I am trying to figure out a food to sell at the market. It is an early market, it
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sandi-in-hawaii
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Ooh a reconnaissance assignment! Will let you know when my mission is done smileys/smile.gif
They serve a huge slice (1/6th of the pie) on a paper plate. The crust is fairly soft, so I see people eating it with their face next to the plate, cause they can't lift it up.
I was watching them a little bit this past week, cause I was buying from the tomato tent. I saw them putting the tomato slices and the mozza slices on the pizza base, but wasn't sure if the base was pre-cooked or not.
I'll let you know after Saturday.
They serve a huge slice (1/6th of the pie) on a paper plate. The crust is fairly soft, so I see people eating it with their face next to the plate, cause they can't lift it up.
I was watching them a little bit this past week, cause I was buying from the tomato tent. I saw them putting the tomato slices and the mozza slices on the pizza base, but wasn't sure if the base was pre-cooked or not.
I'll let you know after Saturday.
sandi-in-hawaii
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Here's a blog with pics from the market, including the pizza...
If you scroll down, you;ll see pics of the pizza. (Looking at the angles of the pizza, maybe it's not a sixth of the pie, it looks more like an eighth. But it's still pretty huge.)
There's a constant line at that tent, from the time the market opens til the time they close.
http://tastyislandhawaii.com/blog/2010/03/28/another-great-saturday-at-kcc-farmers-market/
If you scroll down, you;ll see pics of the pizza. (Looking at the angles of the pizza, maybe it's not a sixth of the pie, it looks more like an eighth. But it's still pretty huge.)
There's a constant line at that tent, from the time the market opens til the time they close.
http://tastyislandhawaii.com/blog/2010/03/28/another-great-saturday-at-kcc-farmers-market/
colleenmomof2
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Pulled pork - I agree! This would sell at our market!
You could keep it in a crockpot and offer a to-order fried egg (electric skillet) to go on top of the sandwich - with or without sauce and slaw! I'd use smaller-sized "hamburger" buns - maybe slider size. Colleen
You could keep it in a crockpot and offer a to-order fried egg (electric skillet) to go on top of the sandwich - with or without sauce and slaw! I'd use smaller-sized "hamburger" buns - maybe slider size. Colleen
colleenmomof2
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What about carnitas?
Spice the pulled pork and brown in the oven - serve with tortillas and chunky salsa. You could make and sell your own salsa. Colleen
Spice the pulled pork and brown in the oven - serve with tortillas and chunky salsa. You could make and sell your own salsa. Colleen
colleenmomof2
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Fried egg sandwich on a Kaiser roll - Yum!
I dream of New York where I can satisfy my fried egg sandwich fix! When I'm in Manhattan, I go to a small market where they have a commercial griddle and join a long line of people asking for fried egg sandwiches. Some get bacon or ham or cheese on theirs (you could probably even offer hash browns or omelet) but I go for the simple untoasted Kaiser, lathered with mayo, S&P and 2 lightly fried eggs, grilled together, folded in half and peeking out the edge of the sandwich. I can't get it here - Michigan - and I've tried!
You could bake your own Kaiser rolls and top with sesame or poppy seeds or cornmeal.
"Egg on a Kaiser" with a crown at the end of the sign! Colleen
I dream of New York where I can satisfy my fried egg sandwich fix! When I'm in Manhattan, I go to a small market where they have a commercial griddle and join a long line of people asking for fried egg sandwiches. Some get bacon or ham or cheese on theirs (you could probably even offer hash browns or omelet) but I go for the simple untoasted Kaiser, lathered with mayo, S&P and 2 lightly fried eggs, grilled together, folded in half and peeking out the edge of the sandwich. I can't get it here - Michigan - and I've tried!
You could bake your own Kaiser rolls and top with sesame or poppy seeds or cornmeal.
"Egg on a Kaiser" with a crown at the end of the sign! Colleen
sarah-in-charleston
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BLTs, Fried Egg & Bacon sandwiches, Fried Egg and Sausage sandwiches and PB&J sandwiches!
colleenmomof2
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Granola (and all the things that go with!)
