mandolin.
All three also play in the honky-tonk band the Dirty Shirts and Colin and Brian are members of the Cajun Strangers (who played at the Market two weeks ago).
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Market Information
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 Happy to See Them...
... Pam's smiling face and boxes full of freshly picked tomatoes from Canopy Gardens helped spread smiles throughout the market last Saturday. --Photo by Bill Lubing
Late Winter Schedule Date: January 8, 2011 through April 9, 2011 Hours: 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon
2011 Saturday Outdoor Market Schedule
Date: Begins April 16, 2011
Hours: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
Where: Downtown Madison on the Capitol Square
2011 Wednesday Outdoor Market Schedule
Date: Begins April 20, 2011
Hours: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Where: 200 Block of Martin Luther King Blvd. Last Session: November 3, 2010
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Questions About the Market?
If you have any questions about the market or the vendors, please contact the market manager, Larry Johnson, at 608-455-1999 or email him at larryj@dcfm.org. The DCFM website provides much information as well.
Dane County Farmers' Market Volunteer Opportunities Please contact Ruth Miller at ferngulley@mhtc.net for information about volunteering at the market breakfasts (winter months only) or during the outdoor market at the information booth. It's fun, rewarding, and really appreciated by the market-going public. Friends of the DCFM For information on volunteering for any educational projects and programs on the Square or becoming a member of Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market contact Danielle Wood at friends.Danielle@gmail.com.
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Good Things in Small Packages ... ... include these cute two ounce squeeze bears of honey from Marsden's Pure Honey. --Photo by Bill Lubing
Stand By for the Farewell Yodel At the last indoor market of the season it's a tradition that Willi Lehner of Bleu Mont Dairy performs a short yodel to say goodbye to the indoor season and hello to the move to the Capitol Square. The indoor market is intimate, personal, and very social. The outdoor market is as well. But the indoor market is like a living room gathering while the outdoor market is held on the front lawn. Both of them have their charms. We'll miss the ever-improving "Taste of the Market" breakfast, the ability to buy soap, jewelry, and other items not allowed at the outdoor market, and dedicated musicians who come to play an intimate set just for us. When we hear Willi Yodel on Saturday, after the breakfast is served, most folks have done their shopping for the week, and the musicians have packed it all in, we'll be ready to say good bye to the Senior Center and hello to the Capitol Square. This Saturday, though, we're going to enjoy the wonderful people, food, and music that make the Winter DCFM a friendly, inviting place to spend a few hours. Until next week ... Sincerely Bill Lubing DCFM bill@dcfm.org
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