Sometimes when we want inspiration, we don’t want to follow and hour-long recipe, or make another trip to the store for some forgotten ingredient. Here are a couple quick-fix ideas for Market products that ensure no-fuss meal preparation. A slow-cooked ragout is absolutely delectable, but so is the quick roasted meat dish for a late summer night meal.
Chutney or Jam with Meat – Check out Home Sweet Homemade or Theresa Strolberg’s stand for chutneys and jams that go well with pork, chicken or beef available at M & M Organics or Nate n’ Annie’s Organics. Lather some plum chutney on top of a pork roast, top with several strips of fresh rosemary, salt and pepper, roast at 250 degrees for a couple hours (or a higher temp for a shorter time), and voila, a tasty meat dish. Serve slices with some of the cooked jam or chutney.
Pesto and Pasta – Grab a jar of Fair Mtn. Farm’s various pesto concoctions, and mix it with a package of Serenity’s Treasures fresh-made pasta. Add some extra olive oil or butter to make the pesto more sauce-like.
Spectacular salad – Grab a bag of arugula from any of the greens sellers, and mix in grated carrots and beets from Theresa Stolberg, sliced radishes from Prairie Sun Farm, blueberries from Waterwheel Gardens, and pesto from Fair Mtn. Farm mixed with olive oil and vinegar to make a dressing. Spicy arugula, fruity berries and crunchy grated veggies give this salad an overall new take, and the pesto dressing makes it a rich delight.
Breakfast of Champions – Take a baguette from Rasberry’s Catering and cut it into 1-inch thick slices. Dunk these slices into a mixture of two eggs (see M & M Heath Organics, WR Natural Foods or Fair Mtn. Farm), milk, cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg. These become mini-french toasts. Cook them in a skillet, with butter, and serve topped with Apple-Cinnamon jelly from Fair Mtn. Farm. Kids will love these bite-sized treats.
