This week’s Saturday’s meal deal is kale frittata
Min Hee Hill Garden has a special on registered organic kale

Saturday’s line-up includes:

Music by Dave Hamilton

Produce:
Armstrong Valley Farm
Bernier Farms
Bohemian Wellbeing Farm
Canvas Ranch
Farm Sinclair
First Light Farm
Foggy River Farm
Hectors Honey
Laguna Farm
Middleton Farm
Min-Hee Hills Garden
Offerings of the Land
Singing Frogs Farm

Meats:
Franco’s One World Sausage
Karlona’s Farms
Owen Family Farm
Pepper Ranch
Salmon Creek Ranch
The Black Sheep Farm
Williams Ranch

Dairy & Eggs:
Armstrong Valley Farm
Bellwether Farms
Hectors Honey
Pepper Ranch
Salmon Creek Ranch
Straus Family Creamery
Two Rock Valley Cheese
Weirauch Farm & Creamery

Baked Goods:
Cookie…Take a Bite
Costeaux French Bakery
Dominique’s Sweets
Full Circle Bakery
Raymond’s Bakery

Beverages:
A Taste of Tea
Gaga Café
Pure Puer Tea
Run Around Brew

Fruits & Nuts:
EGB Farm
Twin Peaks Orchards

Olive Oils, Vinegars & Jams:
Bruno’s Italian Red Wine Vinegar
Hue de Laroque
Leon Day Condiments
Stonehouse Olive Oil
Twin Peaks Orchard
Waterhorse Ridge

Sweet Treats:
Cookie…Take a Bite
Dominique’s Sweets
Gandolph’s Fine Chocolates
Grizzly Bear Sweets

Specialty Items:
Home Maid Ravioli
Not yer Mommas Granola

Prepared Foods:
Guerilla Foods
Green Grocer
Lata’s Indian Cuisine
Mi Fiesta Catering
Skipp Henderson Catering
Starting from Scratch

Plants and Flowers:
Daffodils, Dahlias, Lilies Oh My!
Natures Spirit Garden

Wearables:
Royale Hare
Silk Winds
Varda Rose
Victoria Kemp

Home Decor:
Architectural Ceramic Designs
Sia Baskets
Threads of Time

Just For You:
Hilltop Honey
My Comfort Zone
The Garden Wild

Jewelry:
Willow Designs

Collectables:
Created by Vanae
John Rizzi Glassworks

Made with Wood:
by the Elvin Moon
California Coops
D.H. Woodworking
Sonoma Garden Designs

Saturday’s Meal Deal is Kale Frittata.

The frittata recipe features Weirauch’s Tomme Fraiche, produced with milk from a nearby Jersey-cow dairy, is delicious, . Modeled loosely after the fresh cheese produced in Salers and used for aligot (mashed potatoes with garlic and cheese), Tomme Fraiche is made with curds that are neither cooked nor pressed. A fresh-cut piece has a rich dairy aroma, merging the fragrance of warm cultured butter and sour cream. Enjoy Weirauch Farm Tomme Fraiche as a table cheese or in panini, on polenta or on pizza OR FRITTATA

Yum Weirauch is having a special event Farm Tour and Lunch

Event
FARM TOUR & LUNCH, co-hosted by Tully Dolci & Weirauch Creamery
FARM TOUR & LUNCH co-hosted by Weirauch Creamery, and Tully Dolci Organic Farm. We operate our businesses off of the same ranch here in Petaluma California, 40 miles North of the Golden Gate Bridge. Let’s ring in the Holidays and the New Year together!

We will enjoy our animals up-close on a walking tour of the farm, learn about the daily routine and operation of the ranch, and savour our farm fresh products over lunch at communal tables in the old wood barn. In addition to the tour and lunch, the General Adult Ticket includes a take home goodie-bag of 1/2 dozen Tully Dolci Organic Farm Fresh Eggs, and 1/3lb of Weirauch Creamery Sheep Cheese!

