AMS at USDA - Farmers Markets Query Page
Farmers Market Search
AMS works to maintain a current listing of farmers markets throughout the United States. Market information is provided to AMS from various sources including state market representatives, market managers, and consumers. The farmers market database is updated on a regular basis.
If you’re looking for a farmers market this is the place to go.
Cream Scones Recipe & Photo - Joyofbaking.com
Scone Recipe:
2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup (76 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (120 ml) whipping cream or milk
Glaze:
Cream
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and place the rack in the middle of the oven. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. In a small measuring cup combine the whipping cream, beaten egg and vanilla. Add this mixture to the flour mixture. Stir just until combined. Do not over mix.
Knead dough gently on a lightly floured surface. Roll or pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches (18 cm) round and about 1 1/2 inches (3.75 cm) thick. Then, using a 2 1/2 inch (6.5 cm) round cookie cutter, cut the dough into rounds. Place the rounds on the prepared cookie sheet, spacing a few inches apart. Brush the tops of the scones with a little cream. This helps to brown the tops of the scones during baking.
Bake for about 15 - 18 minutes or until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a scone comes out clean. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve with Devon cream or softly whipped cream and your favorite jam.
These scones freeze very well.
Makes about 10 - 2 1/2 inch (6.5 cm) round scones.
Sounds quite good. Will have to try it soon.
Found a recipe at About.com:Chinese Food for Fried Rice With Ham that I modified to fit what I had on hand. Turned out quite good. Will certainly fix it again.
Ingredients:
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 tablespoon butter
* 2 teaspoons soy sauce (approximately)
* Salt and pepper, to taste
* 1/2 cup frozen bell peppers and onions (approximately)
* 8 ounces cooked ham (approximately)
* 1 green onion, washed
* 6 tablespoons oil for frying, or as needed
* 1 cup canned mixed vegetables (half a can)
* 4 cups cold cooked rice
Preparation:
Lightly beat the eggs. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce (or not and add it all to the rice at the end as I did). Add a bit of salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
Dice the ham and green onion.
Heat a wok or frying pan on medium-high to high heat. When the pan is hot, add 2 tablespoons oil and 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Add the eggs. Scramble till lightly set and remove from the pan. Clean any leftover egg bits out of the pan.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the pan or wok. When the oil is hot, add the bell peppers and onion. Stir-fry till tender or as you like them, then add the ham and the mixed vegetables. Stir-fry and remove from the pan.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the pan or wok. Reduce the heat to medium and add the rice, stirring to break up the clumps. Stir in the remainder of the soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
Add the cooked meat and vegetables back into the pan. Stir in the scrambled egg. Heat through and stir in the green onion. Serve hot.
Cooks.com - Recipe - Shrimp With Sweet And Sour Pineapple Sauce
SHRIMP WITH SWEET AND SOUR PINEAPPLE SAUCE
1 1/2 lb. med. shrimp shelled
1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. saltSauce:
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 c. pineapple juice
1 tbsp. cornstarch
2 1/2 tbsp. vinegar
2 eggs beaten
16 oz. pineapple chunks
oil for frying
1/2 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. ketchup
2 drops TabascoCombine flour and salt. Stir in beaten eggs and mix well. Add shrimps to this thick batter. Fry shrimps until light brown. Reserve juice from pineapples. Place shrimps on serving platter and garnish with pineapple. Heat all sauce ingredients and pour over shrimp and pineapple. Serve with fried rice. Serves 4.
Quite good and filling too! Used about a half a pound of shrimp and about half a 16 oz can of pineapple but kept the rest of the stuff the same. Worked out well with Cat and I for a meal. Will certainly fix it again… 
Spent most of the day building more shelving for our books. Added 21 linear feet in the living room by removing a door. Am working on adding the 20 feet just below the ceiling and raising the existing 16 feet to allow hardbacks to stand upright on the top row. Not sure that last sentence makes sense unless you’ve been here. Will try to get pix and post them soon to try to explain it…
Got 10 pounds, minus about a pound of skin and fat, of chicken leg quarters in the 14″ dutch oven and carrots, celery, onions, and potatoes along with salt, pepper, chives, parsley, basil and oil, in the 12″ dutch oven cooking for supper and a lot more meals later on.
Started moving the books on the shelves. Still got thousands to go, as well as adding in the ones that are piled on top of and in between and on the floor. Tis a never ending job or seems that way. And when we buy a hundred or more a week I guess it really is…
Gonna go and check on the food and start clearing off the top shelf to raise it. May or may not post again later. Depends on many things. Till I post again…
The Foody UK and Ireland an independent on-line resource covering all aspects of the food from these nations.
It is packed with recipes, features and useful facts about fruits, vegetables, herbs & spices, meats, when they are in season and also places where you can buy them.
It aims to offer broad overview of all matters relating to the food from these islands.
New recipes and features are added every month.
Interesting and informative site with a wealth of recipes, old and new. Quite good stuff!
everybodylikessandwiches recipe index
A wide assortment of recipes. Good stuff!
