Great Fall Foods and Pig Roast
09/23/2009
"A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away..."
e.e. cummings
What’s Fresh Now?
Organic Colorado winter squash.
The deep orange, buttery and sweet treat is back. All different kinds and good for you too.
Fresh fennel. We love the licorice taste. Serve it raw in a salad with blue cheese or braised with roast chicken.
Organic Colorado pears and apples. Two reasons to love fall. Poached pears with crème Anglaise or baked apples with brandy caramel syrup. Sounds good, yes?
Munson Corn from Boulder. Boil and freeze the kernels for a cold winter night soup. Pesticide free, super sweet treats from local farmers the Munson family, who have been farming outside of Boulder for years. http://www.munsonfarms.com/.
Fresh fish from Hawaii: swimming yesterday, here today.
Call 303 894-9499 and ask the fish dept about this week’s catch.
Deal of the week:
Ancho Chili Country Style Ribs. $4.99/lb. Pete’s favorite cut. Brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and chili make these meaty Niman Ranch pork ribs super delicious. Serve braised, roasted, or grilled. For an awesome Asian recipe using this cut, check out Westword’s Café Society.
Big Wine Deal:
Pedroncelli Syrah. Every reason in the world to buy a case of this!
Pedroncelli Syrah is rich and floral, with notes of pepper and toasted wood. We have a killer deal of $99/case, that’s half price. Don’t delay!
Cheese love, cheese tastings:
If you missed our free Cheese 101 seminar, here are fun facts that may come in handy at the next cocktail party.
• Mozzarella is the most popular cheese in the world because of the US pizza obsession. Also, it’s easy to digest.
• There are 894 classified varieties of cheese in France alone.
• Dairy absorbs flavors. When storing cheese in the fridge, make sure to wrap it in a paper bag or tin foil so other flavors in your fridge won’t infiltrate it.
• Pairing cheese with wine is easy: “What grows together goes together.” For example, pair a French goat cheese with a Rhône valley red or Chimay cheese with Chimay beer.
Oh those goats! Jumpin’ Good Goat Dairy brought 4 little goats to the market Saturday, and their excellent cheeses to taste. Our crazy new fave: Hot Chocolate Cheddar, with a vein of unsweetened cocoa and chili running through. Come try them today!
Marczyk Staff and Customer Fall Favorites:
Shepherd’s Pie: Mmmm…meaty. Rich ground Niman Ranch lamb and beef with veggies and a layer of mashers on top.
Green chili: This will put hair on your chest. Made with slowly braised Niman Ranch pork, green chiles, onions, garlic, and spices. I took this to a potluck last night, huge hit.
Woman’s Bean Project Soups: Eat well for a great cause. Hearty bean soup mixes that you make at home. Add some Niman ham and fill the house with the great smells of fall!
Rice River Farms: A delicious change from pasta. These are blends of rice, wheat berries, couscous, and pastas, 4 different kinds. Put these on the side with our duck confit, which we ate last week and it was tender and crispy and off-the-charts good.
La Salamandra Dulce de Leche. Caramel sauce for fall. Serve it with apples, add a little brandy, over ice cream, or as frosting.
