Foodie Balance: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Union Square Farmers Market

I've mentioned before that the fresher the produce you purchase, the more nutrients. So, what better way to get your hands on the freshest of the fresh veggies and fruits? A farmer's market!

My local farmer's market is at Union Square. To find your closest NYC market, search here:
http://www.grownyc.org/

Schedule for Union Square:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
8:00am - 6:00pm

Special Activities:

Monday
-GrowNYC's Textile Recycling collects unwanted clothing and textiles and arranges for them to be recycled.
-Kitchen scrap collection for composting by LES Ecology Center (8am-5pm).
-Greenmarket Education Station hosts school tours, cooking demonstrations, interactive displays, tastings, and peer-to-peer programming.

Wednesday
-FREE cooking advice from Josh Stokes of Grill-A-Chef (9am-12pm).
-Kitchen scrap collection for composting by LES Ecology Center (8am-5pm).
-Greenmarket Education Station activities - back in April!

Friday
-Kitchen scrap collection for composting by LES Ecology Center (8am-5pm).
-Greenmarket Education Station activities - back in April!

Saturday
-GrowNYC's Textile Recycling collection.
-Kitchen scrap collection for composting by LES Ecology Center (8am-5pm).

Enjoy and support local farmers!

Easy Roasted Artichokes

12 Baby Artichokes
1/4 Lemon
2-3 tablespoons Olive Oil
2-3 cloves Garlic

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Wash artichokes in cold water. Peel back the first couple layers of the baby artichokes so it's soft flesh and with some slightly yellow-green hues. Cut them in half and put them in a glass baking dish.

Add a few tablespoons of olive oil (I'm partial to Newman's Own organic extra virgin) and toss the artichokes around. Slice up a couple of garlic cloves and add them to the mix as well as some sliced lemon, about 3 wheels cut in half.

Bake for 45 minutes.

I have found that covering the pan with tinfoil for half of the time helps make the artichokes softer and then removing it for the second half helps then brown and roast.