Super Summer at Velo Coffe

July 28  2012

To Start

Rising Fawn Gardens Edamame

Vegetable Sushi

    with Signal Mtn. Farm basil, Crabtree Farm summer squash 

& Sequatchie Cove beets

Baba Ganoush 

with Pocket Farm eggplant & parsley

Sequatchie Cove Beet Dip

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Gazpacho

with Sequatchie Cove tomatoes, Fall Creek Farm cucumbers, 

Pocket Farm sweet peppers ,Tant Hill watermelon & jalapeno

The Feast

Thai Beef Salad

with Sequatchie Cove beef, Pocket Farm eggplant & peppers,

 and backyard thai basil

Tomato Pie

with Sequatchie Cove tomatoes, Coppinger cheese, 

Sonrisa whole wheat flour in buttermilk biscuit crust

Marinated Fall Creek Farm Cucumbers

With Crabtree summer squash

To Finish

Crabtree Farm Butternut Mousse

with vanilla rye cookie

Featuring (and Many Thanks to)…. 

All beautiful and colorful wine and water glasses are made by Prentice Hicks and donated for use during this dinner.  They can be taken home to drink from and brighten your every day.  They are 2nds and specially priced.  Please ask for prices

Awesome mugs/beautiful vases, plates and some serving bowls are made by Anderson Bailey, and are also donated for use during this dinner. They are the elegant, mostly white pieces.  They too can be taken home.  Please ask for prices.

Of course this dinner would have been nothing but empty plates and stomachs without our dedicated and hardworking farmers and food artisans- Tant Hill Farm, Crabtree Farm, Fall Creek Farm, Sequatchie Cove Farm and Creamery, Circle S Farm were all extremely important in the making of this dinner.  They are all at Main Street Farmer’s Market- along with many other farms producing equally delicious produce and meat.

Thanks to our gracious hosts Jessica, Andrew, and Montgomery Gage for sharing their beautiful space with all of us.

 And last, but decidedly not least- Many thanks to all of you- the  supporters of local farmers and craftspeople.  You choose to make this community better and more alive every day.  I look forward to seeing you all at the Main Street Farmers Market throughout the season

Cinco de Mayo on the Ridge

May 5^th 2012

To Start

Handmade Tortillitas

With Sequatchie Cove Farm sour cream and scallions 

and William’s Island and Crabtree Farm  radishes

Baked Empanadas

 With Fall Creek Farm broccoli

 Spiced Peanuts and Almonds

With Signal Mtn Farm dried cayenne and herbs from my own yard

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Garbanzo Bisque

With Sequatchie Cove scallions and kale

The Feast

Creekridge Farm Chicken Mole

With last summer’s Pocket farm tomatoes, 

and chocolate from the farmer’s market in Dominica

Broccoli and Kohlrabi Enchiladas

Topped with Sequatchie Cove Creamery’s Dancing Fern

Pinto and Red Beans

With Riverview Farm corn flour dumplings

Fall Creek Farm Cabbage Slaw

    With Crabtree radishes

To Finish

Corn Cake

 With coconut milk, Sequatchie Cove Farm eggs and last summer’s corn; 

drizzled with a Velo coffee and Dominica nutmeg syrup

Featuring (and Many Thanks to)…. 

All beautiful and colorful wine and water glasses are made by Prentice Hicks and donated for use during this dinner.  They can be taken home to drink from and brighten your every day.  They are 2nds and specially priced.  Please ask for prices

Several small plates and a few larger ones, , and some serving bowls are made by Anderson Bailey, and are also donated for use during this dinner. They are the elegant, mostly white pieces.  They too can be taken home.  Please ask for prices.

Flowers are from my own yard, lovingly and beautifully arranged by Jennie Bartoletti

Of course this dinner would have been nothing but empty plates and stomachs without our dedicated and hardworking farmers and food artisans- William’s Island Farm, Sequatchie Cove Farm and Creamery, Signal Mountain Farm, Crabtree Farm, Circle S Farm, Pocket Farm, Riverview Farm, Creekridge Farm, and Fall Creek Farm were all extremely important in the making of this dinner.  They are all at Main Street Farmer’s Market- along with many other farms producing equally delicious produce and meat.

