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In Season NW: Market Dinner for the In-Laws

(post, Kathleen Bauer)


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Ann Forsthoefel, market manager of the Portland (OR) Farmers' Market, had her in-laws over for dinner the other night and, as you might expect, all the fixin's came from the tables of her favorite vendors. If you have a favorite menu or farmers' market dish, leave a comment and we'll compile a list!

Dinner for the In-Laws

Appetizer
Valentine cheese from Ancient Heritage Dairy
Assorted pickles, bean carrots from Picklopolis
Paté from Chop

Salad
Spring Mix from Spring Hill Farms topped with:
 Sliced pear from Draper Girls
 Caramelized Leek from Groundworks
 Feta cheese from Dee Creek
 Hazelnuts from Freddy Guys filberts

Pasta Two Ways
Rosemary infused linguine noodles from Nona Noodles topped with:
 Buffalo Italian sausage (Pine Mountain Ranch) in a tomato sauce (from my 2008 tomato harvest)
 Asparagus (Gala Farms) and Shitake Mushroom (Springwater Farms) in a cream sauce (cream from Jacobs Creamery)

Dessert
Blueberry Crisp made with my blueberries from last year.

Wine
Twist Wine (sold at the market)

Illustration from The Washington Post.