MEAT(LOAF) & POTATOES W/ PEPPERS & ONIONS

On the day before Thanksgiving, you can't show up the banquet, so we went with a simple meal of meatloaf. We had some peppers pre-cut and frozen from our garden and picked up the ground sirloin, which happen to be in abundance as everyone was buying bird and pork. The market was all a buzz, and we look forward to showing you our mashed potato contribution to tomorrow's meal.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Ground Sirloin / Eckerlein Meats

Honey / Bee Haven Honey

Spices / Herbs & Spice & Everything Nice

Tomato Paste / Madison's

Brown Sugar / Madison's

Onions / Madison's

Potatoes / Simpson's Produce

Recipe from old standby "Betty Crocker".

With the days getting colder, we have definitely been enjoying the comfort foods. And with the holidays upon us, leftovers are key to getting it all done. Fresh makes it best.

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Eggplant Sticks with Babaganoush and Mixed Green Salad

We typically follow the rule that if it's breaded, it's automatically going to be delicious, and also tandemly bad for our health. Well the script was flipped on this one and we broke all the rules making a fried and breaded vegetable that turned out to be both delicious and somehow good for us...yeah I know what you're thinking...the twilight zone right...too good to be true. Well our taste buds will contest that it wasn't too good to be true, and we honestly just couldn't stop ourselves from eating healthy.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Eggplant / Madison's

Mixed Greens / Madison's

Panko / Saigon Market

Eggs / Heist Seafood & Poultry

Tahini / Dean's Mediterranean

Olive Oil / Dean's

Pita / Madison's

Recipe from Grandma's kitchen.

Double eggplant (eggplant strips and baba) means double happiness. Round it out with a simple salad, game over. Fresh makes it best.

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PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED CHICKEN W/ SCALLIONS & RICE

We've decided that almost all meats can taste amazing with the right salts and peppers. We thank Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice for this lesson. Their Washington Sea Salt is unbelievable. It's sweet. Have you ever tasted a sweet salt?

Ingredients / Vendor:

Chicken Breast / Heist

Prosciutto / Gibb's

Washington Sea Salt / Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice

Black Pepper / Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice

Scallions / Madison's

Basmati Rice / Dean's

Although the prosciutto has it's natural salty taste, a well seasoned chicken locks in a delicious juice, and the meat combo is delicious. 

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SPICY PENNE LASAGNA CASSEROLE WITH SAUSAGE

One of my favorite dishes is Lasagna, and this dish is basically the same just without the flat noodles.  Made to satisfy the italian spice demon in our bellies that was becoming angry from lack of attention, this number quickly rose to the top of the charts muscling it's way past so many of our "lite" summer fare offerings.

  

Ingredients / Vendor:

Tomatoes / Our Garden

Sausage / Kroeger & Sons

Onion, Garlic, Basil / Madison's

Shaved Parmesan / Madison's

De Cecco Penne / Silverglade's

Ricotta Cheese, Mozzarella / Gibbs Cheese

Olive Oil / Dean's Mediterranean

Crushed Red Pepper, S&P / Herbs & Spice

Egg / Heist Fish & Poultry

Modified recipe from "Food & Wine" magazine.

We actually decided to bake this glorious casserole in our toaster oven to cut back on the heat in the kitchen.  We made the red sauce a day ahead and let it sit overnight for the flavors to fully develop.  We knew that this was more of a winter dish but sometimes you cant deny classic home made stick to your ribs casseroles, especially lasagna and any of its close relatives.  What really stood out in this concoction was the ricotta.  It was the sweetest ricotta we've ever tasted with the perfect amount of sourness to it, that worked splendidly to balance out the spicy zing we added to the recipe.  It's so delicious you could eat it by the spoonful straight out of the container, oops did I do that.  Maybe when it gets closer to holiday time, the Feed Me Findlay Dynamic Duo will venture out into dessert world and put our beloved ricotta to the test in a new arena.  Yup-yup, as always fresh makes it best!