LUNCH MENU
Seasonal Vegetable Soup
Tully Dolci Organic Egg Salad
Full Circle Breads (also gluten free option)
Weirauch Creamery Seasonal Cheeses

$45 GENERAL ADULT (includes tour, lunch & goodie bag of eggs & cheese)
$21 CHILDREN UNDER 12

DATES (select when purchasing tickets)
Sat, Jan. 18 11AM-1PM
Th, Jan. 30 11AM-1PM

IMPORTANT INFO:
* Event Hours 11AM-1PM; Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in.
* Please wear farm appropriate winter clothing, and comfortable walking shoes or rubber boots.
* General price tickets include fresh farm products of eggs & cheese. We advise that you bring a cooler with you to put your goodies into when you depart.
* All children must be accompanied by an adult.
* Sorry, visiting dogs are not allowed on ranch; please leave pooch at home, not in your car.
* If rain is expected on the day of your ticketed day, we may commence with the event if it is just a light drizzle. However, if a big storm is expected we will reschedule to an alternate date and/or reimburse tickets as necessary. Brown Paper Tickets will collect your contact info when you purchase your tickets so that we may contact you.

See you on the farm!
Carleen Weirauch & Dawn Dolcini

Kale Frittata

Frittata is a flat Italian-style omelet that’s usually prepared in a cast-iron skillet. A brunch menu classic, the frittata may also have its origin in Spanish cuisine.

This week’s meal deal features eggs!
The ingredients for this recipe are all available at the Saturday market. Kale from Min-Hee Hill Gardens and Tomme Fraiche cheese from Weirauch Creamery are available at ta special price.

Kale Frittata

1 dozen eggs $7 (prices vary. This is about average)
1 bunch kale $2 From Min Hee
3.5 oz Tomme Fraiche cheese from Weirauch $5
1 small onion $2

$16 total

Frittata

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
In a nonstick pan saute the onions and kale with salt and pepper until soft.
Cube the cheese
Add 8 beaten eggs and the cheese to the pan over medium heat.
Cook on the stove top until the eggs start to set on the bottom
Place the pan in the oven and cook until the eggs are firm amd the top has browned,about 20 minutes.
Check by sticking a toothpick in the thickest part of the frittata. The toothpick should come out slightly moist.
Remove from the oven, and let it rest for approx. 5 minutes

At an additional cost, you can add 1/4 lb of mushrooms ($5) and/or 1/2 lb of potatoes ($2.50 per pound). Saute these with the kale and onions

With the remaining eggs, you can make deviled eggs or egg salad for sandwiches.

January is National Egg Month, which bodes well for those trying to eat a little healthier as a New Year’s resolution. Eggs contain more than just satisfying protein – they’re filled with 13 essential nutrients and phytonutrients for healthy eyes, pregnancy and brain function. Check out more interesting facts about eggs here. And don’t think you have to limit eggs to breakfast. They’re great any time of day!

Having trouble peeling farm fresh eggs
Here’s a tip from Tom Noble Armstrong Valley Farm.
Steam the eggs!

Many of our Saturday vendors are coming out this Wednesday so you can get the freshest and the best without any hassles.   Plenty of  easy parking and no check out lines.

Although no turkey, there is duck, beef and goat from Salmon Creek Ranch and The Dreamcatcher Ranch has amazing pork and beef too.     There is cranberry sauce too!

You can get wine, flowers, cheese, nuts, any kind of seasonal vegetable grown in Sonoma County.  The Patch will be there and they still have tomatoes, peppers and green beans.   Mushrooms, chestnuts, sausage, pies, bread, rolls, breakfast pastry, coffee, persimmons of all kinds, apples, hot pepper, garlic, tomatillos, honey, and great gifts too.  Beautiful napkins and table cloths from I’m Sew Sure.

Padrones from Min-Hee Hill are still available.  The world’s best and easiest appetizer.

There is some beautiful lettuce at the market.  Just what you need for the perfect salad. 

The Wednesday market has a great selection of Sonoma grown produce.  McClellan Dairy has joined the Wednesday party with wonderful artisan butters and eggs.   Body Balance is offering massage at the market… take the stress out of your week.

Most of the tomatoes  at the Saturday Heirloom Tomato Tasting are available at the Wednesday market.   An excellent selection is also at the Thursday market.  This is the last week for the Thursday market until next summer.

