In addition to Cooking day, we also had a winter squash tasting. We cooked them very simply to let the flavor of the squash come out. The basic recipe is just to slice them in half, scoop out the seeds( save them for roasting!) and place them cut side down in a dish with about[…]
Be sure to come out for the last cooking day with Chef Jen this season! Recipes from the last cooking day are here We are highlighting squash for Squashtober but she’ll be cooking whatever strikes her fancy at the Market. We’ll also have our first ever squash tasting at the Market. Here’s your chance to try[…]
The September edition of the Market’s cooking program, First Fridays with Chef Jen, features peppers. Peppers come in all shapes, sizes, flavors and heat levels. Wikipedia estimates there are 50,000 varieties of “Capsicum” (pepper) cultivars. Peppers add so much flavor and can be a main course as well as an ingredient in almost anything. Chef Jen will[…]
I hope you were able to sample the amazing array of tasty food Friday June 1st at the first in the series of our monthly First Fridays with Chef Jen. She and awesome sous chef Suzanne Capone created 3 fresh salads, a batch of grits and greens, a chicken, vegetable stir fry, a chicken stuffed jalapeno[…]
Where else can you get a Farm to Table meal for a 10-15 dollar donation? (Of course if you are moved to donate more, we won’t say no.) The core purpose of Empty Bowls is to raise funds for local food charities and educate people around issues of poverty and hunger in their community. The[…]
Chef Jen will be cooking on Pepper Day September 9th. We’re thinking about a Chef Jen cookbook as a fund raiser for the Market. Stop by the manager tent and tell Michelle if you’d be interested. Enjoy our annual free pepper tasting. Did you know that ALL peppers change color? Taste green and ripe varieties side[…]
The 5th annual Tomato festival on August 5th is a great way to start the month of August at the Market. Enter the Salsa contest and win $25! No fruit salsas allowed this year, it’s the tomato festival after all! Bring a quart of salsa to the Market by 10 am. Tasting begins at 10:30[…]
We close out June with the 5th annual KIDS DAY on the 24th. Don’t miss this fun-filled day of FREE and FABULOUS kids activities and give-aways featuring Cowboy Don, Ranger Amelia, Miss Ellie, Grayson County 4H, Blue Ridge Discovery Center and the Virginia Department of Health. July 1st is Cooking Day with Chef Jen-she’s planning lots[…]