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2013-05-24T03:58:12-07:00

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Hearth to Health

2013-05-23T07:45:45-07:00

Robin Blair is a local chef. She has been a friend and instructor for Fresh Fork Market and she is teaching 2 classes for us this year. In addition, she is working with a culinary nutrition expert Amanda Archibald on a program on food as medicine. It looks to be a great workshop. This is an intensive hands on workshop and looks to be really interesting.

All Natural Teething Biscuits

2013-05-20T09:42:57-07:00

This morning we were on Fox 8 news. We were appearing with Marisa DiCenso Pelser-a raw fitness trainer and owner of Pure Health and Fitness, our home for the Strongsville stop for this summer. We are doing 2 classes with her. One is on June 3, Baby Food Making. The other is an Introduction to Raw Foods on June 1.

You can see the video here:

http://fox8.com/2013/05/20/make-your-own-baby-food-2/#ooid=VieWxyYjo3C5xayb8Z2sSCdtF-5vBTLv

Here is the recipe for the all natural teething biscuits that Marisa made today:

Ingredients:
2 c ground oats (grind oats and make a coarse oat flour)

2 Tbsp ground flax meal
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 t baking powder
1 c (~2) overripe bananas, mashed

1 tsp vanilla extract
3 Tbsp oil of choice

Directions:

Mix dry, mix wet, add wet to dry. Drop by the spoonful onto parchment paper or greased baking sheet. Bake 12-15 min at 350.

The What, Why, and How of Raw Foods

2013-05-15T05:26:24-07:00

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Join Fresh Fork Market and Pure Health and Fitness for a look at an all raw foods diet. Whether you want to live a full faw foods lifestyle or simply want to add more raw foods to your diet, you are sure to get plenty of great information from this class.

Marisa DiCenso-Pelser, a professionally trained Whole, Living, Plant Based Raw Foods chef and author, will help get you and your family on your way to more mental and physical clarity when dining with more whole, living raw foods in your diet. This is an introductory class that provides a good foundational understanding. Marisa’s signature dishes are both amazing to the eye as well as to the palette – health-giving contemporary, fine food that is beautiful and alive so you can be, too!

See & Taste For Yourself!

Join Marisa and Fresh Fork Market for a lively and informative discussion on the basics of Plant-Based Raw Foods as well as delicious samples!

Does It Taste Good? It’s not just about salads… these menus are designed with a large variety of ingredients, in ways that they are celebrated and enhanced. The results offer a rich, full flavored cuisine that is exciting, healthful and tastes amazing! The textures and flavors of this culture’s most popular dishes are simple to mimic when you know how!

These menus are designed free of dairy, eggs, meat, other animal products, peanuts, artificial colors and flavors, preservatives and refined sugar. Most items are also gluten free. This makes them perfect for a family with dietary restrictions.

Marisa DiCenso-Pelser is a graduate of Cleveland State University with B.S. in Exercise Science as well as a Certified Living on Live Foods Chef and Instructor. Marisa also studied the Science of Raw Food Nutrition at the Living Light Culinary Institute in California.

Raw Foods Basics

2013-05-14T07:09:27-07:00

See & Taste For Yourself!

Join Marisa and Fresh Fork Market for a lively and informative discussion on the basics of Plant-Based Raw Foods as well as delicious samples!

2013-05-12T13:35:34-07:00

Do you own a Vitamix or dream of having one? I am a proud owner and love the power, efficiency, and ease use of my machine.

We are now very proud to offer an exclusive Fresh Fork Market and Vitamix workshop, focused entirely on using your Vitamix to utilize seasonal, local ingredients for smoothies, raw food diets, soup, and more.

This event is at the Factory Outlet at Great Northern Mall on Tuesday, May 28. It is around the corner from HH Gregg electronics. The events starts at 6:00 PM and includes a small lab fee to cover the cost of ingredients.

This event is open to everyone, with a Vitamix or not. We intend to allow for hands-on experience. Also, Vitamix will have units available for sale, including factory reconditioned models at a heavy discount (with full 7 year warranty).

Oh, and learn about the Vitamix first if you don’t have one: www.vitamix.com

Seeds & Starts, Swap & Sale

2013-05-11T10:37:10-07:00

Got Seeds? On May 19, the Heights Community Garden Network will be holding a “Seeds & Starts, Swap & Sale”. Unlike other sales, most plants and seeds will be edibles and herbs–just in time for planting! Find something new…a dragon carrot! Find something old…heirloom seeds!

