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Happy 220th Birthday to the Can

Food preservation is as old as agriculture. For millennia, that consisted of smoking, salting, drying and, eventually, sugaring. Strangely enough, the next major advance in food preservation was developed in pursuit of military conquest. Napoleon Bonaparte’s place in history is secured because of his political and military achievements. Less well-known, but probably as important, is his role in the development of canning. He knew that brilliant military strategies were worth little if his troops couldn’t eat well enough to keep healthy and strong for battle. In those days, armies in foreign lands mostly lived off whatever food they could ...

Changing Eating Habits

Welcome to “The Roswell FAM Experience”. I pray that this finds you at a positive time of your day, if not I pray that at some time in the day you take a turn for the better. Changing Eating Habits Last article I spoke about continuing your training through changes in your life. Today I want to cover the second part of fitness and that is your diet. Actually let me rephrase that. I do not mean to say diet, I cannot stand that word and the connotation that comes with it, I mean to say eating habits. A great quote that I heard the other day goes “No matter what you do you cannot out train bad eating”. Now unless you are going out with ...

Bourbon Glazed Pork Belly – the misunderstood cut

If you've never had pork belly or side meat, you are missing some of the best culinary delights. I was first introduced to this fantastic treat at Century House Tavern. Chef Daniel Porubiansky is a Master of this with his jack and coke pork belly over locally grown grits - pure heaven. And now, right here in Roswell Chef Mel Toledo of Foundation Social Eatery offers one of the best dishes I have ever had, a confit pork belly So now it's your turn to create with this flavorful cut. Think of it as the better, more intoxicating brother of bacon. Tangled Webb Farm will be sampling out their bourbon glazed morsels, so you can discover for yourself why ...

Bourbon Glazed Pork Belly with Grapefruit Slaw

What’s better than pork belly, bourbon, and brown sugar to celebrate spring and summer, and the return of warm weather to our sunny state of Florida? Try this tasty recipe for your next Sunday supper. Serve with a fresh green salad, and Key Lime Pie for dessert!       Citrus Cured Pork Belly with Maple-Bourbon Glaze and Grapefruit Slaw Ingredients: • 1 Tbsp Coriander, ground • 1 Tbsp Fennel seeds, ground • ¼ tsp Allspice • 2 tsp Black pepper • 2 cups Kosher salt • 1 cup Brown sugar • 2 lb Pork belly • 1 Tbsp orange zest • 1 Tbsp Thyme, fresh, chopped • ¼ cup orange juice • 3 Tbsp ...

Summer Sweet Corn Chowder Demo

      Here is is in case you missed it! Chef Woolery Back from Table & Main shows you how to make his corn chowder! Here is the recipe and videos with step-by-step instructions! Video - Part 1   Part 2   Part 3   Part 4    Part 5    Part 6   Part 7   Part 8   Part 9 - Final

Plant Pounding at the Market

We had such a great response to the demo of PLANT POUNDING we will surely do it again. In the meantime check out this brief video for the market last week.

Entrepreneurial Success for Market Vendor

Hala Yassine on fulfilling her dream. One of the best things about a community farmers market is the opportunity to see small business owners succeed. Hard work, determination and passion, has helped Hala introduce high quality, locally baked products to North Fulton. Hala's Seven Sisters Scones is now expanding beyond just farmers markets to a brick and mortar location at the end of September.  This is a big step in the growth of an entrepreneurial company and one to be celebrated. As Seven Sisters Scones can testify gaining exposure, test marketing products, meeting customers face-to-face is one of the many ways the farmers markets ...

Changing Exercise Habits

Changing Exercise Habits Change in and of itself is a hard thing to deal with.  Most people do not like change too much. Staying status quo is so much easier on the mind and body.  There are studies out that show that people stay at jobs that they do not like just because they despise the thought of looking for another job, or going through a different routine. In times of change the most frequent reaction is to do nothing.  We feel that we are so out of sync because of the change that we cannot do anything of the things that we were doing in the past.   This phenomenon happens with exercise. If you speak to most fitness professionals they will ...

Corn Salsa Recipe

Ingredients 4 ears corn, shucked 3 tomatillos, papery outer skin removed 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 2 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped 4 scallions, thinly sliced 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped, optional 1/4 to 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/4 cup canola or olive oil Kosher salt 1/2 bunch cilantro, leaves roughly chopped Directions Preheat the grill to medium. Use a wire grill brush to loosen any crud or soot from the grate. Use an oiled side towel to remove any loosened crud. Put the corn and the tomatillos on the grill and grill until they get charred and black on all sides. Remove from the grill and let ...

How’s That Made?

CalyRoad Creamery Mozzarella Each week we want to share with you, the behind the scenes work that goes on to bring you your favorite products. From "Farm/Kitchen to Your Table" is often a long process. Whether in the planting & growing, creating culinary pleasures for you or in weeks and months of product development, but it's well worth the time to create high quality, locally made products. We hope to give you a greater connection to the Roswell a Farmers & Artisans Market and the wonderful people who work to make it a success.     See a short demo of mozzarella making....