MEATLESS MONDAY 7/30

Most weekends we have a stall at various farmers’ markets around Westchester County. With late July being my favorite part of the summer harvest, this past weekend I made time to do some personal shopping at the Larchmont farmers’ market. Lani’s Farm from Bordentown, New Jersey has an amazing array of heirloom tomatoes. For tonight’s dinner I bought a sampling of at least ten varieties and will be tossing them with torn lemon basil leaves. They also have a wonderful variety of organic salad greens and herbs. I’m going to be preparing a flavorful salad with purslane, which is one of the few vegetables high in Omega 3s, dandelion greens (a natural detoxifier), and chickory. For a main dish, I’m baking a simple ‘souffle’ of summer squash. I like using the globe-shaped zucchini which looks like an avocado. To 1 lb of grated squash, I add 2 cups of cooked spinach, 4 beaten egg whites and parmesan cheese. I bake the mix in a ramekin but it could also be used as filling for a pastry shell. To start the meal, we are having a sparkling cocktail of watermelon and lime juice with a splash of prosecco. Cheers!


Watermelon, Lime Juice and Prosecco Sparkling Cocktail
Marinated Heirloom Tomato Salad with Basil
Summer Squash Souffle with Parmesan Cheese
Purslane, Dandelion and Chickory Salad

Farmers' Markets Saturday 7/28

We will be at the Chappaqua, Larchmont, and Bronxville farmers' markets tomorrow.

Some specials for tomorrow's markets are:

Asparagus, Leeks and Ricotta Tart

Butternut Squash and Polenta Pie

Broccoli, Corn and Quinoa Pudding

Mixed Berry and Wheat Germ Muffin

Carrot and Apple Muffin with Flax Seed (vegan)

Watermelon Lime Lemonade

Chappaqua: 8:30am-1:00pm. St. Mary's Church. 

See:  http://chappaquafarmersmarket.org/

Larchmont: 8:30am-1:00pm.  Metro North Parking Deck off Chatsworth Ave.

See:  http://www.communitymarkets.biz/market.php?market=24

Bronxville: 8:30am-1:00pm.  Stone Pl. and Paxton Ave.

See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bronxville-Farmers-Market/149891865044536

Farmers' Market 7/25

We'll be at the Irvington Farmers' Market today, Wednesday, from 3:30pm - 7:30pm.
The market is held in the parking lot of the Main St. School.
For more info see: http://www.irvingtonfarmersmarket.net/

Some of our specials for today are:
Zucchini and Spinach Tart
Egg Scramble Tart with Broccoli Potato Hash and Ricotta Cheese
Mixed Berry and Lemon Muffin
Watermelon Lemonade

MEATLESS MONDAY 7/23

You can get a head start on cooking a Meatless Monday dinner by doing a little bit of advance preparation on a Sunday. Anticipating that time will be short on weekdays, I generally like to do my food shopping early Sunday mornings. Yesterday, I cleaned and chopped the greens that I bought (kale, collard greens, spinach and salad greens) and stored them in quart containers or a ziploc bag for cooking, making juice, or salads later in the week. I also braised half of the kale and collard greens in water, olive oil, lemon and sea salt then let them cool down in the pot and put them away in the refrigerator. They will be added to the black beans I am cooking tonight. Yesterday I also soaked the black beans in a pot of cold water to reduce tonight’s cooking time. Tonight’s dinner includes a family project – making fresh tortillas from masa (corn flour). These are simple to make and my kids enjoy taking part in making them.


Meatless Monday Dinner Menu

Carrot Ginger Soup (this is a soup that we make at Flourish, and is tasty cold or hot)
or
Vegetable Cocktail (a juice of carrots, apple, ginger, parsley, cucumber)

Black Beans with Collards, Kale and Cumin

Fresh Corn Tortillas

Honey Yogurt with Fresh Peaches

Farmers' Markets This Weekend

We'll be at the Hastings, Bronxville, and Larchmont farmers' markets on Saturday and at the Rye market on Sunday.

Hastings market
Hours: 8:30am-1:30pm Saturday
Location: Hastings Library Parking Lot at 7 Maple Ave.
See: http://hastingsfarmersmarket.org/

Bronxsville market
Hours: 8:30am-1:00pm Saturday
Location: Stone Place at Paxton Ave.
See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bronxville-Farmers-Market/149891865044536

Larchmont market
Hours: 8:30am-1:30pm Saturday
Location: Metro North Parking Lot off Chatsworth Ave.
See: http://www.communitymarkets.biz/market.php?market=24

Rye market
Hours:8:30am-2:00pm Sunday
Location: Parking Lot behind Purchase Street stores
See: http://communitymarkets.biz/markets?region=Westchester&market=Rye+Farmers+Market

Some specials for this weekend are:
Zucchini and Spinach Tart
Veggie Burger baked in an organic seven grain crust
Egg Scramble Tart topped with Chipotle-spiced Pinto Bean Chili
Carrot, Apple and Flaxseed Muffin
Watermelon Mint Lemonade

Farmers Market Today 7/12

We'll be at the Sleepy Hollow farmers market today from 11:30am-3:30pm. The market is located in the Rockwood Hall parking area of Phelps Memorial Hospital Center.

Some of what we'll have today:
Artichoke Spinach Vegetable Tart with Baby Turnip Greens
Bean, Grain and Wild Rice Salad
Green Gazpacho
Mixed Berry and Rhubarb Muffin
Watermelon and Mint Lemonade

Saturday Farmers' Markets 7/7

We'll be at the Hastings, Bronxville, and Larchmont farmers' markets tomorrow.
Hastings market
Hours: 8:30am-1:30pm
Location: Hastings Library Parking Lot at 7 Maple Ave.
See: http://hastingsfarmersmarket.org/

Bronxsville market
Hours: 8:30am-1:00pm
Location: Stone Place at Paxton Ave.
See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bronxville-Farmers-Market/149891865044536

Larchmont market
Hours: 8:30am-1:30pm
Location: Metro North Parking Lot off Chatsworth Ave.
See: http://www.communitymarkets.biz/market.php?market=24

Some specials for tomorrow's markets are:
Swiss Chard Vegetable Tart with Corn and Green Beans
Chilled Gazpacho
Strawberry Kumquat Muffin

Meatless Monday 7/2

National Public Radio's Morning Edition program just finished a series on meat consumption in the U.S.: #meatweek and is following that with this week's subject, pies: #pieweek.