A seed swap is a great way to share your favorite plants with neighbors and find new varieties to try. We will have a great selection of heirloom and organic seeds!

Donate plants! Gardeners who have seeds or seedlings to swap will receive a ticket for each item that can be swapped for another item. Plants and seeds can be dropped off beginning at 1pm. The swap starts at 2 pm. All items remaining after the swap will be donated for sale with proceeds to benefit the Heights Community Garden Network beginning at 4pm.

Go to heightscommunitygardens.net for more information about the event and to download a handy seed packet template for donations. Look for us at the Fairmount Presbyterian parking lot at the intersection of Fairmount and Coventry in Cleveland Heights on Sunday, May 19.

Week 15 Winter Share

2013-05-10T09:50:06-07:00

Wow, the last week of the winter came fast and we are really gearing up for summer. I was out at the orchard last night picking up the apples for this week and Rich was kind enough to take me on a thorough tour of the orchard. Everything was beautiful in bloom! He is expecting an excellent year. He says it has been some time since he has had so many blossoms, particularly on the cherry trees. We are looking forward to a good summer of fruit then!

But for this week the bag is going to be a little light. I’m way over on the budget for the season and I keep saying I’m going to make it up each week…but then so many tasty things come in and I just have to serve em up!

So this week’s signature item is a custom ramp linguini that Ohio City Pasta is making for us with our own ramps and organic whole wheat flour. We expect this to be very popular so we ordered plenty extra if you want to buy some to stash away in the freezer. $5 per lb.

To compliment the pasta, we suggest a light topping of roasted cherry tomatoes and maybe some shaved cheese. We are providing the tomatoes and smoked gouda this week.

Finally, if you want some meat in your pasta dish, consider making some delicious meatballs with some grassfed beef and berkshire pork. Maybe work some ramps into it and any leftover fire roasted red peppers you had a few weeks ago.

Other than that, not too many announcements this week. Expect to see a separate email with your final balance for the winter. We ask that if you do have a balance that you please bring payment with you this week.

OTHER NEWS:

Don’t forget to signup for Summer 2013. The summer season registration has begun. . Please don’t hesitate – registration only takes seconds. You can do this at this link:

http://freshforkmarket.com/extra-view/sign-up-or-sign-in/

Winter Week 15:

1 lb ramp linguini

1 jar roasted cherry tomatoes

1 lb berkshire pork, ground

1 lb grassfed ground beef

1 bag ramps

1 dozen eggs

1 bunch kale

8 oz smoked gouda cheese

1 quarter peck Cameo apples

Baby Food Class

2013-05-06T05:41:02-07:00

Let’s be honest here. I know virtually nothing about what baby’s eat, should eat, and how to feed them.

However, LOTS of our customers have infants and are interested in making their own baby food. We have known for some time that this class is of interest to our customers, we just had to find a qualified instructor. Then came along Marisa. Marisa is known as The Raw Trainer and recently opened a personal training and palates gym in Strongville, called Pure Health. She is also a mother and is experienced with making her own baby food.

Marisa’s story is fascinating. Check out this page on her website to find more. Her focus is on vegan and raw foods. This class will, however, include incorporating meats into a baby’s diet as she will be bringing partners with her to teach those components.

The agenda:

- Equipment Needed and Helpful Hints, Other Resources

- Process: How it is done, what recipes freeze well, tips

- Recipes: Taste the actual baby food and learn seasonal recipes from Marisa and her staff

This class is $20 and will include samples and a recipe guide to take home.
Register Now!

CSA Meal Planning

2013-05-04T05:50:07-07:00

If you are wondering what to do with your share each week, come to this class. We will discuss what comes in your bag, how to make the most of each ingredient, how to store clean and preserve each item and what items pair well together. The biggest complaint we have every week is that there is too much food to use up in a week. However, with planning and preparation, you can use everything in your bag to feed yourself and your family with little or no waste. The extra effort put into your FBC share each week will pay off in reduced energy later and cut out those pesky trips to the grocery store.

CSA MEAL PLANNING PRESENTATION HERE: CSA Meal Planning 2013 w Parker v2

OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION: FFM Open House 2013