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This week at the markets
Posted 8/14/2009 9:19am by Leslie Cooperband or Wes Jarrell.
Just another summer sunset at Prairie Fruits Farm
There is not much new to recount this week from the farm. Our Fiesta Mexicana dinner was a huge hit--the flavors of the turkey mole and pork pipian were out of this world. One our guests remarked "it was the best mexican food I have ever had." On to "Local Game" for the 22nd of August. The menu for that dinner should be up on the website this weekend. Perhaps our biggest news is the arrival of our new Nubian buckling. He is gorgeous (reddish color with white spots) and sweet--traits totally compatible with the rest of the herd at Prairie Fruits Farm.
Our blackberries continue to put out, so we may have some at select farmers' markets this weekend. We are attending four farmers' markets this Saturday: Urbana, Bloomington, Green City Market and Oak Park.
Cheesewise, we're bringing the following cheeses;
Fresh chevre--plain, herbs de Provence and cracked black peppercorn--put some on heirloom tomato and basil salad drizzled with some balsamic vinegar and olive oil
Mouton frais--our fresh sheep milk cheese; tastes like slightly tangy mascarpone--great blended with honey and served with fresh fruit or a fruit tart
Angel Food-very limited supply
Little Bloom on the Prairie--also, limited supply
Ewe Bloom--our soft ripened sheep milk cheese
Krotovina--our pyramid with a split personality--half sheep and half goat separated by a vegetable ash layer
Moonglo--our raw goat milk tomme, washed with a tea made from the leaves of our Moonglo pear.
All of the aged cheeses pair extremely well with the fruits of the season--peaches, nectarines and pears.
As always, we thank you for your patronage. Savor the full flavors of this wonderful summer season.
There is not much new to recount this week from the farm. Our Fiesta Mexicana dinner was a huge hit--the flavors of the turkey mole and pork pipian were out of this world. One our guests remarked "it was the best mexican food I have ever had." On to "Local Game" for the 22nd of August. The menu for that dinner should be up on the website this weekend. Perhaps our biggest news is the arrival of our new Nubian buckling. He is gorgeous (reddish color with white spots) and sweet--traits totally compatible with the rest of the herd at Prairie Fruits Farm.
Our blackberries continue to put out, so we may have some at select farmers' markets this weekend. We are attending four farmers' markets this Saturday: Urbana, Bloomington, Green City Market and Oak Park.
Cheesewise, we're bringing the following cheeses;
Fresh chevre--plain, herbs de Provence and cracked black peppercorn--put some on heirloom tomato and basil salad drizzled with some balsamic vinegar and olive oil
Mouton frais--our fresh sheep milk cheese; tastes like slightly tangy mascarpone--great blended with honey and served with fresh fruit or a fruit tart
Angel Food-very limited supply
Little Bloom on the Prairie--also, limited supply
Ewe Bloom--our soft ripened sheep milk cheese
Krotovina--our pyramid with a split personality--half sheep and half goat separated by a vegetable ash layer
Moonglo--our raw goat milk tomme, washed with a tea made from the leaves of our Moonglo pear.
All of the aged cheeses pair extremely well with the fruits of the season--peaches, nectarines and pears.
As always, we thank you for your patronage. Savor the full flavors of this wonderful summer season.
