it’s another excellent day here in lovely historic downtown Pittsboro. it’s actually pretty good here in the kitchen too ! Today we have Xenia, Josie and John cooking up all kinds of fun stuff for everyone to enjoy. Let’s start with my favorite part on friday mornings, the Pittsboro Farmer’s Market gossip ….. since our county fair started yesterday the farmer’s market was moved to the Chatham Mill, just in front of Chatham Marketplace. I liked having the market there, you could visit with all the awesome farmers and then pop on into the coop .. my kinda “big box shopping” !! i actually do have fun gossip … however we’re getting calls asking what the specials are. soooo … just come on by and shoot the breeze today and i’ll share the fun stuff : )
Green Chile Beef Stew - John’s Chile Shack presents an excellent batch of Piedmont Biofarm’s green chile with Smith Angus Farm’s stew meat. lots of local veggies and a beautiful beef broth made with beef bones from Cindy at Smith Angus farm. ($4)
Greek Chicken Soup – our homemade chicken broth and orzo soup finished with local eggs and fresh lemon juice. ($3)
Alan’s Veggie Soup – a tasty soup with a tomato base and lots of different local veggies including okra from the lovely Esta Cohen, peppers from Alan’s garden, organic carrots, and whatever else Alan found in the fridge : ) Enjoy with a chunk of rusk ($3)
Xenia’s Wild Greens Cheesy Bake – Xenia put together an excellent cheesy bake with amaranth from Bill Dow’s farm (this stuff was picked last night .. and in your belly by noon … how cool is that?), arugula, also picked by Bill last night, some rapini and onions , cheese and local eggs. This batch even has some of Celebrity Dairy’s unbeatable chevre. ($5)
Gluten Free Veggie Moussaka – we make all kinds of versions of this classic greek eggplant dish ! Piedmont Biofarm’s super sweet eggplant, roasted shrooms and tomatoes in the middle and a rich gluten free bechamel. thanks Alan! ($7)
FROZEN YOGURT - our thick greek yogurt, Busy Bee Farm honey and ..
Peach (ok, not as amazing as PC’s Cool Place peach ice cream, but a close contender)
Lemon Blueberry