 And last, but decidedly not least- Many thanks to all of you- the  supporters of local farmers and craftspeople.  You choose to make this community better and more alive every day.  I look forward to seeing you all at the Main Street Farmers Market throughout the season!

Spring at Artifact

To Start

 Pimento Cheese

With Sequatchie Cove Creamery Cumberland and last summer’s tomatoes

            Served with Fall Creek Farms Cauliflower, Sequatchie Cove Farm Brocliettes,

         William’s Island Farm carrots and Niedlov’s baguette

Spring Rolls

With Williams Island carrots and broccoli flowers and 

Sequatchie Cove cilantro pesto and radishes

Sequatchie Cove Devil’s Eggs

dyed with pickled beet juice

......

Alexzanna Farm Nettle Soup

With Fall Creek Farm potatoes and Sequatchie Cove onions

The Feast

Sequatchie Cove Farm Pork Shoulder

Braised with Williams Island carrots

Roasted Fall Creek Farm Potatoes

With Circle S Farm rutabagas

Spring Salad

With Tant Hill asian greens and Circle S lettuce

Chilled Black Eyed Peas

    With kale from Alexzanna Farm and Tant Hill

To Finish

Muscadine Squares

With handmade muscadine juice 

and flowers from Steve’s mum’s yard

Featuring (and Many Thanks to)….

All beautiful and colorful wine and water glasses are made by Prentice Hicks and donated for use during this dinner.  They can be taken home to drink from and brighten your every day.  They are 2nds and specially priced.  Please ask for prices

Cute and pretty tea cups, a few plates, small bud vases, and some serving bowls are made by Anderson Bailey, and are also donated for use during this dinner. They are the elegant, mostly white pieces.  They too can be taken home, inquire for prices.

Of course this dinner would have been nothing but empty plates and stomachs without our dedicated and hardworking farmers and food artisans- William’s Island Farm, Sequatchie Cove Farm and Creamery, Circle S Farm, Tant Hill Farm,  and Fall Creek Farm were all extremely important in the making of this dinner.  They are all at MainStreet Farmer’s Market- along with many other farms producing equally delicious produce and meat.

Thanks to our gracious hosts for opening the doors of their beautiful studio and letting us enjoy it for the evening.

 And last, but decidedly not least- Many thanks to all of you- the  supporters of local farmers and craftspeople.  You choose to make this community better and more alive every day.  I look forward to seeing you all at the Main Street Farmers Market throughout the season-which never ends!

* Thanks to the lovely Elspeth Schulze for the photos as well

St Patrick's Day Menu

March 17^th 2012

To Start

 Lamb and Pork Pâté

With Sequatchie Cove Farm lamb and pork liver  and Link 41 back bacon

Brown Soda Bread

    With Sonrisa Farms whole rye flour and Sequatchie Cove Farm buttermilk

Served with Sequatchie Cove’s  Cumberland and Grutli cheeses,

 Fall Creek Farms cauliflower and broccoli, and William’s Island Farm baby carrots

 Latkes

With Fall Creek farm russet potatoes, served with last summer’s sweet pepper relish

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Fall Creek Farm Potato and Leek Soup

With William’s Island beet greens and Circle S Farm rutabaga

The Feast

Sequatchie Cove Farm Corned Beef Brisket

With Sautéed Fall Creek Farm nappa cabbage, 

William’s Island Farm baby carrots and handmade red sauerkraut

Colcannon

With Fall Creek Farm potatoes and William’s Island Farm kale and collards

Belly, Bangers, and Beans

With brined Sequatchie Cove Farm pork belly and Link 41 sausages, 

baked in Chattanooga Brewing Company’s black ale

Fresh Green Salad

With Circle S Farm lettuces and herbs, Sequatchie Cove Farm spinach, 

and William’s Island Farm carrots

To Finish

Porter Cake

With Chattanooga Brewing Company’s stout, 

and Louisiana Satsumas from last fall

Featuring (and Many Thanks to)….

All beautiful and colorful wine and water glasses are made by Prentice Hicks and donated for use during this dinner.  They can be taken home to drink from and brighten your every day.  They are 2nds and specially priced.  Please ask for prices

Cute and pretty tea cups that held your tortellini, a few plates, small bud vases, and some serving bowls are made by Anderson Bailey, and are also donated for use during this dinner. They are the elegant, mostly white pieces.  They too can be taken home.  Please ask for prices.

