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. 

The Jam was the highlight of this brunch, almost too simple to taste so good, but then again its full of delicious sugar and there is nothing wrong with that. Fresh makes it best.>>Support your local businesses and farmers. Support Findlay Market.

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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