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 Chef Joe Cairns held a cooking demonstration. He was kind enough to share the recipes with us.

Butternut Squash Soup


1 each butternut squash (peeled and de-seeded)

1 each onion (medium diced)

2 each carrots (peeled /large dice)

¾ cup butter

TT salt and white pepper

2 qt chicken stock

1 ½ cups heavy cream



Procedure:

1. Place butter in thick bottomed pan and add cut veggies.

2. Allow to brown stirring only occasionally-not often-allow to brown lightly.

3. Add chicken stock.

4. Allow to simmer till softened.

5. Strain and puree solids- replace to pot with liquid and add heavy cream.

6. Simmer 5 minutes and adjust seasoning and consistency as needed.



Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Soup



1 cup vegetable oil

½ cup peeled garlic cloves

4 cups eggplant, peeled and diced into ½ inch pieces; about 4 medium

1 cup yellow onion, small diced

2 quarts chicken stock

2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

1 ½ cups heavy cream

To garnish- goat cheese, pepper jack, blue cheese; chives



Procedure:

1. In the oil, slowly simmer the garlic till it is golden brown- remove and cool.

2. Put half of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

3. Place eggplant in the oil and cook till well colored; turn and repeat till colored all over.

4. Remove any excess oil and then add the onion and cook till lightly colored.

5. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.

6. Simmer for 30 minutes and then add garlic, thyme and seasonings.

7. Bring to a simmer and then add cubed bread.

8. Once well absorbed, remove from heat and puree in blender in small batches.

9. Return to pan, add cream and bring to a simmer.

10. Taste and adjust seasonings.

11. Garnish with cheese of choice, perhaps diced tomatoes and chopped parsley as well.









Vendor of the Month

Catskill Farms

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August Vendor of the Month: Catskill Farm   Philip Seidenschwarz of Catskill Farm is at the Gatlinburg Farmers Market nearly every week selling his fresh local produce.  This is Catskill Farm's second year at the market.  This morning I took a few minutes to talk to Phil about his farm and learned about the garlic that he specializes in.   Jennie:  Where does the name "Catskill Farm" come from?   Phil:  Catskill Mountains, Accord New York [where Phil was born and raised].  I've been down here since 1977.   Jennie:  How long have you been farming?   Phil: All my life.  My parents had a farm.  We had tomatoes, onions, peppers - sweet and hot, cabbage.  We always had garlic.  I think they've been growing it [garlic] up there since the late 1800s, 1891 or 1892.   Jennie: What kind of garlic?   Phil: German Red and Yukon Gold.  Originally the seed came from Stuttgart, Germany.  Somewhere in the 1800s alot of Germans moved to France and started growing it in the Rhine Valley.  [This is where Catskill Farm orders their garlic seed from today.]  We order three tubs a year.  The [wooden] tubs are 15 inches by about 37 inches tall.   Jennie:  Tell me more about your garlic.  What is the growing season?   Phil: We have it about 12 months of the year. If we don't have it fresh, we have it dried.   Jennie:  What do you like to cook with your garlic?   Phil:  We put it in everything!  Salad, sauces, stirfrys.   Jennie: What else do you grow?   Phil: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, okra, squash, onions, red cabbage.   Jennie:  Why do you like to come to the Gatlinburg Farmers Market?   Phil:  I enjoy the people and I think it is a great thing for the area.  This is the freshest food they can buy!




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Check out these articles that have featured or mentioned the Gatlinburg Farmers Market


http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/14168980/article--EDITORIAL--Home-grown--Local-farmers-markets-great-asset-for-the-community-?instance=latest_articles

http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/13488004/article--Farmers-market-blooms-for-second-season-?instance=main_article

http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/6842854/article--Group-plows-way-for-farmers-market-

http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/6842854/article--Group-plows-way-for-farmers-market-

http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/8071625/article--Farmers-market--produces--memories-

http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/9948770/article--Market-concludes-bountiful-first-year-

http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/10017447/article--Three-Cheers-Oct--23--2010-


http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jun/09/bites-june-9/

                        
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