Of course this dinner would have been nothing but empty plates and stomachs without our dedicated and hardworking farmers and food artisans- William’s Island Farm, Sequatchie Cove Farm and Creamery, Circle S Farm, Sonrisa Farms,  and Fall Creek Farm were all extremely important in the making of this dinner.  They are all at Main Street Farmer’s Market- along with many other farms producing equally delicious produce and meat.

Thanks to our gracious hosts Justin and Kelly for opening the doors of their beautiful home and letting us enjoy it for the evening.

 And last, but decidedly not least- Many thanks to all of you- the  supporters of local farmers and craftspeople.  You choose to make this community better and more alive every day.  I look forward to seeing you all at the Main Street Farmers Market throughout the season-which never ends!

Indian Dinner

February 11^th 2012

To Start

Chickpea Littles

With Tant Hill Farm Spinach

Pocket Farm Cabbage

Wrapped with Lentils and Quinoa

Indian Pancakes

With Pocket Farm Scallions

Served with Cilantro Chutney

&

Curried Tomato Chutney

......

Sonrisa Farm Wheat Berry Soup

With William’s Island Turnip Greens and Rutabaga

The Feast

Sweet Dal

With Last Summer’s Tomatoes

Sweet & Sour Potatoes

With Fall Creek Farm’s Potatoes & Cauliflower

Curried Beets And Mushrooms

With William’s Island Farm Beets and Rutabagas, 
Oyster Mushrooms from Walden’s Peak

Collard & Cabbage Paneer

With William’s Island Farm Collards, Tant Hill Cabbage 
and Handmade Paneer

Also: Sonrisa flour Naan, very un-local mango chutney,
 Pocket Farm Spinach and SCF yogurt Raita, very spicy cayenne sauce, and brown rice

To Finish

Rice Pudding

With last summer's Sequatchie Cove Figs

And Louisiana Satsumas

Featuring (and Many Thanks to)….

All beautiful and colorful wine and water glasses are made by Prentice Hicks and donated for use during this dinner.  They can be taken home to drink from and brighten your every day.  They are 2nds and specially priced.  Please ask for prices

Cute and pretty tea cups that held your soup, a few plates, small bud vases, and some serving bowls are made by Anderson Bailey, and are also donated for use during this dinner. They are the elegant, mostly white pieces and are all available for purchase. Please ask for prices.

The flowers are from the yards of Chattanooga and were lovingly arranged by Daisy and Jennie.

Of course this dinner would have been nothing but empty plates and stomachs without our dedicated and hardworking farmers and food artisans- William’s Island Farm, Sequatchie Cove Farm and Creamery, Sonrisa Farm, Pocket Farm, Tant Hill Farm, and Fall Creek Farm were all extremely important in the making of this dinner.  They are all at Main Street Farmer’s Market- along with many other farms producing equally delicious produce and meat.

Thanks to our gracious hosts Steve and Daisy for opening the doors of their beautiful home and letting us enjoy it for the evening.

 And last, but decidedly not least- Many thanks to all of you- the  supporters of local farmers and craftspeople.  You choose to make this community better and more alive every day.  I look forward to seeing you all at the Main Street Farmers Market throughout the season-which never ends!

The Delectable Spectacle!

For even more photos, check out the blog put together and written by the ladies who organized this spectacular event: Nothing Could Be Finer

Late Autumn at Alezxanna Farm

November 12^th 2011

To Start

Sequatchie Cove Lamb Liver Pâté

With River Ridge Farm chicken livers and Link 41 bacon

William’s Island Farm Beet Pâté

    With no livers at’all

Served with Sequatchie Cove’s  Cumberland cheese, Ashley’s handmade rosemary crackers, and Pocket Farm hakuri turnips

 Focaccia

With Circle S Farm baby squash,  Crabtree roasted green peppers, and Sonrisa’s whole wheat flour

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Sweet Potato Tortellini

With Sequatchie Cove shiitake; served in a warm lamb broth

The Feast

Sequatchie Cove Farm Beef Roast

Braised with shiitake mushrooms and Bill’s vino

Riverview Farm Grits

Layered with Cumberland cheese and Fall Creek Farm butternut squash, and Alexzanna herbs

Marinated Garbanzo Salad

With William’s Island Farm kale, Circle S cauliflower, and Crabtree kohlrabi

Signal Mtn Farm Lettuce Salad

    With Crabtree pea shoots, Tant Hill asian green mix, and Pocket Farm arugula

To Finish

Fall Creek Farm Apple Torte

 With Louisiana grown Asian persimmons and Sonrisa’s whole wheat flour

Featuring (and Many Thanks to)…. 

