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{Recipe} Healthier Sweet Pea “Alfredo”

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Sweet Pea Alfredo

Pick up some peas, garlic & onions next week at the Farmer’s Market and give this recipe a try, it’s a healthier take on creamy fettucine alfredo.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onions (diced)
  • 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1 cup fresh peas (shelled)
  • 10oz cauliflower
  • 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (plus more for serving)

DIRECTIONS:

1.  In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant.

2. Add the peas, cauliflower and broth and bring to a boil. When it reaches a boil reduce to a simmer and cook for another 10 minutes.

3. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth & creamy. Return to the pan and stir in parmesan cheese and season with salt & pepper to taste. Toss with your favorite pasta and serve with extra parmesan cheese.

{Event} FREE Sunday Morning Yoga!

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Join us this Sunday for a free yoga class!

WHO: All ages & levels welcome

WHAT: Free yoga class with instructor Cindy Hellmann

WHEN: Sunday, July 28th  10:00am (please arrive 10-15 minutes early)

WHERE: Swampscott High School (lower grassy area)

HOW: We ask that you bring your own mat and water.  Please check the Swampscott Farmer’s Market facebook page the morning of the event, we will post here if the event is cancelled due to bad weather.

 

We’ll see you on Sunday!!

{Recipe} Cocoa Cayenne Dusted Kale Chips

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Cocoa Cayenne Kale Chips

Hopefully you rescued all of those leafy greens last weekend from dying in the heat wave!  If you like crispy salty snacks and you’ve never tried kale chips, you need to go make these. Now!

Cocoa Cayenne Kale Chips

Number one, it’s easy.  Number two, they’re delicious. Number three, I’m willing to bet you could eat an entire head of kale in one sitting if they’re in chip form.  Simply massage the leaves in a little olive oil, season, and bake at 275 F for 20 minutes and you’ve got yourself an awesome afternoon snack.

Cocoa Cayenne Kale Chips

This recipe uses cocoa & cayenne for the seasoning but you could switch it up depending on what you like.  Experiment with things like parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, herbs, or nutritional yeast.

Enjoy!

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COCOA CAYENNE DUSTED KALE CHIPS

Ingredients:

  • 1 head curly kale (washed & dried thoroughly)
  • 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
  • cocoa powder
  • cayenne pepper powder
  • salt
  • coconut sugar (or regular sugar)

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 275 F.
  • Remove the ribs from the kale and cut or rip into small pieces.
  • Toss Kale in olive oil and massage with your hands until all of the leaves are lightly coated.
  • Spread leaves in a single layer on a baking sheet. Season well with salt, cocoa powder, coconut sugar & a LITTLE cayenne. A little goes a long way so go light with it or you’ll blow your head off.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until light & crispy.

 

 

{Music Spotlight} Keith Wasserman here, Whirlygigs Kids Music

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The Whirlygigs

The WhirlyGigs is dance music for kids that parents will love.
Folksy, hand clappin’, toe tappin’ songs with great lyrics that serve up comedy, poignancy, and a whoop whoop spirit.
Multi Instrumentalist Keith Wasserman has been playing music and writing songs his whole life.  In 2009 when he became a dad,
it was only natural that his songwriting became a creative connection to share with his daughter, family, and new
community of parents and their kids.

Keith spent a year playing his children’s songs at a local preschool, for what he called: “…the perfect focus group…!”.
With titles like Portobello Mushroom, Don’t Ask me Why, Puddle Jumping, &  Tickle Machine, get ready to dance
and laugh and make singing with your kids fun!

The WhirlyGigs will be appearing this summer at Local Famers Markets, Festivals, the streets of Cambridge, and your backyard!

Visit thewhirlygigs.com for more information, or send an email to:
info@thewhirlygigs.com

{Music Spotlight} Mikey Saint: June 30th

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Singer-songwriter meets acoustic-rocker Mikey Saint is joining us at the Farmer’s Market June 30th!  From originals to Bob Dylan, he does it all.  Come out to see him perform this week at the market!

{Music} Upcoming musical guests!

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June 9:    Sylvan Lewis Group- Arnie Rosen & Andrea Rupert
June 16:  Jaime Klaristenfeld
June 23:  Ben Truboff and the Oilsoaked Stringband
June 30:  Mikey Saint
July 7:  Keith Wasserman and Whirlygigs Kids Music
July 14:  Mike Rydock

{Recipes} Strawberries Galore!

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I hope you picked up some of those amazing strawberries at the Farmer’s Market last weekend.  If you somehow find it possible to not eat the entire pint in one sitting, you might want to try one of these awesome recipes.

This salad was shared by our committee member Marge, she said its one of her favorites and it looks devine!

STRAWBERRIES & FRESH MOZZARELLA WITH MINT PESTO DRIZZLE:
Recipe from June 2011 Issue of Family Circle

1 pound strawberries, sliced
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup mint leaves, loosely packed plus more for garnish
1/4 cup almonds, sliced
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 clove garlic
1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, 1/2 inch slices
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1. Combine strawberries and sugar in a large bowl.  Cover & set aside

2. In a food processor, combine olive oil, mint leaves, almonds, parmesan & garlic

3. Layer mozzarella on a plate.  Spoon strawberries, mint pesto and balsamic vinegar over top.  Garnish with mint leaves.

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This second recipe is great when you’re in the mood for some ice cream but you’d like something healthier.  Just freeze those strawberries and a few bananas and you have a creamy delicious soft serve “ice cream.”

HEALTHY STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE “ICE CREAM”

1 Frozen Banana
1/3 cup frozen strawberries
3 tablespoons greek yogurt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
graham cracker pieces

Combine the banana, strawberries, yogurt and vanilla in a food processor until smooth & creamy.  Top with graham cracker pieces and enjoy.

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{Event} Thursday June 20th

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Come out to support the Farmer’s Market tonight at the new Qdoba Mexican Grill in Swampscott.  Wally the Green Monster will be making an appearance at the grill between 3 pm and 5 pm.

Anyone who donates $5 during the event with receive a free entrée and drink.  All proceeds will go to benefit the Swampscott Farmer’s Market.

The restaurant which took over the old Blockbuster location on Paradise Road has been open for a little over a week  and they’ve been busy serving up burritos and other delicious Mexican food.  If you haven’t tried it out yet, there couldn’t be a better time!  We’ll see you there!