- snack size with big chunks
- big bags to take home as cereal
- low fat mixtures
- honey or maple syrup sweetened mixtures
- unsweetened (I don't know about this)
- Splenda or stevia sweetened
- "organic"
- cereal "cups" with or without milk & spoons
- granola bars - both crispy snack and gooey
breakfast squares
- warm, juicy fruit crisp mini pies with
spoons (and maybe cream)
Colleen
- snack size with big chunks
- big bags to take home as cereal
- low fat mixtures
- honey or maple syrup sweetened mixtures
- unsweetened (I don't know about this)
- Splenda or stevia sweetened
- "organic"
- cereal "cups" with or without milk & spoons
- granola bars - both crispy snack and gooey
breakfast squares
- warm, juicy fruit crisp mini pies with
spoons (and maybe cream)
Colleen
colleenmomof2
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Yogurt parfaits with fruit and granola - ready made or on-the-spot
For on-the-spot, you do the portioning of a choice of yogurt (plain, low fat, non-fat, vanilla, strawberry), fruits and granola in a one-size, one-price cup. Drizzled with honey, maple syrup or agave - I'll take mine with blueberries! Colleen
For on-the-spot, you do the portioning of a choice of yogurt (plain, low fat, non-fat, vanilla, strawberry), fruits and granola in a one-size, one-price cup. Drizzled with honey, maple syrup or agave - I'll take mine with blueberries! Colleen
colleenmomof2
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Did someone suggest whole grainy waffles?
A-Square-In-Your-Hand with the maple syrup and grains and fruit and nuts baked into the waffle. Or Belgium waffles? Colleen
A-Square-In-Your-Hand with the maple syrup and grains and fruit and nuts baked into the waffle. Or Belgium waffles? Colleen
colleenmomof2
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In a sugar cone! Or fresh made waffle cone!
colleenmomof2
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Carrot Cake and Pecan Maple Waffles recipes
Stacked waffles, like a torte, with cream cheese "frosting" in between - WOW! I haven't made these but they sure look good. Colleen
Willow Bird Baking's Carrot Cake Waffles
Recipe by: Adapted using the following recipes:
-Rich Buttermilk Waffles: Smitten Kitchen’s adaptation of Mark Bittman.
-Maple Cream Cheese Spread by Carolyn R. Shaw.
-Spice blooming technique by America’s Test Kitchen
Yields: about 7 waffles (using 1/2 cup batter for each)
Waffle Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
1 3/4 cups buttermilk* or 1 1/2 cups sour cream or plain yogurt thinned with 1/4 cup milk
2 eggs, separated
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick butter)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 1/2 cup finely grated carrots
Cooking spray for waffle iron
Maple Nut Cream Cheese Spread Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3-4 tablespoons maple syrup
1/8 cup chopped walnuts
1. Bloom the spices in butter**: Heat 4 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Continue to cook, swirling pan constantly, until butter is light brown and has faint nutty aroma, 2 to 4 minutes. Add spices and continue to cook, stirring constantly, 15 seconds. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
2. Combine the flour, salt, sugar, baking soda.
3. Mix together the buttermilk (or buttermilk substitute) and the egg yolks. Stir in the spiced butter and vanilla. Spray the waffle iron well and preheat it. Stir the wet into the dry ingredients.
4. Beat the egg whites in a separate bowl with a whisk or electric mixer (make sure bowl and mixer are spotlessly clean) until they hold soft peaks. Stir them gently into the batter. Add carrots, walnuts, and raisins. Stir gently to combine.
5. Spread a ladleful or so of batter onto the waffle iron and bake until the waffle is done, usually 3 to 5 minutes, depending on your iron. Spray iron with cooking spray between waffles as needed.
6. To make Maple Cream Cheese spread, simply combine nuts, syrup, and cream cheese and mix well. Serve waffles immediately with a schmear of Maple Cream Cheese spread (which will get lovely and melty), or keep them warm for a few minutes in a low oven.***
Notes:
* The buttermilk can be substituted with 1 1/4 cups of milk at room temperature, mixed with two tablespoons white vinegar, left to clabber for 10 minutes.
