The Salted Cod » farmers market

An enjoyable breakfast.

Trevor — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:41:01 +0000

I picked up a few pounds of rhubarb at the Greenpoint farmers market last Saturday really cheap. I think I ended up with somewhere around 5 lbs. for $3.00, can’t complain. I also bought a small quart of super sweet field strawberries to make the classic strawberry-rhubarb jam.

Jam making is so easy and so worth the simple efforts, it will literally take an hour or two out of your day and you’ll have tasty jams and jellies that last for months. You’re in control of what goes into this, I always cut the amount of sugar in half to better taste the fruit.

This recipe was followed straight from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.

Try it out.

2 cups crushed strawberries
2 cups chopped rhubarb
juice of 1 lemon
1 package of pectin
2 1/2 cups of sugar

prepare canner, jars and lids
in a saucepan combine fruit and lemon juice, reduce fruit over medium high heat until rhubarb breaks down
whisk in pectin, dissolve
add all sugar at once, dissolve, return to a rolling boil stirring for 1 minute
laddle into jars leaving 1/4″ head space, screw on lid and band just finger tight
process jars for 10 minutes in canner, check seal, cool, store, enjoy

Brooklyn Kitchen has all your canning supplies & pectin to get started!

Biker’s Bounty

Trevor — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:05:00 +0000

Over the Williamsburg bridge and through the woods…

I mean through the boroughs.

Just thought you might like to see the bounty. It’s a nice 10 mile ride round trip by bike to the awesome Union Square Greenmarket. Unbeatable selection of freshness from upstate.

I had one casualty on the ride back, I lost one egg, which isn’t bad considering I’m carrying a stuffed messenger bag bombing down the Williamsburg Bridge. Also picked up a bag full of delicate zucchini flowers, jersey field tomatoes, a bag of carrots, rosemary focaccia, and fresh ricotta.

Save gas, ride a bike.

AS220

Trevor — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:20:00 +0000

We didn’t think we would be visiting any farmers markets for a few months as we are smack in the middle of a New England winter…

Enter the AS220 Winter Farmers Market!

AS220 is a non profit community arts center that hosts a weekly indoor farmers market in Providence Rhode Island. When we arrived there were probably half a dozen vendors set up.

Our most notable vendor was local artisan cheese makers Narragansett Creamery. We sampled all varieties available including fresh homemade ricotta which was excellent. We purchased a nice block of fresh farmers cheese or queso blanco. It’s a rather mild and salty cheese which is great for melting in quesadillas. Lucky for us at the next vendor was actually selling homemade corn tortillas made on Atwells Ave. We also picked up a huge bag of pecans for $2.

Other items available products include root vegetables, hearty winter greens, local shellfish, Rhode Island roasted coffee and pet treats.

Speaking of quesadillas, AS220 is also home to Taqueria Pacifica. A hip west coast style Mexican joint and former taco truck. We had some great horchata (rice drink flavored with almond and cinnamon) to go along with our breakfast quesadilla. Two eggs, sweet potato’s, cheese and mushrooms stuffed inside one massive tortilla. Topped with salsa verde, this really hit the spot.

We can’t really say enough about the AS220, lots of local art and artists, a winters farmers market, a taqueria, a print shop, and small bar and stage for bands as well. They also offer a wide variety of classes to the local community. We’ll be there next month learning to silkscreen t shirts!