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Grilled Vegetables with Beet Vinaigrette
It may not be barbecue weather just yet, but you can enjoy this grilled vegetable recipe from the comfort of your kitchen…
Recipe: Nettle and Olive Oil Flan
Fresh nettles, aka stinging nettles, are a fantastic addition many meals, including desserts like this recipe by Cathy Whims. To eat them, nettles must be cooked so they lose their sting…
Meet Greenville Farms, Vendor at PSU Farmers Market!
Greenville Farms is a vendor at the PSU Market in January and February and sells a variety of winter produce, sausages, eggs, sauerkraut, jam and prunes that are made onsite at the farm…
Farmers Markets a Vital Part of Oregon Agriculture
Although the survey didn’t officially track this component, Oregon most assuredly ranks 1st in per capita Instagrammed images of food…
Recipe from PFM’s cookbook: Crispy, Buttery Smashed Potatoes
The essence of this humble ingredient is successfully captured with the simplest of preparations. High heat, butter, and herbs transform fingerling potatoes…
Ten Easy Thanksgiving Recipes from the Portland Farmers Market Cookbook
We all have our favorite holiday meal dishes – growing up it was my mom’s baked sweet potatoes…
New Vendor Profile: Urban Acre Homestead
Urban Acre Homestead is a one-acre, one-woman urban farm located in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood and is operated by Genevieve Flanagan…
Pacific Pie Company’s Drunken Ginger Pear Pie
This pie recipe comes to us from the kitchen of Sarah Curtis-Fawley, co-owner of Pacific Pie Company and was prepared during our Chef in the Market series, which takes place…
Recipe: Spicy Eggplant Bruschetta with Marinated Roasted Peppers
This recipe is perfect for entertaining, as the spread and grilled peppers can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container up to six days. Just be sure to…
Beat the Heat Recipe: Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho
Refreshing and light, this soup from the Portland Farmers Market Cookbook is a bowlful of luscious tomatoes, juicy melons, and bright berries…