All beautiful and colorful wine and water glasses are made by Prentice Hicks and donated for use during this dinner.  They can be taken home to drink from and brighten your every day.  They are 2nds and specially priced.  Please ask for prices

Cute and pretty tea cups that held your tortellini, a few plates, small bud vases, and some serving bowls are made by Anderson Bailey, and are also donated for use during this dinner. They are the elegant, mostly white pieces.  They too can be taken home (or purchased for holiday gifts perhaps?).  Please ask for prices.

Flowers are from my own yard and Alexzanna Farm, lovingly and beautifully arranged by Jennie Bartoletti

Of course this dinner would have been nothing but empty plates and stomachs without our dedicated and hardworking farmers and food artisans- William’s Island Farm, Sequatchie Cove Farm and Creamery, River Ridge Farm, Signal Mountain Farm, Crabtree Farm, Tant Hill Farm, Circle S Farm, Pocket Farm, Riverview Farm, Sale Creek Honey, and Fall Creek Farm were all extremely important in the making of this dinner.  They are all at Main Street Farmer’s Market- along with many other farms producing equally delicious produce and meat.

Thanks to our gracious hosts Suzanna and Lawrence for opening the doors of their beautiful home and letting us enjoy it for the evening.

 And last, but decidedly not least- Many thanks to all of you- the  supporters of local farmers and craftspeople.  You choose to make this community better and more alive every day.  I look forward to seeing you all at the Main Street Farmers Market throughout the season-which never ends!

Fall Feast with Velo Coffee

  October 29^th 2011      

                         

To Start

Spring Rolls with a Coffee Dipping Sauce

With Crabtree Farm pea shoots and Sequatchie Cove arugula and cilantro

Sequatchie Cove Cumberland Cheese Puffs

With Sequatchie Cove eggs and rosemary from my yard

Beet Fritters

    With William’s Island Farm beets

......

Riverview Farm Butternut Soup

The Feast

Sequatchie Cove Farm Lamb Ribs

Rubbed with Velo’s Rwanda coffee

Riverview Farm Red Cornmeal Muffins

With Sequatchie Cove Farm sage

Butterbeans and TiRoc October Beans

With William’s Island Farm kale and collards

Arugula and Lettuce Salad

            With Crabtree sweet peppers and a dressing made with Ashley’s mustard, Sale Creek Honey

 and Velo coffee

To Finish

Fall Creek Farm Apple Cake

 With Velo coffee glaze with nutmeg and “true” cinnamon

from the island of Dominica

Featuring (and Many Thanks to)…. 

All beautiful and colorful wine and water glasses are made by Prentice Hicks and donated for use during this dinner.  They can be taken home to drink from and brighten your every day.  They are 2nds and specially priced.  Please ask for prices

Various bowls (big and small), cups, a few plates, and vases (small and big) are made by Anderson Bailey, and are also donated for use during this dinner, as well as displayed around the walls.  He is here enjoying himself amongst you and wares can be bought directly from him.

Flowers are from my own yard and Crabtree Farm, lovingly and beautifully arranged by Jennie Bartoletti

Of course this dinner would have been nothing but empty plates and stomachs without our dedicated and hardworking farmers and food artisans- William’s Island Farm, Sequatchie Cove Farm and Creamery, Signal Mountain Farm, TiRoc Farm, Riverview Farm, Sale Creek Honey, Fall Creek Farms, Velo Coffee, and Crabtree Farm were all extremely important in the making of this dinner.  They are all at Main Street Farmer’s Market- along with many other farms producing equally delicious produce and meat.

Thanks to our gracious hosts Andrew and Jessica for opening the doors of their beautiful home (and work-space) and letting us enjoy it for the evening.

 And last, but decidedly not least- Many thanks to all of you- the  supporters of local farmers and craftspeople.  You choose to make this community better and more alive every day.  I look forward to seeing you all at the Main Street Farmers Market throughout the season!

 * Lamb and soup recipes soon to follow!