What we're thinking lately
|| Menu for Tuesday, August 1, 2017 ||
Quinoa Olivida with Parsley
Black Lentils with Orange Blossom Water
Green Beans with Red Onion, Ume-su, & Tarragon
Beets with Lemon & Mint
Summer Veggie Gratin
Shaved Fennel Salad
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Menu for Saturday, July 29, 2017 ||
Herbed Brown Rice
Moroccan-Style Chickpea & Carrot Salad
Collard Ribbons with Lime-Pickled Red Onions & Garlicky Tahini Dressing
Cauliflower Salsa Verde
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon, Coriander, & Cumin
Cabbage & Radish Salad with Orange Blossom Dressing
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Carrot Cake – A Macro Mamas Classic!
Salted Chocolate Hazelnut Tart (GF)
Raw Cashew Cheesecakes with Blueberry Glaze (GF)
Apricot Upside-Down Cake
Cherry, Mulberry, and Peach Crisp (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Coconut Parfaits, Two Ways (GF)
Pistachio Dark Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Lemon Bars
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons (GF)
Maple Almond Thumbprints
Orange Zested Chocolate Chip Cookies
|| Beverages ||
Elderflower Lemonade
Iced Masala Chai
We like to work hard, but we like to have fun, too! This weekend Macro Mamas will be on vacation. We will not be at the Farmers Market this Saturday at Steamboat Landing!
We will be back in action next Tuesday at Dewitt Park as usual.
See you then!
Dessert First!
Peas plumping up their pods, blossoms swelling into fruit, the slight withering of garlic stalks that lets you know their harvest time is coming--in midsummer, we get to reap what we've sown. In the kitchen this means we're harvesting edible flowers from our modest kitchen garden and tart cherries from our tree, and rejoicing in the first tender summer squash and snap peas from our farmers.
Each bite of bounty is work and energy embodied in edible form, and a reflection of the care that was taken in its production. A friend of mine told me that she planted thousands of flowers this spring, envisioning her harvest of fragrance and color in armfuls and bouquets, come July. But she neglected the seedlings in the spring, and didn't give them fertile soil or attention. Now, she laughed hopelessly, she's left with scraggly plants and no flowers to speak of. Not to make an example of her, but...well, we reap what we sow. It's not enough to just plant seeds of ideas, or hopes, or kohlrabi; you have to nurture them, and defend them from pests, and tend to their well-being. We reap what we sow--and water, and weed, and trellis, and prune, and...
Big thanks as always to our farmers and producers, who do the essential work of tending their fields and forests, so that we can in turn tend to our stew pots and trays in the oven, and so that you can, in turn, tend to your lunch.
Rice and Beanly Yours,
The Macro Mamas
|| Menu for Saturday, July 08, 2017 ||
Saffron Rice
Beluga Black Lentils with Cumin, Cinnamon, & Fennel
Sugar Snap Peas, Kohlrabi, & Celeriac with Cashew Sumac Sauce
Cauliflower Romesco
Grilled Baby Squash with Pickled Ramps & Garlic Scapes
Blanched Kale with Minted Red Cabbage
Pressed Cabbage and Radish with Fennel Gomasio
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
German Chocolate Cake
Raw Cashew Cheesecakes with Cherry Glaze (GF)
Strawberry, Apple, & Rhubarb Crisp (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Coconut Parfaits, Two Ways (GF)
Espresso Dark Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Strawberry Torte
Orange Poppyseed Muffins
Lemon Bars (GF)
|| Small Treats ||
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons (GF)
Maple Peanut Butter Cookies (GF)
Orange Zest Chocolate Chip Cookies
Strawberries!
|| Menu for Tuesday, June 27 2017 ||
Brown Rice with Fresh Peas & Cumin Gomasio
Black Beans with Pasilla Peppers
Roasted Sweet Potato, Rutabaga, & Sunchoke with Red Onion, Cumin & Cocoa
Collard Greens & Chard with Cashew Sumac Sauce
Mint Marinated Carrots
Cole Slaw with Creamy Tarragon Dressing
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Sour Cherry Frangipane Tart (GF)
Berry Rhubarb Crisp (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Mango & Lemon Verbena Coconut Parfaits (GF)
Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam Bars (GF)
Maple Almond Thumbprints
Maple Peanut Butter Cookies (GF)
From all of us here at Macro Mamas, we wish you a happy solstice!
|| Menu for Saturday, June 24 2017 ||
Herbed Brown Rice & Red Quinoa
Red Kidney Beans with Cornichons
Sugar Snap Peas with Garlic Scapes & Shiitake
Blanched Broccoli
Roasted Baby Squash, Red Pepper, & Fennel With Fennel Gomasio
Raw Kale & Hakurei Turnip Salad with Toasted Pepitas, Citrus, & Olive Oil
Green Cabbage, Spanish Radish, & Carrot Salad With Tarragon & Dill
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Carrot Cake – A Macro Mamas Classic Treat!
Chocolate Almond Tartlets (GF)
Grapefruit Coconut Panna Cotta (GF)
Berry Rhubarb Crisp with Ginger (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Lemon Verbena & Strawberry Parfaits (GF)
Pistachio Orange Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Strawberries & Cream Cupcakes
Rhubarb Ginger Jam Bars (GF)
Orange-Scented Chocolate Chip Cookies
Maple Walnut Thumbprints
Maple Peanut Butter Cookies (GF)
Approaching the Solstice
With the sun out and the mercury up, suddenly the sky is filled with pollinators of all sorts, flying from blossom to blossom to do the hard work that we humans can't handle ourselves. The air is literally abuzz with the energy of summer, and lucky are we who can take a moment to bask and be still amid the movement.
We settle into our summer rhythms, transition to lighter food, more delicate and with less heat. This week our vegetable dishes are lightly steamed, keeping their tender crunch intact, with some bright and sour flavors to cool you down in the hot sun.
We're still waiting on strawberries and the sweet fruits of summer, but be assured they're on their way -- the bees will make sure of that.
Thanks to you, and we are as always
Rice and Beanly Yours,
The Macro Mamas
|| Menu for Saturday, June 10, 2017 ||
Risotto Cakes with Savory Rhubarb Sauce
Three Bean Medley with Pickles & Dill
Asparagus with Roasted Shallots
Cauliflower Gremolata
Blanched Kale & Red Cabbage withcLemon Tahini Sauce
Cabbage & Radish Salad with Umeboshi and Arugula
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Chocolate Cake with Strawberries (GF)
Strawberry & Rhubarb Almond Tart
Lemon & Coconut Shortbread Tartlets
Rhubarb Crisp with Apples & Figs (GF)
Vanilla-Cardamom Panna Cotta with Black Locust Syrup & Rhubarb Curd (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Pistachio Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Mango & Lemon Coconut Parfaits (GF)
Coconut Lime Sandies (GF)
Cashew Chocolate Truffles (GF)
Orange Zest Chocolate Chip Cookies
Coconut Oil Shortbread with Pressed Flowers