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COCONUT CURRIED CHICKEN OVER RICE & BROCCOLI

World Food Bar!  What can we say, amazingly beautiful precooked foods that really give purpose to the glass cases they're behind, because your mouth will surely water.  We definitely suggest trying any one of thier fabulous entree's and pair it with a few of your simple sides at home to create a fast high end meal.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Coconut Curried Chicken / World Food Bar

Basmati Rice / Saigon's Market

Broccoli / Madison's

Marquis Philips - Sauvignon Blanc / Market Wines

Recipe is a secret courtesy of the World Food Bar chef Joshua Steven Campbell.

We love having carryout gourmet food on tap at Findlay Market that can quickly satisfy our ethnic itch.  It's always a good idea to do a drive-by at this market house counter as they change thier offerings weekly.  Thanks for paying attention to the food presentation WFB, we at Feed Me Findlay sure do appreciate it!  Take care in your cooking and take care in your plating.

Fresh makes it best.

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LIGHTLY FRIED CHICKEN W/ TOMATO MUSHROOM SAUTE OVER FETTICINI

Fried chicken is one of our absolute favorite foods. However, it really isn't the best thing to eat as often as we would like to. So we toned it down a notch here and lightly breaded it with Panko and sauteed it in olive oil. Couple that with the tomatoes, mushrooms and fresh homemade pasta, and you won't miss Grandma's fried chicken.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Amish Chicken / Heist Fish & Poultry

Tomatoes / Madison's

Crimini mushrooms, garlic / Madison's

Olive Oil / Dean's Mediterrean

Fettucini / Anything's Pastable 

Hidden Jewel - Pinot Noir 2006/ Market Wines

No recipe.

Around the house we call this Bird in the Nest.

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SUGARED SWEET POTATOES, FRIED TILAPIA & GARDEN SALAD W/ WHISKEY SOUR

We must explain our short hiatus. We were researching for this blog, in Scandinavia.  Now although we have fish in this post, it is not the particular fish cuisine of the Baltic. We will give you just a quick sneak peak of our culinary delights there in an upcoming post. But, sailing the Baltic has certainly inspired us to keep our Captain's hat on and recall the ocean's salty air. 

Ingredients / Vendor:

Tilapia Filets / Heist Fish & Poultry

Sweet Potatoes / Ron Roth Produce

Mixed Greens / Madison's

Tomatoes / Madison's

Tarter Sauce / Heist Fish & Poultry

Sugar / Herb's & Spice & Everything Nice

Recipe from Grandmother's childhood home in the hills of West Virgina.

This is the season we live for at the Market, such abundance of choices. Watch out for a post overdose.

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PROSCIUTTO & FRUIT W/ SOFT BOILED EGGS & SALTED RYE TOAST

Sunday brunch brain food, that pretty much sums it up.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Prosciutto / Gibbs

Cantaloupe, Grapes / Madison's

Eggs & Rye Bread / Gibbs

Meat group, Fruit group, Bread group, Butter group.

Since eating an entire cantaloupe between two people is a bit much, a Mexican trick is to blend the fruit with ice and water for a light version of a smoothie.  Fresh makes it best.

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PARSLEY LEMON ZEST SOLE W/ SUGAR SNAP PEAS & BASMATI RICE

We started this culinary adventure at the farmers shed and could not possibly pass on a heaping bag of delicious sugar snap peas after sampling the raw product.  Add a couple lemons and some of our own freshly clipped parsley from the garden and voila!  Both sides of the fish were patted with the chopped parsley lemon zest mix, and then pan fried in a couple tablespoons of garlic infused olive oil for around 5 min per side depending on the thickness of the fillet.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Sole / Lukens Fish & Poultry

Sugar Snap Peas / Turner Farms (farmers shed)

Lemons / Madison's

Parsley / (our garden)

Salt & Pepper / Herb & Spice & Everything Nice

Recipe from the Modern Fast Food cookbook.

