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Time to order local food!
This post expired on October 20, 2022.
It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
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Recipes
Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
From Martha Stewart. Click here for direct link
Ingredients
6 bone-in pork chops (loin or shoulder), cut 3/4 inch thick
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large white onion, sliced
2 to 3 apples, cored and sliced (about 3 cups)
1 cup beer, white wine, cider, or chicken broth
Directions
Trim the chops of excess fat. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a 14-inch cast-iron skillet (if you have a smaller one, you’ll need to work in batches) over high heat, and then swirl in the olive oil. Lay in the pork chops and don’t move them for a few minutes, to assure a good golden sear forms. Turn and brown well on the second side for a total of about 10 minutes. Transfer the chops to a warm plate.
Swirl the butter into the pan. Add the onion and apples. Saute until the onion slices are lightly caramelized and the apples have begun to soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in the beer or other liquid. Return chops to the pan.
Cook until the pork is tender, about 15 more minutes (depending on the size of the chops), turning halfway through and covering the chops with the apple mixture. If the apple mixture needs a little thickening, transfer the chops to the warm plate again and simmer the mixture on high for a few minutes to reduce. Serve the chops over rice or mashed potatoes with a large spoonful of the apple-onion mixture over the top.
Market News
It’s pumpkin time. There are a number available. We are also seeing fall root vegetables and Arkansas Black Apples. All of these are good foods for storing over the winter. In a good root cellar Arkansas Black Apples can be kept until spring.
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Dogwood Valley Greenhouse sends the following message: Buy 2, Get 1 free on all Perennials, Ferns, & Herb Plants from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse. Most are out of bloom now, but are strong, healthy plants, which will develop good root systems before cold weather. They are eager to burst into bloom in your garden next spring. Order your 2 plants as usual on the market, and in the comments section indicate your first & second choices of an additional free plant. Please be specific if there are 2 or more varieties listed (astilbe, carnation, etc.). Thank you for your orders!
There have been a few new growers that have joined the market in the last two weeks. I’d like to send a belated welcome to Blue Heron Farm at Saint Andrew’s Sewanee School, and Sterling Candy Company and Triple B Farm/Brooks Girls Cookie Creations out of Manchester. Please check out the grower pages to learn more.
Lost Cove Farm has lamb!
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