Grapevine December 16 2007 Market

this week
- What's Coming To The Market This Week?
- Cooking Ideas - Pumpkin Bread

Thank you to everyone who came to an unscheduled market session last Sunday. We had a nice crowd and the snow flurries added a seasonal touch to the Holiday Market.

This Sunday is our last market for 2007. We will take a four week break and re-open on January 13, 2008. If you are looking for a place to buy farm direct in the interim, Portland Farmers Market is open until December 22nd and People's Co-op Farmers Market is open every Wednesday, 2pm-7pm.

See you on Sunday!

Eamon Molloy
Market Manager

What's Coming To The Market This Week?

Things slow down on the farms as we move closer to the winter solstice. There is still a lot of produce to choose from including, greens, winter squashes, carrots, turnips, parsnips, mushrooms and potatoes. This will be the last market for hydroponic tomatoes until about mid-February. Check the availability list for the complete list of who's coming this weekend and what they expect to be selling. Be sure to check the list throughout the weekend. I'll make changes as farmers phone them in.

IN
Blossom Vinegars
Copper Crown
Gee Creek Farm
Kookoolan Farm

OUT
Ayers Creek Farm (back January 13)
Gales Meadow Farm (back in February)
Happy Harvest (back in April)
Rick Steffen Farm (back in January)
Square Peg Farm (back in January)
Stephens Farm (back in April)

Cooking Ideas - Pumpkin Bread

Here's a recipe to that uses up any extra pumpkin puree (or any other squash) that you have in the fridge. This bread is pretty pretty easy to make and the aroma from the spices is wonderful. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Bread

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup olive oil
2 eggs
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift together the flour, salt, sugar, and baking soda. Mix the pumpkin, oil, eggs, water, and spices together, then combine with the dry ingredients. Mix just enough to blend wet and dry ingredients together.

Pour into a well-buttered 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes until a cake tester (or skewer) poked in the very center of the loaf comes out clean. Turn out of the pan and let cool on a rack.

Grapevine December 9 2007 Market

this week
- What's Coming To The Market This Week?
- Cooking Ideas - Candied Sweet Potatoes

This newsletter issue is one I didn't expect to write. But a trio of winter storms changed things. We don't take cancelling markets lightly. But when the National Weather Service issues a Winter Storm Warning and a High Wind Warning, we err on the side of caution.

So we have a weather delayed Holiday Market this week (and yes a market next Sunday too). All your favorite winter market vendors will be at the market. They'll be joined by craft vendors including Jerry Harris Woodturner, Cement Plant Art, Darris Dietz Pottery, Bedazzled Jewelry and much more. Sadly, Deborah Madison won't be at the market this week. However, Deborah stopped by Annie Bloom's Bookstore and signed copies of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. If you planned to buy a signed copy as a holiday gift, just stop by Annie Bloom's in Multnomah Village.

The Hillsdale Alliance is holding its fundraising Book Sale at the nearly completed Watershed senior housing center at the corner of SW Bertha Ct and SW Capitol Hwy. The Hillsdale Business and Professional Association will be holding its annual Holiday Chili Feed in the same location. Musical groups from Wilson High, Robert Gray MS, Hayhurst Elementary and Portland Jewish Academy will be performing at the market and the book sale. Looks like a good weekend to support local schools, local businesses and local markets to me.

See you on Sunday!

Eamon Molloy
Market Manager

What's Coming To The Market This Week?

As we approach winter solstice, the weather makes harvest predictions tricky. You'll find apples, pears, walnuts, chestnuts, kale, winter squashes, carrots, greens, turnips, parsnips, potatoes and more. For the complete list of who's coming this weekend and what they expect to be selling, Check the availability list for the complete list of who's coming this weekend. I'll make changes as farmers phone them in so check the list through the weekend.

IN
Cherry Country
Leslie's Gourmet Potato Salad Co. *NEW*
Vibrant Flavors (Oregon Dukkah)
Zbeanz

OUT
Gales Meadow Farm (back in January)
Garden Color (finished for season)
Rick Steffen Farm (back in January)
Square Peg Farm (back in January)
Stephens Farm (back in April)
Zbeanz Coffee (back on December 16)

Note: Ayers Creek Farm will be at this Sunday's market but will not be at the Dec 16 market.

Cooking Ideas - Candied Sweet Potatoes

Here's another recipe from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. Ayers Creek Farm is bringing sweet potatoes this Sunday and this seemed like the right recipe. Enjoy!

Candied Sweet Potatoes
(From Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison)

3 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, scrubbed
1 inch knob ginber, peeled and thinly sliced, optional
6 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper
1/3 cup maple syrup or brown sugar
1/2 cup apple juice or water

Boil potatoes until tender but still slightly firm when pierced with a knife. Drain. When cool enough to handle, remove the skins. Cut them lengthwise into slices about 3/8 inch thick.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a large, shallow casserole and make a layer of potatoes. Scatter a few ginger slices over them, dot with butter, season with salt and pepper and drizzle some syrup on top. Repeat until all the potatoes are used. Dot the last layer with butter and pour in the juice. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.

Grapevine - SPECIAL WEATHER EDITION

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory from 10am on Sunday through 10pm on Monday. Given the expected weather conditions, tomorrow's market session is cancelled. The Holiday Market is rescheduled for December 9, a week from tomorrow. Thank you for your support and understanding.

See you next week,

Eamon Molloy
Market Manager