Wednesday Vendor list

Edgeworks Sharpening Services

The Beet Generation
McClellan Dairy
Armstrong Valley Farm
Ridgeview Farm
Leap Frog Greens
Farm Sinclair
Bohemian Wellbeing Farm
Dreamcatcher Ranch
The Patch
EGB Farms
Min-Hee Hill Gardens
Hectors Honey
Sebastopol Berry Farm
Village Charter School & Garden
Alma’s Oilcloths
Waterhorse Ridge
Full Circle Bakery
GaGa Café
Franco’s One World Sausages
Body Balance —    massage what a great way to get over  mid-week stress
I’m Sew Sure
Quillfully Yours
My Comfort Zone
Green Grocer
Penang Kitchen
Starting from Scratch

The annual heirloom tomato tasting is a chance for the market to show off our wonderful farmers.    Rain does not stop the faithful tomato tasters.  We are Northern Californians we know what to do when it  rains.

The winners of the raffle are:
Randy Casey
Molly Taylor
Linda Close
Each receives $20 in market bucks.   That could be a lot of tomatoes!

Thank you to Peggy (Peggy Parr’s Pottery) and Donna (Threads of Time) and her daughter too, for slicing up the tomatoes and making sure the salsa cups were filled.

This year, the tomatoes came from Tusque Farm, Hector’s Honey and The Patch.   Many others of our Sonoma farmers also grow tomatoes.  The recent rain helped boost the tomato season.   There are still lots and lots and lots of tomatoes  Ask your favorite vendor about case prices.

There was a salsa contest and everyone won.   They were all so different, we just couldn’t say one was better than the others.

Hector’s Honey has three entries – roasted tomatillo cooked tomatillo and roasted tomato salsa.  They were pretty darn good and when we asked for the recipe – Hector said they are thinking about producing them for the market.

Min-Hee Hill’s salsa  had a secret ingredient that made it more Spanish in origin — Min Hee used Padron peppers.

Penang Kitchen’s entry was a classic salsa -tomatoes, onions, peppers and avocados — it was very popular with folks looking for something not too spicy.

The Patch – Lazaro’s pico de gallo is a favorite and here is the recipe: dice a variety of heirloom tomatoes, Italian red onion, fresh cilantro, red pepper and serrano pepper for the salsa, then finished it off with a sprinkle of salt.   Very fresh tasting and very popular with the non-garlic lovers among us.

Non tomato farmers got in the act with things like wonderful tomato tarts from Dominique and Local Spicery put together a special tomato spice kit.  Waterhorse Ridge always has some tomato based jams, jellies and condiments.

Rain or shine, it’s always a great time at the  market’s annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting.   The left over tomatoes were donated to:  Slater Middle School’s are having a special farm to table culinary session in their foods class; the Redwood Empire Food Bank – they were very happy to
receive them and  a case for the field trip of 2nd graders coming to Wednesday
market from Hidden Valley Satellite School.

A great selection of  Sonoma grow fruit and vegetables — including corn.  Armstrong Valley has corn grown in Guerneville and Hector’s Honey grows his corn in Fulton about a mile from Luther Burbank Center for the Arts.

This Wednesday Edgeworks Knife Sharpening is here.  End dullness in your life.  You’ll be surprised what a difference a well-sharpened tool will make.

It’s going to be a beautiful day – the market has the best food court.  Starting from Scratch – you love them for their cupcakes — wait until you try their omelets.  All the ingredients are purchased at the market.

Beautiful seasonal bouquets from Ridgeview Farm.  They also have a wonderful array of apples and pears.  They grow over 60 varieties.

Pennyroyal Farm has sheep and goat cheeses including a world class blue cheese.

This market is also home to some wonderful designers, tailors, jewelry makers and people whose only goal is to make you feel better.

Summer is something special in Sonoma County.  All three markets are full of the fruits and vegetables of summer.    Gaga Cafe is at all three markets with a smile and a great cup of coffee.  Eggs and locally raised meat at all three markets.  Hector’s Honey, EGB (seasonal fruit) and The Patch (Sonoma grown vegetables) are at all three markets.

The Wednesday market has a great prepared food the best pop-up food court — Green Grocer andPenang Kitchen   –great menus and food to eat at the market or to go.    Each also sells ingredients to make your cooking easy and tasty. Wednesday market  8:30- Noon  Luther Burbank Center for the Arts   Full Circle Bkery has wonderful pastries to go with that great cup of  coffee from Gaga Cafe.

Wednesday July 30th Vendor List

Wednesday Market

Thursday market      9:00- 1pm         1450 Guerneville Road  (Across from Penny’s side entrance at Coddingtown)

Saturday market       8:30 – 1pm     Luther Burbank Center for the Arts