**If you prefer a quicker breakfast, you can melt and cool the butter plain instead of browning it and blooming the spices in it — but doing so does add flavor. If you do skip the spice blooming, simply add the spices to the dry ingredients in step 2. Add your plain melted, cooled butter instead of the spiced butter in step 3.
*** Waffles also freeze well. You can make a big batch, allow them to cool, and freeze them for a homemade alternative to preservative-laden commercial frozen waffles.
http://willowbirdbaking.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/carrot-cake-waffles/
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff134/layers_of_eli/Cooking/Carrot%20Cake%20Waffles/IMG_2263-1.jpg
Stacked waffles, like a torte, with cream cheese "frosting" in between - WOW! I haven't made these but they sure look good. Colleen
Willow Bird Baking's Carrot Cake Waffles
Recipe by: Adapted using the following recipes:
-Rich Buttermilk Waffles: Smitten Kitchen’s adaptation of Mark Bittman.
-Maple Cream Cheese Spread by Carolyn R. Shaw.
-Spice blooming technique by America’s Test Kitchen
Yields: about 7 waffles (using 1/2 cup batter for each)
Waffle Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
1 3/4 cups buttermilk* or 1 1/2 cups sour cream or plain yogurt thinned with 1/4 cup milk
2 eggs, separated
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick butter)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 1/2 cup finely grated carrots
Cooking spray for waffle iron
Maple Nut Cream Cheese Spread Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3-4 tablespoons maple syrup
1/8 cup chopped walnuts
1. Bloom the spices in butter**: Heat 4 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Continue to cook, swirling pan constantly, until butter is light brown and has faint nutty aroma, 2 to 4 minutes. Add spices and continue to cook, stirring constantly, 15 seconds. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
2. Combine the flour, salt, sugar, baking soda.
3. Mix together the buttermilk (or buttermilk substitute) and the egg yolks. Stir in the spiced butter and vanilla. Spray the waffle iron well and preheat it. Stir the wet into the dry ingredients.
4. Beat the egg whites in a separate bowl with a whisk or electric mixer (make sure bowl and mixer are spotlessly clean) until they hold soft peaks. Stir them gently into the batter. Add carrots, walnuts, and raisins. Stir gently to combine.
5. Spread a ladleful or so of batter onto the waffle iron and bake until the waffle is done, usually 3 to 5 minutes, depending on your iron. Spray iron with cooking spray between waffles as needed.
6. To make Maple Cream Cheese spread, simply combine nuts, syrup, and cream cheese and mix well. Serve waffles immediately with a schmear of Maple Cream Cheese spread (which will get lovely and melty), or keep them warm for a few minutes in a low oven.***
Notes:
* The buttermilk can be substituted with 1 1/4 cups of milk at room temperature, mixed with two tablespoons white vinegar, left to clabber for 10 minutes.
**If you prefer a quicker breakfast, you can melt and cool the butter plain instead of browning it and blooming the spices in it — but doing so does add flavor. If you do skip the spice blooming, simply add the spices to the dry ingredients in step 2. Add your plain melted, cooled butter instead of the spiced butter in step 3.
*** Waffles also freeze well. You can make a big batch, allow them to cool, and freeze them for a homemade alternative to preservative-laden commercial frozen waffles.
http://willowbirdbaking.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/carrot-cake-waffles/
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff134/layers_of_eli/Cooking/Carrot%20Cake%20Waffles/IMG_2263-1.jpg
amanda_pennsylvania
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Might be the wrong season for this, but what about steel cut oatmeal?
You could keep it warm in a crock pot and have different things to add like raisins, nuts, brown sugar, etc.
Also, how about hard boiled eggs? Those are good and very portable. I would totally buy one from a vendor.
I like the idea of savory muffins and scones--a bit different.
You could keep it warm in a crock pot and have different things to add like raisins, nuts, brown sugar, etc.
Also, how about hard boiled eggs? Those are good and very portable. I would totally buy one from a vendor.
I like the idea of savory muffins and scones--a bit different.