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Cheese and Holiday Treats Showcased at Last Farmers' Markets of the Season
12/18/2009 10:48am
It's hard to believe we have arrived at the last farmers' markets of the year. This is a bittersweet time of year for us. On the one hand, we're ready for some rest (as are the goats). On the other hand, many of the girls don't seem to want to quit producing milk, and the temptation to keep making cheese is strong. We have decided to keep milking until the end of December so that we can make a few more batches of fresh chevre for our stores and restaurant customers (so they can keep you, our loyal customers, in Prairie Fruits Farm cheese a bit past the new year).
Market Offerings
For the last markets of the season (SATURDAY, December 19th), we have lots of cheese and a few extra holiday treats. We will be attending Urbana's Holiday Market (inside Lincoln Square Mall), Chicago's Green City Market and the 61st Street Market at the Experimental Station in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Cheeses:
Fresh Chevre--plain, herbs de Provence and cracked peppercorn (remember, you can freeze the chevre, so stock up)
Dent de Leon--I know it's been a long time since you have tasted these wonderful little puff balls of modestly ripened chevre dusted with ash and natural mold rind. They are back-a perfect stocking stuffer or adornment for the holiday cheese plate.
Angel Food (last of the year)
Little Bloom on the Prairie-impress your friends and relatives with the only Illinois cheese in the William Sonoma Midwest cheese collection
Roxanne-still as buttery as ever (taste the summer sheep pasture in this cheese!)
Moonglo-very limited quantity; next batches won't be ready until the end of January.
Kaskaskia--if you're preparing any pasta or roasted veggie dishes for the holidays, this raw sheep milk cheese is the perfect substitute for parmesan.
To round out the cheeses on your holiday tables, we have been busy in the Prairie Fruits Farm kitchen preparing a few more treats:
Pumpkin butter spiced with fresh ginger
Cajeta de leche de cabra (this is a wonderful caramel type sauce prepared in the traditional mexican style with goats' milk and cinnamon)--use as a sauce for pancakes, crepes or drizzle over fresh fruit or ice cream YUM!!
Mouton chocolate truffles--a unique twist on the chevre truffle, we blended our sheep milk "chevre" with the finest belgian chocolate and dusted them with cocoa powder to concoct these delicious holiday treats. You won't find these anywhere else but at the Urbana Farmers' Market, so come early to make sure you get some.
Dizzied by the diversity of farm food treats?? But wait, there's more.....
We will be selling our literally hot off the presses Prairie Fruits Farm "Community Supported Goat"Organic Cotton T-Shirt Once you see, these, you will just have to have one. $15/each (S, M, L, XL sizes). We will have these for sale at the Urbana and Green City Farmers' Markets only.
Finally, at the end of the day and the shopping frenzy, we take pause to reflect on this year and thank you, our patrons, for your support. We know that we live in trying financial times, yet we are humbled by and appreciate your continued commitment to support local and sustainable food producers. We wish you and yours the most delicious and happy holiday season.
Leslie Cooperband & Wes Jarrell, Co-Owners of Prairie Fruits Farm
The PFF staff
and of course the goat girls of PFF
Shelly speaks for all the girls at Prairie Fruits Farm in wishing you happy holidays!
Market Offerings
For the last markets of the season (SATURDAY, December 19th), we have lots of cheese and a few extra holiday treats. We will be attending Urbana's Holiday Market (inside Lincoln Square Mall), Chicago's Green City Market and the 61st Street Market at the Experimental Station in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Cheeses:
Fresh Chevre--plain, herbs de Provence and cracked peppercorn (remember, you can freeze the chevre, so stock up)
Dent de Leon--I know it's been a long time since you have tasted these wonderful little puff balls of modestly ripened chevre dusted with ash and natural mold rind. They are back-a perfect stocking stuffer or adornment for the holiday cheese plate.
Angel Food (last of the year)
Little Bloom on the Prairie-impress your friends and relatives with the only Illinois cheese in the William Sonoma Midwest cheese collection
Roxanne-still as buttery as ever (taste the summer sheep pasture in this cheese!)
Moonglo-very limited quantity; next batches won't be ready until the end of January.
Kaskaskia--if you're preparing any pasta or roasted veggie dishes for the holidays, this raw sheep milk cheese is the perfect substitute for parmesan.
To round out the cheeses on your holiday tables, we have been busy in the Prairie Fruits Farm kitchen preparing a few more treats:
Pumpkin butter spiced with fresh ginger
Cajeta de leche de cabra (this is a wonderful caramel type sauce prepared in the traditional mexican style with goats' milk and cinnamon)--use as a sauce for pancakes, crepes or drizzle over fresh fruit or ice cream YUM!!
Mouton chocolate truffles--a unique twist on the chevre truffle, we blended our sheep milk "chevre" with the finest belgian chocolate and dusted them with cocoa powder to concoct these delicious holiday treats. You won't find these anywhere else but at the Urbana Farmers' Market, so come early to make sure you get some.
Dizzied by the diversity of farm food treats?? But wait, there's more.....
We will be selling our literally hot off the presses Prairie Fruits Farm "Community Supported Goat"Organic Cotton T-Shirt Once you see, these, you will just have to have one. $15/each (S, M, L, XL sizes). We will have these for sale at the Urbana and Green City Farmers' Markets only.
Finally, at the end of the day and the shopping frenzy, we take pause to reflect on this year and thank you, our patrons, for your support. We know that we live in trying financial times, yet we are humbled by and appreciate your continued commitment to support local and sustainable food producers. We wish you and yours the most delicious and happy holiday season.
Leslie Cooperband & Wes Jarrell, Co-Owners of Prairie Fruits Farm
The PFF staff
and of course the goat girls of PFF
Shelly speaks for all the girls at Prairie Fruits Farm in wishing you happy holidays!
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