THE FARMERS MARKET
If you haven’t been, GO! Whether it’s Franklin, Oil City, Knox or Titusville, there is a farmers market to visit every day of the week. They all have wonderful, locally grown produce and are friendly and enthusiastic about what they do and willing to educate us about what they have and how to prepare it. Eating locally grown produce is not only good for us (fresh, picked at the peak of ripeness and little or no chemicals or pesticides used) but good for the community (supporting local food growers & makers and stimulating the local economy).
Last Friday I was at the Knox Farmers Market doing a cooking demonstration using local, seasonal produce. Snow peas were donated by Melissa Rex and Amanda Lewis and garlic scapes donated by Young’s Farm and Greenhouse. It was a beautiful evening and lots of folks came out to buy fresh veggies, salsa, beef, eggs, plants and yummy baked goods. It was fun passing out free samples and having people try food they either hadn’t had before or flavors they weren’t familiar with. Try the recipes for yourself (see below). Thanks to Kathy Dieble for inviting me to be a part of their market. I’ll be at the Franklin’s Farmers Market on Saturday, July 3rd and again at the Knox Farmers Market on Friday, July 16th cooking some more delicious fresh food. Please visit and bring your appetite!
Snow Peas with Pine Nuts and Mint
Spicy Ginger Snow Peas
White Bean & Garlic Scape Dip (garlic scapes are the flowered shoots that grow up in the middle of the garlic stalk, they need to be cut or pulled off so that all the growing energy goes back down to the bulbs instead of the flowers)
Click on the links above for the recipes.
