The next Winter Dane County Farmers’ Market “Taste of the Market” Breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 6th in the Madison Senior Center, 330 West Mifflin Street. The price is $7.50 or $3.75 for kids and senior citizens.
This Saturday, Chef and food consultant, Leah Caplan from Metcalfe’s Market, will be the guest chef at the “Taste of the Market” breakfast. According to “Taste of the Market” Breakfast Coordinator Judy Hageman, their menu will feature: “pesto Monte Cristo with ham and Swiss cheese; vegetarian: cheddar & pear butter Monte Cristo; hot multigrain granola with walnuts and maple syrup; sweet potato, apple and hickory nut Waldorf salad; and warm blackberry cinnamon roll bread pudding. Beverages: organic fair trade coffee or tea; and apple cider or cranberry juice. Milk is available upon request.”
For those of you who like to know the source for what they eat, here’s a list of farmers providing the food for this breakfast:
- Cheddar Cheese– Hooks
- Swiss Cheese – Bleu Mont Dairy
- Ham – Fountain Prairie Farm
- Blackberries – Francisco Dremsa
- Cinnamon rolls and pesto – Renaissance Farm
- Hickory nuts and walnuts – Hickory Nut Heaven
- Eggs – Pecatonica Valley Farm
- Maple syrup and sunflower oil – Cherokee Bison Farm
- Pear Butter – Future Fruit Farm
- Semolina Bread – Cabibbos
- Sweet Potatoes – Don’s Produce
- Spinach – Blue Valley Gardens and Snug Haven Farm
- Celeriac – Black Earth
- Apple cider and apples – Greens Orchards
- Granola served hot – Cress Spring Bakery
NB: The Winter Dane County Farmers’ Market Hours are from 8 a.m. until noon, so there’s time to shop before and after breakfast. For those who prefer to forgo a full breakfast, coffee and tea are available during these hours. Hageman says, “While we try to serve the menu that is listed in our promotion and this is most often the case, parts of this menu may be substituted or changed.”
It takes many volunteers to make this event successful. If you interested in volunteering, contact Ruth Miller at ferngulley
