Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

to market, to market to buy a fat.....

Manor Farmers' Market
Wednesday, 4-7 PM
Jennie Lane SmartPark
in down town Manor
free wi-fi & fitness zone




Green Grass Meats says: I'm doing sausage, buy two get one free. Their usual assortment of grass fed beef and sausages, steaks, cutlets, ground beef, stew meat, roasts. Organ meats are per order only 939-1220

Morning Glory Farm: Pattypan, Butternut Squash, yellow squash, zucchini. Green and red tomatoes, white eggplant and loaf cakes.

LAVERNE'S VEGETABLE PATCH - This week there will be Homemade Salsa, Hellish Relish, Okra, Cherry Tomatoes, and Peppers (both hot and sweet).

Texas Wendish Society Noodles for sale by Raymond. Hand made the old fashioned way just like his Momma used to make.

Mata Tamales really are back at the market now. Benita will be at the market with pork, beef, bean & cheese or chicken tamales. OOOh so good.

Farmer Gordon has butternut, onions, shallots, elephant garlic, jalapeno, bell peppers, okra, cream peas & potatoes. No cantaloupe this week. Lot's of jellies, jams and pickled beets.

Munkebo Farm will have shallots, Swiss chard, lemon basil, lemon thyme, oregano, magenta spreen, cilantro chutney, balsamic vinaigrette, flourless chocolate cookies, organic apple pie and quiche Florentine.


Tobacco Free Teens( ACE/Project Hope ) are headed to Latoretta Resort ( Montgomery, Texas) July 24th - July 28th.
We will bring some tobacco Free info to the Farmers Market on Wednesday, July 20th and some commitment forms. Come see how our group has GROWN since last summer.

We have a new online newspaper for East of 35 called the Blacklandreporter.com. I particularly like this paper cause he took a picture of me and put it in. Steve will be at the farmers' market this Wednesday if you would like to come by and meet him.

healthy food tip and recipe
Today's Recipe
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
This easy-to-prepare soup is a favorite among many of our readers. It's not only flavorful, but an excellent source of vitamin A, providing 163% of your daily value (DV). Enjoy!
Golden Squash Soup

Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 medium-sized butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
1 large onion, chopped
3 medium cloves garlic, chopped
1 TBS chopped fresh ginger
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp curry powder
1 TBS + 2-3/4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
6 oz canned coconut milk
2 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
salt & white pepper to taste
Directions:
Chop onion and garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to enhance their health-promoting benefits.
Peel and cut squash.
Heat 1 TBS broth in medium soup pot. Healthy Saute onion in broth over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until translucent.
Add garlic and ginger, and continue to saute for another minute. Add turmeric and curry powder, and mix well. Add squash and broth, and mix. Bring to a boil on high heat. Once it comes to a boil reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until squash is tender, about 10 minutes.
Place in blender and blend with coconut milk. Make sure you blend in batches filling blender only half full. Start on low speed, so hot soup does not erupt and burn you. Blend until smooth, about 1 minute. Thin with a little broth if needed. Season to taste with salt and white pepper. Reheat, and add cilantro.
Serves 4
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In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Golden Squash Soup

Used with permission from Worlds Healthiest Foods



Special thanks go out to many Manor businesses that make this market possible each week: Jonse Farmers Insurance, Manor Chamber of Commerce, Manor Grocery, Manor Veterinary Hospital, Texas Traditional BBQ. Have your business listed here for putting out a farmers market sign for us. Thank you all!

Manor Farmers' Market is a non-profit 501c3 project of the East Rural Travis County Advisory Board serving Manor and surrounding communities in Eastern Travis County

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Local poultry Processing Class

Get to know where your food comes from. Read down to find the local information. http://www.localharvest.org/newsletter/20100729/1/processing-your-own-meats.html?r=nl

Monday, October 12, 2009

Food of the Week

Food of the Week . . . Cauliflower
Did you know that along with its wealth of vitamins and minerals, cauliflower, like the other cruciferous vegetables, contains powerful sulfur compounds that have repeatedly been found to help prevent cancer? Since 1993, the National Cancer Institute has been demonstrating that prevention, rather than cure, is the way to decrease deaths related to cancer. And they have found the way to prevention is eating the proper foods! Research on the prevention of cancer, as well as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, all points strongly to the food we eat as a factor that has the potential to cut back dramatically on the rates of these chronic diseases. And some of the best foods for disease prevention are the sulfur-containing cruciferous vegetables, such as cauliflower. These vegetables contain compounds, including sulforaphane and isothyiocyanates, that help the liver to neutralize potentially harmful cancer-causing compounds and to suppress tumor cell growth and the movement of cancer to other parts of the body (metastasis).

5-Minute Healthy Sauteed Cauliflower

Enjoy the extra flavor and health benefits from combining cauliflower with turmeric for this easy-to-prepare, great-tasting side dish that will complement almost any meal. Turmeric has long been recognized as a powerful anti-inflammatory in both Chinese and Indian systems of medicine, and modern scientific research continues to reinforce the benefits of this tasty spice. (I use tumerice to color soups, beans & rice.DL ) One serving of this dish also provides 181% of the daily value (DV) for vitamin C, 46% DV for vitamin K, and 33% DV for folate. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
1 lb cauliflower
5 TBS low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
1 tsp turmeric
Mediterranean Dressing
3 TBS extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice
2 medium cloves garlic, pressed or chopped
sea salt and pepper to taste

Optional:
1 TBS chopped cashews (pecans)
2 TBS Parmesan or Romano cheese
2 TBS chopped cilantro
1 TBS mango chutney
1 TBS chopped cilantro


Directions:

Cut cauliflower florets into quarters and let sit for 5 minutes to bring out their hidden health benefits.
Press or chop garlic and let sit for 5 minutes.
Heat 5 TBS broth in a stainless steel skillet on medium heat.
When broth begins to steam, add cauliflower and turmeric and cover. For al dente cauliflower, cook for no more than 5 minutes.
Transfer to a bowl. For more flavor, toss cauliflower with the remaining ingredients while it is still hot. (Mediterranean Dressing does not need to be made separately.)
Serves 2

Used by permission from World's Healthiest Foods www.whfoods.org