Let's talk about beets, baby!

Beets. Either you love them or you hate them. I happen to love them, so we grow them in the Culinary Garden and sell them at the Carriage House Market. Here's the thing. I've heard a bunch of people tell me that they 'don't know what to do with beets' or they 'taste like dirt'. Well, folks I'm about to present you the opportunity of the early Fall.

I'll be setting up a little space in the Carriage House Market this Saturday at 1pm. Yeah, saturday's are busy days for us in the kitchen, but I want to get out to the Market and talk about beets. I'll talk about a few different cooking methods, canning/preserving methods and there will be FREE SAMPLES. Also, if you mention this blog post, I'll give you a little handful of beets to take home and experiment with. That's right. FREE BEETS.

So, if you're a beet lover, don't miss this little demonstration. However, if you're a dyed in the wool beet hater, I WANT YOU AT THIS DEMO. I'm gonna turn you into a beet lover. Period.

Here's the DEETS.

Who: Me and you, silly
What: An amazing cooking demo featuring Sheppard Mansion culinary garden beets
Where: The Carriage House Market
When: 1pm, THIS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17.
How much: IT'S FREE!!!
How long: It'll last about 45 minutes, I do have to get back inside for dinner you know!

Don't forget, mention this blog post and walk away with a handful of beets to cook at home. Also, there will be 'just dug' beets available for sale in the Market. Think we don't have enough? Go ahead and try to sell us out.

Oh, also for you readers who read all the way to the end of the post. Tell your friends. If we get more than 25 people total in attendance, I'll give everyone a free slice of chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. Seriously. Tell your friends....Bring a group. Jason Konopinski I'm talking to you.

This Week's Tasting Menu

Hot off the printer folks. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS. Will the 'meat doughnut' be part of the snacks? I guess you'll just have to make a reservation and see......


August 31, 2011



Snacks

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Sheppard Mansion Scrapple
Fig, lovage, licorice

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Sheppard mansion Heirloom Tomato
Grilled bread, onion, cucumber, balsamic vinaigrette


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Pennsylvania Trout
‘pork and beans’, maple gastrique

or

Cod
Creamed corn, summer sausage, mushrooms
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‘Chicken and Waffles’
crispy chicken liver, oyster mushrooms, pea shoots

or


BBQ Rabbit
Leek, pickled mushrooms, cornbread

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Sheppard Mansion Farms Beef Tongue
Sweet corn pudding, garden tomato, basil vinaigrette

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‘Schmierkase’
soft pretzel, smoked sauerkraut, apple butter vinaigrette

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Seckel Pear Dumpling
Butterbourbon cream

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cookies and candy

You say tomato, I say.....TASTING MENU

You guessed it. This week, next week's, the following week's tastings are going to be 100% inspired by Culinary Garden tomatoes. Want some teasers?

Tomato tarte tatin, lemon verbena ice cream, red wine caramel

Tomato sorbet, crispy cheese curds

Scrapple, sweet corn, local mushrooms, tomato vinaigrette

BLT. yeah, it's a BLT, but not like any BLT you've had before.

Here's some pics....It's gonna be epic, you don't want to miss these celebrations of our garden's amazing tomatoes. reservations are filling fast....get a spot while the tomatoes last!!!