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Delicata Squash and Onions

October 8, 2018 By marketeditor

Adapted from Eating Well Magazine and shared by My Saratoga Kitchen Table

Ingredients:

*Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

2 large delicata squash* (2 pounds)

1 medium red onion*, sliced

3 Tablespoons olive oil*, divided

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary*

1-2 Tablespoons maple syrup*, to taste

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Cut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds. Cut crosswise into ½ inch half circles. Toss with onion, 1 Tablespoon oil and salt in a large bowl. Spread in an even layer on baking sheet. 

Roast, stirring once or twice, until tender and beginning to brown about 30 minutes.

Combine the remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil, rosemary, maple syrup, and mustard in a small bowl. Toss the vegetable with the dressing. 

Filed Under: News, Seasonal Recipes Tagged With: cooking seasonally, cooking with local ingredients, delicata recipe, delicata squash, fall cooking, fall farmers' markets, fall harvest recipe, fall recipe, local harvest, local ingredients, maple syrup, mustard, red onion, rosemary, Saratoga Farmers' Market Recipes, Seasonal cooking, squash recipe

Apples Evoke a Taste of the Change of Seasons

September 24, 2018 By marketeditor

By Himanee Gupta-Carlson

A couple of weeks ago, on my way back from a visit to a farm in Washington County, I stopped at Saratoga Apple in Schuylerville. Nate Darrow, who owns and operates Saratoga Apple with Christine Gaud, suggested I try a Williams Pride.

It was love at first bite.

Williams Pride apples are dark red, soft skinned and have a flesh flecked with streaks of red. Their flavor is delicately sweet, like summer itself. You can find them tomorrow at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market with a range of other early apples.

But hurry. Tomorrow might be the last chance to savor these fruits of summer before Saratoga Apple’s full array of fall apples roll in.

Why such a brief season? According to Darrow, summer apples do not store well. They are thinner and go soft quickly. Unlike most of the many varieties that sustain market goers throughout the year, the summer apples come and go fast.

“We call them fragile flowers,” says Darrow. “They are meant to be savored briefly, then forgotten until the following year.”

Among the “fragile flowers” are Williams Pride, Pristine, Zestar, Paula Red, and Ginger Gold. Like a bouquet of flowers, they look pretty on a plate, offering a range of colors: deep red, bright yellow, softly sheened green.

Their flavors also span a broad spectrum: extraordinarily sweet, boldly tart. 

As I bit into the Williams Pride, memories of childhood surfaced. My family lived in India for a year in 1973-74. We got fresh fruits and vegetables almost daily from a vendor we called the sabzi wallah, which translates to the vegetable seller. He would pull into our compound and call out the residents to come. We would get apples that were small, red, and sweet.

Golden Supremes. Photo courtesy of Pattie Garrett

This week, the calendar shifted from summer to fall. With it, the apples of fall – Cortlands, Empires, Northern Spies, and Belle de Boskoop, among others – are filling Saratoga Apple’s bins at the farmers’ market. Apple crisps, pies, and sauces beckon.

But tomorrow I hope to fill my bag with the last of the fragile flowers, for a final taste of summer until the following year. 

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at High Rock Park through October 31. Find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and on the FreshFoodNY app. E-mail friends@saratogafarmersmarket.org for volunteer opportunities. 

Filed Under: Featured Article, homepage feature, News Tagged With: buy local, Christine Gaud, early harvest, Fall Apples, farmers' market, local fruit, local harvest, locally grown, Nate Darrow, Pick-your-own, Saratoga Apple, Saratoga Farmers' Market, Schuylerville, shop local, Summer Apples, Williams Pride

Summer Harvest Vegetable Soup

September 10, 2018 By marketeditor

Recipe courtesy of My Saratoga Kitchen Table
Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients
*Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil*
  • 1 onion*, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 cups of peeled, diced tomatoes*
  • 1 medium zucchini*, chopped 
  • 1 cup green beans*
  • 2 cloves garlic*, minced
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 4 ears of corn*, kernels cut off the cob
  • ½ cup fresh basil*, chopped
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese*, optional

Directions

In a large pot, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the onion and a pinch on salt. Sauté for 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent.

Stir in the tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, and garlic with more salt the pepper.  Add the chicken broth. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to a simmer. Stir in the corn, basil, and cheese (optional). Cook for another 3 to 5 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Enjoy!

Filed Under: News, Seasonal Recipes Tagged With: corn, eating local, freezing vegetables, green beans, local foods, local harvest, My Saratoga Kitchen Table, Saratoga Farmers' Market, Saratoga Farmers' Market Recipes, soup, summer harvest, tomatoes, vegetable soup, Zucchini

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