“Fresh From Our Farms To Your Table.”
Friends of the Amador County Library at Amador Farmers Market.
July 8 and 22 in Pine Grove and July 18 in Sutter Creek. Support this
great organization: buy a book for a bargain price, then sit and enjoy
it along with the market atmosphere at the market’s café tables.
Bring Your Shopping List to the Farmers Market
Every week the produce at the Farmers Market grows. There is such a
variety of produce to choose from now. Large and small Yukon Gold and
Peruvian Purple potatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons (large and small),
green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, cucumbers (Armenian, slicing,
Japanese, single serving), grapefruit, white nectarines (yummy),
strawberries, homemade jams, jellies and preserves are just some of the
choices you have. Check out the Lemon & Lime Curds to create that
special dinner or desert. We have lots of ripe tomatoes and heirlooms.
There are two different local grown olive oils to choose from each with
their own distinctive taste. Don’t forget the goat’s milk soap and skin
and body treatments. We have local honey, herbs cut and potted, worm
castings, homemade quilts and homemade baked goods. So much more…
Start Planning, More Bakeoffs and Challenges Coming.
There will be bakeoffs on Saturday, July 18 in Sutter Creek, and
Wednesday, July 22 in Pine Grove, using peaches as the featured fruit.
The Great Zucchini Challenge will be held on July 26th in Jackson. Most
Delicious and Most Creative are the categories.
For more information or to enter the competitions call market manager
Michelle Grondin at 209-419-2503.
Congratulations to Mary Kuntz (First Place) Ashley Harvey (Second Place)
and Gerry Purse (Third Place) in the Berry Bake-Off
Entertainment
Shoppers can enjoy the festive atmosphere created by the live music
provided by popular local musicians each week. The musicians scheduled
for this week are John Covert with Crystal Image on Wednesdays in Pine
Grove, Ben Henry on Saturday July 18th in Sutter Creek and Harry Jordan
on Sunday July 19th in Jackson. You can sit, enjoy great live music, sip
cool herb tea or refreshing lemonade.
Get Your Blueberries at Pine Grove. Last of the Season.
Enjoy the recipes
Greek Lemon Potatoes
4 Medium Potatoes
1 Lemon, Quartered
1Tablespoon Fresh Oregano
1 Clove Chopped Garlic
Coarse Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper
Put the potatoes in a baking pan, drizzle with olive oil and lemon
juice, sprinkle oregano, garlic, salt and pepper over all. Bake at 350
degrees for about 45 minutes (depends on the size of the potatoes) until
tender.
Developed by Always Enough Ranch. Thank You.
Zucchini and Yellow Squash with Pesto
¼ cup packed fresh basil leaves
1/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan (1 ounce approx)
1 Tablespoon pine nuts
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound zucchini (about 2 large)
½ pound yellow squash (about 1 large)
In food processor puree together basil, Parmesan, nuts, salt juice, and
oil until smooth and season with pepper. (Can make this 1 day ahead and
chilled, cover.)
Cut zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into very thin slices. Arrange
slices in one layer, overlapping them slightly, on 2 large platters and
drizzle pesto over slices. Serves 6 as a first course.
Fresh Free Range Eggs
The color of the egg does not determine it’s taste. What impacts the
flavor is how fresh the egg is and what the chickens were fed. A
farm-fresh egg- with its plump, orange yolk and rich full flavor is
such a culinary delight in comparison to the pallid, sometimes weeks
old version that is picked up in the supermarket. You can’t beat the
taste of a fresh egg. Once you get your eggs home from the Farmers
Market, store them in their original carton on a shelf in the fridge,
not in the compartment in the door. This prevents them from absorbing
refrigerator odors and from being jostled.
