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Tag: Chef Jen

POSTPONED/Cooking Day

Join us the first Friday of the month, beginning in June, for Cooking Day. We make an array of dishes from whatever is available at the Market.  Learn how to[…]

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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

Cooking with Chef Jen THIS Friday!

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

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[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, cooking demonstrations, squash, tasting

September Events at the Market feature peppers.

Posted on August 29, 2018September 5, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

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[…]

Posted in Events Tagged Chef Jen, cooking, peppers, roasted peppers, tasting

Recipes from our 1st Cooking day with Chef Jen

Posted on June 6, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

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.[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day, Recipes Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, recipes

Join us for the Empty Bowls Fundraiser THIS Saturday!

Posted on June 6, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

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[…]

Posted in Events, Fundraiser Tagged Chef Jen, food, fundraiser

September and October Events

Posted on August 25, 2016January 6, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

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[…]

Posted in Events Tagged apple cider, apple festival, apple press, Chef Jen, cooking day, fiber day, pepper day

Tomato Festival Kicks off August at the Market

Posted on July 23, 2016January 6, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

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[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day Tagged Chef Jen, fiber day, monster tomato, salsa contest, tomato festival

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