This dish took a total of 20 min to throw together (with 2 people working).  The fish was delicious and very soft and juicy.  The mild taste of this whitefish took well to the simple flavors of the rub and added its own sweet buttery taste.  I think we're going to be ramping up our seafood consumption here over the summer after having this fine catch.  Fresh makes it best.

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Onion, Garlic & Herb Saute over Handmade Garlic Linguini

Calorie counters, look away. This pasta made by "Ohio City Pasta" at the Cleveland Farmer's Market and distributed by "Anything's Pastable" at Findlay Market is to die for. The freshness and natural flavors of the pasta need not need anything fancy to accompany it; yet I am sure many options abound from pesto to marinara to clam sauce. You really can't mess this one up.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Linguini / Anything's Pastable - Bouchard's

Olive Oil / Dean's Mediterranean

Onion & Garlic / Madison's

Fresh Herbs / (Our Garden)

No recipe, just chop, saute and serve.

It must be noted that there is a wide variety of pastas available, from angel hair to linguini and spinach flavored to plain. We're not sure that we can ever go back to Bertoli.

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OKRA WITH TOMATOES (BAMIEH) OVER BASMATI RICE

As we head into the summer there is an amazing display of new fresh vegetables at the market.  It truly is a shoppers delight to see.  This middle eastern vegetarian dish is simple in content but packed with flavor.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Okra / Madison's

Olive Oil / Deans Mediterranean

Lemon, Garlic, Tomatoes / Madison's

Coriander, Salt, Pepper / Herbs & Spice & Everything Nice

Basmati Rice / Saigon Market

Recipe from "Sahtein" the Middle East Cookbook.

Okra is unique in its form and flavor.  This is a one pot dish, that simmers all ingredients together in the same pot, thus it's super easy to make and you can get it right every time.  Did we mention that it's delicious. Fresh makes it best.>>Support your local businesses and farmers. Support Findlay Market.

MERGUEZ & LEEK PIZZA w/ GARLIC BASIL OLIVE OIL & PILSNER

Ah, grill season. We were so glad when the temperatures finally opened the grill. Our favorite grill session is grilled pizzas. If you haven't tried this it is a must. Not only is it so fresh and delicious, but it is really fast. Just prep your ingredients, roll out the dough, grill for 5 minutes and you're done.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Pizza Dough / Angelina's

Merguez Sausage / Kroeger & Sons

Onion, Garlic, Basil / Madison's

Leek's / Madison's

Shaved Parmesan / Krause's

Konig Pilsner / Market Wines

No recipe required, just top with what you like.

One of these days, when we need a break from Architecture, we'll go into the pizza business!

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ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES W/ MIXED GREENS & PEAR SALAD & EGGS MADE TO ORDER

Sunday we had a few friends over for brunch, nothing too extravagant...just some potatoes, greens and eggs.  What made the potatoes special was the mixed variety, and of course the curve ball rutabaga thrown in there for an extra zip.  We've never eaten rutabaga before, but it was quite nice, adding a sort of tart twist to the otherwise sweet and savory blend.  All we can say at this point is that homemade strawberry jam is a must, at least once in a lifetime and since it's so easy we suggest a few more than that.  It turned out to be especially delicious over bagels and cream cheese.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Fingerling & Sweet Potatoes / Madison's

Rutabaga & Spring Mix Greens / Madison's

Eggs / Busch's Country Corner

Strawberries / Gaudio Produce

Cardamon / Herbs & Spice & Everything Nice

Modified recipe from Cooking Light magazine. 

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SRING FRESH FEAST

It was our good friend's birthday and he loves his birthday almost as much as he loves food, so we were up for a challenge.  This meal was inspired by all things spring, and Findlay offered us the freshest selections to create this 4 course celebration. 

