Hillsboro Saturday market is back!!!

Hello again! If you picked up my card at the Hillsboro Holiday market, then please click the apron to continue browsing my crafts for sale.

Holiday Market Schedule for Saturday, Dec 4th

2:00 Market Opens - Mayor's Parade, Visit with Santa begins
2-4:00 Visit with Santa continues, Gayle Ritt singing
4-6:00 Radio Disney takes over in the Plaza
5:30 Mayor's tree-lighting
6:00-7:00 Gayle Ritt singing
7:00 Market Closes

Just a brief last post to let you know I won't be working the chef booth from here on out.

July 10 + July 31

July is a wonderful season for vacations! This means July will have just two chef presentations, so don't miss them!

July 10 Chef Live and WIC "Dinner on a Dime" Event

Fruit Salad in Seconds

1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1 cup fresh strawberries, slic
1 cup peaches, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 cup blueberries
1 cup cantaloupe, cut into bite-sized pieces

In a medium bowl, whisk juice and honey.
Add remaining ingredients.
Toss gently to combine.
Chill 1 hour.
Divide salad equally into 4 bowls.

July 31 Chef Live and WIC "Dinner on a Dime" Event

SUPER VEGGIE WRAP

1 cucmber, peeled and thinly slice
2 small zucchini's, thinly sliced
2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
4 large white mushrooms, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
4 10 inch fat free flour tortillas
1/2 cup fat free cream cheese

In a small bowl, combine all vegetables.
Thinly spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese on each tortilla.
Place some of the chopped vegetable mixture evenly across center of tortilla.
Roll up tortilla, traping ingredients tightly inside to form a tight tube.
When finished rolling, slice each tube into 1 inch wide sections to serve.

Variation: Add 1 tablespoon salsa to each wrap.

what's coming up: Better than Bisquick

This is a replacement mix for Bisquick and is a faster way to make a special breakfast without getting out 10 ingredients each time. It's a healthy alternative for busy people. I'll do some price checking and get all the data for a low-cost comparison. Hopefully this will be a good supplement for the WIC presentation which will be going on at the Hillsboro Farmer's market on Saturday the 26th.

Master Baking Mix from More-with-Less cookbook
Makes 4lbs
Mix:
10c flour
6 tbsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4c sugar
Cut in: 2c vegetable shortening
Stir in: 2c dry milk powder*
*Dry milk is optional but assures higher proptein products
(Store in a covered container at room temperature.)

Waffles for 4: 1c milk, 1 egg, 1 1/2c Master Mix. Pour 1 cup batter onto hot waffle iron, cook approx 4min or when it stops steaming.

Recommended Toppings: Auntie Jen's Apple Pie Jam, Boyco Foods raw honey, Hillsboro market berries.

Recipes from Saturday June 19 demo

Spinach and Strawberry Salad

• 2 bunches Martinez Family Farms spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
• 4 cups sliced any Hillsboro Farmer's Market strawberries
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• pinch of salt
  

In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries. In a tight-lidded container, shake together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika and salt. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.

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Arugula Blossom Omelette

• 3 Full of Life Farm eggs
• 2 tbsp Artisan Organics argula blossoms
  

Whisk eggs gently in bowl before adding to heated non-stick 10-12" skillet. Wait till edges of omelette are slightly cooked before sprinkling with roughly chopped arugula blossoms. Fold omelette in half, uncooked side toward inside. Salt and pepper as desired. Do not overcook--Remember, cooked eggs in the pan mean overcooked eggs on the plate!

Arugula teaser

"Rooting through my rutabaga, raiding my arugula.."
--Witch, in "Into the Woods"

Haha, say that 3x fast! Arugula is a pretty word, and argula blossoms even prettier! This week, Florence Jessup of Artisan Organics presented me with a peppery, bitter, and beautiful little edible flower that she sells at our very own Hillsboro Saturday Market. This is a little gem I have to cook for you next weekend..

In fact, if you are visiting my chef live table, make sure to brush up on all edible flowers. There will be a quiz!

Saturday wrapup

A special shout-out to the amazing vendors who were featured at today's market demo!

Eggs - Full of Life Farm ($5/doz)

These eggs were definitely full of life! These eggs have thick, healthy shells and yellowy yolks. For the best dish, use no less than the best eggs.

Sausage - Tails & Trotters ($6/lb or about $4 for 4 sausages)

It was a pleasure to cook with such fragrantly spiced pork sausage. I was blown away by the taste and smell. This vendor is very knowledgeable about food pairings and asked me what direction my menu was going. I said I wanted something chicken-y with sage or basil herbs and he gave me this fantastic, non-intimidating breakfast type sausage to put inside the buckwheat crepes. Amazing. 5 stars. I'm in love with artisan cured meats.

Spinach ($1.50/bunch), Parsley ($1/bunch), Dill ($1.75/bunch) - Martinez Family Farms

These greens added much needed color and flavor to my dish (buckwheat crepe sandwiches). I noticed that their spinach was washed much better than the grocery store stuff, and tasted better. The dill packed a punch in my aioli--I can't wait till my garden dill grows up! Or if it doesn't, there's always Martinez Family Farms...