Kerala Recipes, South Indian & North Indian Recipes @ New Kerala .Com, India
Some interesting sounding recipes. Just gonna have to learn more about their spices and terms before trying a lot of these.
Food porn at it’s finest. Quite a few wonderful sounding recipes that I’m gonna have to try.
Via Solecist.net. Thanks Amy!
HOWTO divide a freezer-bag into individual servings before freezing - Boing Boing
As one of the commenter’s said, “Head slapping simple!”. I love it!
Bob’s Red Mill - V2 - Whole Grain and Gluten Free Products and Recipes
Nice range of products and from what I have looked at the prices are good too. Suppose to be carried at Rainbow Food Marts in the Gadsden area as well as several other places within a reasonable distance. Had planned on checking the Rainbow Food Marts out yesterday but things happened, so will see what they carry next trip that way.
Have this Crispy Tofu Dish for Dinner Tonight : Planet Green
Crispy Tofu With Shiitakes and Chorizo
Serves 2
1 pound extra-firm tofu, drained and sliced crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slabs
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 1/2 cups (4 ounces) thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps
3 ounces cured chorizo (1 1/2 small links), diced (or substitute cured Chinese sausage)
2 scallions, thinly sliced, dark green parts reserved for garnish
1/4 cup chicken broth
3 to 4 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons mirin or dry sherry.
1. Using paper towels, pat tofu dry. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Place tofu slabs in pan and cook, peeking as little as possible, until golden on bottom, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Drain slabs on a paper towel-lined plate.
3. Increase heat to high. Add mushrooms, chorizo and white and light green parts of scallion. Cook, tossing occasionally, until mushrooms are softened and light golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in broth, soy sauce and mirin or sherry. Cook until sauce reduces and thickens slightly, about 1 minute more.
4. If tofu is no longer hot, push vegetables in pan to one side; add tofu and cook until heated through. Transfer hot tofu to serving plates and top with mushroom mixture and pan sauce. Sprinkle with dark green scallions.
Sounds quite good. Been years since I’ve fixed tofu as the ex didn’t like it (claimed she was allergic, and maybe she was but she ate many other soy bean products with no problem so???) and I just got in the habit of not using it. Also need to pick up some peanut oil, keep forgetting it for some reason. 
Will have to pick some up some of both and try this. 
Streetsblog » On Potato Omelets and Winter Cycling
A Spanish tortilla, unlike the Mexican version, is essentially a potato omelet. You fry some diced-up onions and potatoes in oil, and then pour in some beaten egg. Flip it over, and voila, you have a tasty, round golden thing to cut into slices and eat.
Interesting take on why folks cycle (and do other things) in one place and not another. Makes a WHOLE lot of sense.
Posted the bit above to assist my memory cause I want to try them. Sounds quite yummy!
Oatmeal cancer claim questioned
A book by government health adviser Ane Bodil Sogaard says oatmeal contains acrylamide, which has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory rats, the Copenhagen Post said Thursday.
Makes me wonder which other breakfast cereal company(s) are lining his pockets.
Microwave Macaroni for Your Lunch Today : Planet Green
And yet more food stuff. This is not the boxed variety but is made with cheddar cheese. Sounds quite good. Another gonna have to try.
Make Your Own Top Ramen Noodles : Planet Green
More food stuff.
Kickstart Your Morning with Cider instead of OJ : Planet Green
Sounds good and makes a LOT of sense. I need to get off the old arse and build a cider press and grinder so we can use the apples instead of letting them go bad every year.
Banish the Cold With This Stir Fried Noodle Dish : Planet Green
Stir-Fried Noodles with Crispy Chicken
Serves 4
7 oz dried Chinese noodles
2 tbsp peanut oil
2 large red chilies, seeded and chopped
2 tbsp shredded ginger
1/2 head bok choy, or other Asian greens
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
4 chicken breast fillets, sliced
2 egg whites, lightly whisked
1 cup rice flour
2 tsp Chinese five spice powder
1 tsp salt
extra peanut oil to shallow fry
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan or wok over high heat. Add the chilies and ginger and cook for 2 minutes. Add the greens, hoisin sauce, soy and sugar and cook for 4 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
2. To make the chicken, dip the pieces into the egg white, then toss in the combined rice flour, five spice powder and salt. Heat enough oil in a saucepan to shallow fry the chicken and cook a few pieces at a time until golden.
3. Meanwhile, place noodles in a saucepan of boiling water and cook for 3 minutes or until soft. Drain and toss with the greens and sauce.
4. To serve, place the noodle mixture on serving plates and top with the crispy chicken.
From Off the Shelf by Donna Hay
More food stuff. And I’m not even hungry. Just sounds so good I had to post it to try later.
Clean Your Coffee Grinder : Planet Green
Interesting. Never really thought about the coffee grounds and oil clogging up the grinder. Use part of a piece of stale dry bread and grind it up, it’ll clear out the grounds and dry up the oils too!
