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Category: Recipes

Grits and Greens

Posted on May 12, 2020May 14, 2020 by independencefarmersmarket

Cooking demos are one of my favorite things at the Market.  Until we can cook again, I thought you might enjoy one of Jen’s recipes.  There are lots of greens[…]

Posted in Recipes Tagged greens, grits, recipe

Cooking Day this Friday/recipes from Chef Charles

Posted on September 4, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Join Sandy Stoneman at the Market this Friday and learn to make fruit leathers-aka fruit roll-ups. This homemade version has WAY less sugar. Chef Charles has an injury and can’t[…]

Posted in Food, Market Day, Recipes Tagged Chef Charles, cooking, recipes

Insta-pot cooking demo recipes

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Sandy has not set a date yet for the class, but stay tuned…. Sunday Pot Roast (Instant Pot Recipe)  Cook Time 1 hour Ingredients 3 lbs. beef chuck roast salt to taste 4 Tbsp. olive oil-divided 2 c. beef[…]

Posted in Events, Recipes Tagged cooking day, insta-pot, keto, recipes

More recipes from Chef Charles

Posted on June 5, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Chef Charles was a great addition to our Grand Opening.  He started the morning with variations on omelets.  Eggs are a great source of protein and omelets are tasty and[…]

Posted in Recipes Tagged Chef Charles, omelet, pizza, recipes

It’s salad time!

Posted on May 22, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

I admit to pulling most of this information right out of this web post from Bon Appetit        https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/how-to/article/how-to-make-a-perfect-salad Our vendors have a wide array of tasty greens[…]

Posted in Recipes Tagged Chef Charles, greens, recipe, salad

Lots of recipes

Posted on January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Sometimes I have a hard time thinking of what to cook. This is great resource from the NY Dept of Health that has healthy recipes in both English and Spanish![…]

Posted in Recipes Tagged cooking, vegetables

Cooking with Chef Jen-Squashtober

Posted on October 17, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

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[…]

Posted in Recipes Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, cooking demonstrations, mushrooms, squash

Hasselback squash from the November 2016 issue of Bon Appetit

Posted on October 3, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

This wonderful recipe is from the Thanksgiving issue of Bon Appetit, https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/hasselback-butternut-squash-with-bay-leaves INGREDIENTS 1 large fairy buttercup squash or other sweet moist squash (about 3 pounds total) 1 tablespoon olive[…]

Posted in Recipes Tagged recipes, squash

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