Chatham Farmer's Market 9/11/10 Recap

Yesterday was a beautiful day at the Market.   It felt a bit weird as it was  the anniversary of 9/11 but it turned out to be a nice day.   It turned out to be one of our more successful days too.   We sold quite a few packages of our veggies burgers in bulk.   I think this was also because we mentioned we wouldn't be back until October 2nd.   It is kind of funny to watch the sales trends....our Asian and SW seem to sell the best.   I never know what to say when people ask for my favorite....I like them all and as with children hate to pinpoint which I like best.  


Theresa's Asian Napa Cabbage Salad was also a big hit.   It is such a refreshing salad and is the perfect side dish to almost anything...although I just like have it as my main meal.  

Here are some photos from yesterday's market....doesn't it look like it was a beautiful day?

T's display

Asian Napa Cabbage Salad

Theresa manning the booth

Pumpkins our out already!

Love these Sunflowers!

The Savory Garden

Doesn't our booth look nice....it was a really pretty day.   Thanks to all who came out.   Hope to see you in a few weeks.   Remember we are back October 2nd....see you then.

Prep Day for Sat....

I just got back from doing my Friday packaging of our burgers.   We are going to sample the SW and possibly the Asian burger tomorrow.   After tomorrow we are taking a break until October 2nd so come out and stock up for the next few weeks.

Tomorrow's side dish is an Asian Napa Cabbage Salad....it is one of my favorites.   Theresa introduced it to the Riviera Market in Waldwick and their customers love it.   Here is how it looks before we pack it out.....

Doesn't it look delish!

Another view: 

Seriously I could eat that whole thing....

So we hope to see you tomorrow.....It should  be a beautiful day!

From CNN: Positives to a Plant Based Diet

I saw this report on CNN and thought it was perfect  way to explain why our Veggie burgers are a nice alternative.  This report doesn't say to replace meat altogether but to balance it out.   It also compares veggie burgers to hamburgers.   A nice short report that is to the point.   Again it is all about balance.

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2010/09/07/study-says-not-all-proteins-are-equal/

Chatham Farmer's Market 9/4/10 Recap

What a week.   We had sold out of most of our stock and needed to replenish badly.   There was a little glitch in our production schedule as we were not able to produce on Wednesday night like we are used to.   We like to at least mix our batches on one night and if we don't have time that gives us another day  to cook the burgers and freeze overnight in order to package them on Friday.  This past week we had to make sure we did it all in one night.   On top of that we were worried about the weather and how Hurricane Earl would affect us.

Luckily all went well and the weather cooperated.   It was a really beautiful day, albeit a bit windy.   I was glad I reminded Theresa to bring the weights for the tent.   Some tents almost blew over as the gusts were bigger than anticipated.   

This week  we not only cooked all in one night but Theresa made time to make our weekly sides.  We brought a Black Bean Corn Salad and a Tomato Chutney.   I have decided that Chutney is my new favorite thing.....

Here are some photos of our day at the Market:

Tomato Chutney & Black Bean Corn Salad

T's display...

Kids love to play with the beans and a little girl wanted to put the ginger in her basket.   Doesn't Theresa do a great display job?

Info brd

The wind kept knocking this over.   I spent most of the day picking it up off the ground.....

Theresa with the Asian burger samples

We have been trying to just sample one flavor a week.  We are thinking of sampling the SW burger next Saturday.

Samples

Just another view of our samples.   It was a good week so will be producing more this week.   Hopefully our schedule won't be hampered...at least I don't think there is another Hurricane in the forecast. 

Oh I have been experimenting with special effects with my photos....not great but what do you think???

Have a great week and we hope to see you Saturday!

          

We're back!

So we just finished another prep week for tomorrow's Farmer's Market in Chatham.   We cooked all last night to make our veggie burgers....we have a full supply ready of all our flavors...Southwestern, Asian and Barbecue.  

For tomorrow's Market we also have a Tomato Chutney and some Black Bean Corn Salad.   I just got back from packaging out veggie burgers.....they always look so nice....

packed veggie burgers

Hope to see you there!

The Origin of the Asian Burger

Theresa had already developed two different kinds of veggie burgers.   Most people would have have stopped at that...but she wasn't done yet.   While she liked both burgers she felt that there had to be something different that would appeal to more people.   Something with a subtle and exotic  taste.   


Now it has always been a sort of tradition in our homes that Friday night is Pizza night and Saturday is all about having Chinese food.   One Saturday night it struck her that she really loves the way the flavors meld together in Asian cooking.    This got her thinking about Asian ingredients.   The first thing she thought of was fresh ginger....she had been reading about ginger's great health benefits.   From there the ingredients came together....ginger, garlic, soy sauce....


Around this time we also started hearing about Edamame or soy beans. They are filled with nutrients such as protein and fiber.  These would be perfect to add to her recipe.   In thinking of her other recipes she realized that regular breadcrumbs would not do.  She needed to think outside box.   As she was shopping she came across a small box of Panko breadcrumbs.   They are lighter and totally fit into the idea of an Asian veggie burger.   When we first started they were hard to find in large quantities but now they are everywhere.   I think we were a trendsetter.   


I love when we make these.   I love the smell as the vegetables are sauteed and the colors are amazing.    Turns out so many people love them too.   This is by far a favorite of our customers.  

The Asian Veggie Burger with  homemade wasabi ketchup

Chatham Farmer's Market 8/14/10 Recap

What a beautiful day we had at the Chatham Farmer's Market last Saturday.   The weather totally cooperated...not too hot and very sunny.    The traffic seemed a bit slow but we did ok in the sales department.   We sold out of all the hummus....which made me sad because I didn't get to take any home but glad because people really liked it.   We are off for the next two weeks returning on Sept 4th.....hopefully people will be lined up and glad to see us.

Here are some the sights from Saturday....the entertainment were a group of flutists who played very well.

T's display...

Theresa with two of the Hummus'

Our Hummus display....went quick!

Flutists

Doesn't our Booth look nice?   

All in all another nice day-----hope to see everyone on Sept 4th.....will update more later~