Wednesday, January 4, 2012

City Greens Produce in 2012!

City Greens shoppers and supporters, welcome to 2012! We hope that you all had a safe and wonderful holiday season.

Hopefully you made it through the past few weeks without having access to our market. Fear not; we'll be with you for the rest of the winter. Let's get 2012 started off right with plenty of tasty things to choose from. Here's what we expect to have for fresh produce:

Sweet potatoes
Red potatoes
Swiss chard
Garlic
Spaghetti squash
Butternut Squash
Mushrooms (portabella + shiitake) (*New item!)
+ More...

All of our staple canned goods will be available, including:

Tomatoes
Green Beans (spicy & regular)
Pickles (spicy & sweet)
Jellies + Jams
Pickled Beets

Other items:

Peanut Butter + Chocolate Peanut Butter
Coffee (whole bean & ground)
Tea

Is there anything better than a bowl of home-made, hot soup on a cold winter day? This week, our friend Jeffrey of St. John's Soups will be supplying us all with a wonderful wintery selection of soups. Choices should include:



Beef & Barley
Turkey Chili
Vegan Cauliflower & Chickpea
Vegetarian Cheddar
Vegan Bean & Mushroom
Chili Verde
Turkey Rice & Bean

Choose from a nice selection of farm fresh cheeses from our friends at Marcoot Jersey Creamery...

... Maybe make your own cheesy creation by combing it with our fresh pastas from Mangia Pasta?

This week we will also have 50 lbs. of grass-fed, hormone-free ground beef! We will be selling it for $4.25/ LB., as well as a smaller selection of our pork products.

GROUND BEEF AND POTATO CASSEROLE:



Ingredients

  • 1/2     cup thinly sliced potatos
  • 1/2     cup thinly sliced sweet potatoes
  • 2        7-gram pack Maggi Flavor-lt Meat Powder, Beef
  • 1/4     teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • 1/4     kilogram ground beef
  • 2        tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4     cup flour
  • 1/4     teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4     teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/4     cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1        250 ml brick Neste All Purpose Cream

Method

  1. Arrange sliced potatoes and sweet potatoes in an 8″ square baking dish.
  2. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside.
  3. Combine the meat powder, rosemary, and ground beef. Saute the beef mixture in olive oil until it is cooked.
  4. Drain the oil and arrange ground beef on top of the baked potatoes.
  5. Whisk in flour with nutmeg, ground pepper, parmean cheese, and all-purpose cream into the remaining oil   in the skillet. Simmer the cream mixture over low fire while stirring constantly, until thick—-about three minutes.
  6. Pour the cream mixture over the potatoes and beef. Bake around 20 minutes at 475 degrees.

And of course, freshly baked Companion bread!

I know that we are all excited over here to get the ball rolling on a great 2012 at City Greens Produce. Thanks for your loyal support and consistent business!    : )

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