Jun 21, 2017 | Our Blog, Recipes, Salads
Heidemarie of Chocolate Harmony has proven that she is the queen of all things chocolate, but did you know she’s also got some other amazing recipes up her sleeve? See her Kale & Apple Salad recipe below, which is perfect for in-season kale and those apples preserved from the winter harvest. Both are currently available at the market! Kale and Apple Salad Ingredients • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice • Kosher salt • 1 bunch kale, ribs removed, leaves very thinly sliced • 1/4 cup dried cranberries • 1 Honeycrisp apple • 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted • 1 ounce Pecorino, finely grated (1/4 cup) • Freshly ground black pepper Directions Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the kale, toss to coat and let stand 10 minutes. While the kale stands, cut the apple into thin matchsticks or chop. Add the cranberries, apples, almonds and cheese to the kale. Season with salt and pepper and toss well....
Aug 22, 2016 | Desserts, Our Blog, Recipes
Peach and Blackberry Galette Enjoy this easy to make, mouth-watering farm to table recipe sure to wow your summer dining guests! You can pick up the fruit from our own Windy Way Farm! (makes 2) 2 Home made pie crusts or 2 ready made pie crusts 6 firm ripe peaches pitted and sliced (with skin) 1 heaping pint blackberries 1/4 C brown sugar 2-3 TBSP honey 3/4 tsp cinnamon Grated nutmeg to taste 2 TBSP pure vanilla extract 3 TBSP flour (or almond flour) 1/2 C Mixed cinnamon and sugar to taste 4 TBSP unsalted butter cut into small pieces 1 egg beaten with a bit of milk Large baking sheet lined with parchment paper Preheat oven to 350 Roll out both pie crusts as if making 9″ pies. Place both on parchment lined pan. In a large bowl mix peaches with brown sugar, vanilla, honey, cinnamon and flour. Gently fold blackberries into peach mixture. Place 1/2 of the fruit in the middle of each crust. Dot with butter pieces. Fold edges of dough over fruit in a rough pleated pattern. Brush with egg wash. Sprinkle crust with cinnamon sugar. Bake for approximately 1 hour until bubbly and crust is golden brown (juice may run over crust). Cool. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream if desired and...
Jul 6, 2016 | New Vendor Information, Our Blog
Earth Rocker Ranch is a small farm in Vermilion owned and operated by Rosemary and Aaron Walker. We view our farm as something of a natural ecosystem, where everything has its place and everything works together to provide us with healthy food and a cool place to live. We have a small herd of beef cattle, and egg-laying chickens and ducks. All of these are raised on pasture, with the poultry receiving a small amount of supplemental GMO-free, soymeal-free grain. The cattle provide us with meat, are helping to restore our pasture to lush abundance, and “mow” the grass to provide a space for the chickens and ducks. The chickens and ducks also eat lots of pasture plants and help to decrease pest insects, and provide us with eggs. In the pasture we have also planted rows of several hundred fruit and nut trees, which will help feed not just us and our customers, but also our livestock in the future. We are excited about being able to provide a local source of totally natural, pesticide-free fruit, but that will be a few years down the road when the trees are big enough. Right now, it’s just exciting to see how big the trees are already getting. This year, at the Frostville Farmers Market, we are focusing on providing healthy, all natural vegetables and pasture raised eggs, as well as some cut flower bouquets as they come in season. Regarding vegetables, plant health is actually not all that different from human health. We all need complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats and proteins. Healthy plants are able to make complex...