FIRST COURSE: CRAB CAKES

Ingredients / Vendor:

New England Crab Meat / Luken's

Cream Cheese / Gibb's Cheese and Sausage

Parmesan / Silverglade's

Eggs / Busch's 

Sour Cream & Butter/ Gibb's Cheese and Sausage

Orange & lemon peel / Madison's

Chives / Madison's

Salt & Cayenne Pepper / Herbs and Spice and Everything Nice

Panko / Saigon Market

SECOND COURSE: GREEN PEA SOUP WITH TARRAGON

Ingredients / Vendor:

Peas / Madison's

Olive oil / Dean's Mediterranean

Shallots / Madison's

Vegetable Broth  / Madison's

Tarragon / Madison's

Homemade Yogurt / Dean's Mediterranean

THIRD COURSE: SALMON, ASPARAGUS & NEW POTATO SALAD WITH CHIVE VINAIGRETTE AND FRIED CAPERS

Ingredients / Vendor:

Chives, Shallots / Madison's

Rice Vinegar / Saigon Market

Honey / Gibb's Cheese & Sausage

Asparagus, Spring Mix / Madison's

Baby Red Potatoes / Madison's

Olive Oil, Capers, Dijon Mustard / Dean's Mediterranean

Radishes / Madison's

Eggs / Busch's

Salmon / (Not Findlay - flown in from Alaska as gift)

FOURTH COURSE: HALIBUT ON MASHED FAVA BEANS WITH MINT

Ingredients / Vendor:

Fava Beans / Dean's Mediterranean

Mint / Madison's

Lemon Peel / Madison's

Kosher Salt / Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice

Crushed Red Pepper/ Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice

Halibut / Luken's Fish & Poultry

Olive Oil /  Dean's Mediterranean

Flour / Madison's

Recipes compliments of bon appetit Magazine, April 2009.

Some days are better than others, and this was one of those better days. Each bite of this extraordinary meal was a conversation amongst us. We are wondering if a week is long enough to wait to make it again.

Shitake & Olive Medley White Pizza

If you like good bread and fresh cheese, that pretty much means you love pizza.  You can basically dial in a pizza however you wish...loaded with ingredients or light, red or white sauce, all meat all veggie or mixed, whatever you dream up is pretty much possible.  Our dream consisted of a white pizza using olive oil as the sauce and topped with shitake mushrooms and a medley of olives.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Pizza Dough Ball / Angelina's

Olive oil / Deans Mediterranean

Shitake Mushroom Caps / Madison's

Mixed Olives / Silverglade's

Shredded Mozzarella / Gibbs Cheese & Meats

Recipe from: Up our sleeve.

Hot, bubbly cheese and delicious ingredients.  This turned out to be a home run recipe which will definitely stay in our pizza Rolodex.  We like big slices, NY-Style, so we sliced the pie into four, just for the two of us.

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APPLE CINNAMON OATMEAL W/ CREAM & EARL GREY TEA

Here it is the end of March, and we woke up to a cold rainy day. We thought the oatmeal was retired for the year, so we had to spruce it up with a fresh spring apple. However, it did require a coat an umbrella to run over to the market for the apple. 

Ingredients / Vendor:

Oatmeal / Madison's

Apple / Ron Roth Produce

Snow Hill Creamery Cream/ Madison's

Cinnamon / Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice 

Earl Grey Tea / Dean's Mediterranean

The Quakers have a great craft from architecture to agriculture. We think they would be satisfied with our use of their oats.

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POBLANOS RELLENOS W/ BASMATI RICE, GROUND TURKEY AND TOMATOES

There are very many ways to make this dish with the variety of peppers and stuffings available. We went with what we had on hand, and took this towards a south of the border flavored meal.

Ingredients / Vendor:

Poblanos / Madison's

Tomatoes / Madison's

Basmati Rice / Saigon Market

Ground Turkey / Eckerlin Meats

Green Chili Salsa / Madison's

Ancho chili spice / Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice

 

This did not turn out to be our favorite of all meals. We cooked it in the crock pot because we knew we would be home late after attending the streetcar fundraising event. It seems we got home too late.

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