Come and enjoy some curried squash soup at the market tomorrow!
Hi out there, Tuesday fans. I have bad news and I have good news.
Bad news first: we’ve decided that we will not be attending Tuesday markets in Dewitt Park for the remainder of the season. That’s right: no more Macro Mamas at the Tuesday market! We are not certain yet if we’ll continue to come to Tuesday markets next season, but for 2018, our time has come.
Good news second: There are still plenty of opportunities to get Macro Mamas goodies, including on Tuesdays! If you often find yourself down near Dewitt Park at lunchtime, you’re still in luck! We deliver fresh, delicious Macro Meals to Greenstar Dewitt on Tuesdays mid-morning. They should be hitting the shelves around noon. You can also find our Peanut Lime Noodle in their display case. So before you despair that Macro Mamas won’t be there in person, rest assured we can still be part of your lunch hour on Tuesdays.
Not at Dewitt Park? You can find the same offerings at Greenstar’s West End and Collegetown locations. Or, if you’re near Cornell, look for our Macro Meals at the Gimme! Coffee location in Gates Hall (this one’s new to us — show them some love!). Manndible Café and Temple of Zeus both carry our packaged desserts and Peanut Lime Noodles.
And of course, the best news of all — you can still find us on Saturdays at Steamboat Landing. We’ll be there until the snow flies, or until December 15 — whichever one comes first.
We hope you’re taking care of yourselves and your loved ones. Be sure to invoke your healing + immunity charms of all sorts (Vitamin C, Reishi, Echinacea, Zinc, whatever your preferred potion, with lots of water) as these shoulder seasons can bring new illnesses our bodies aren’t prepared for, especially in times of stress and turmoil. These are troubling times: be strong, be healthy, spread love.
|| Menu for Saturday, September 29, 2018 ||
Brown Rice & Red Fife with Carrots & Leeks
Pinto Bean Posole
Roasted Delicata, Turnip, & Carrot with an Almond & Carrot Leaf Gremolata
Cinnamon-Stewed Greens
Sautéed Green Beans & Shallots
Pressed Celeriac Salad with Horseradish Sauce
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Pumpkin Cake with Pumpkin Pie Cream & Maple Chocolate Ganache!
Chai-Spiced Cashew Cheesecakes with Cider-Poached Asian Pears
Pear & Apple Crisp with Ground Cherries and Candied Ginger (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Toasted Almond Chocolate Mousse (GF)
PawPaw Chia Parfaits (GF)
Carrot Cupcakes with Candied Pecans
Lemon Cheesecake Truffles (GF)
Chocolate Chunk Cookies w Fleur de Sel (GF)
Cinnamon Almond Drops (GF)
With inclement weather in the forecast, we won’t be at the market in Dewitt Park tomorrow as usual. Stay cozy and dry out there!
This weekend marks the autumn equinox, and the transition couldn’t be clearer. On Saturday we’ll be breaking out sweaters, long pants, hats and scarves—along with hot apple cider, nourishing and flavorful winter squash soup, and a variety of warming flavors.
We’ll be down at the Farmers Market as usual tomorrow, and we’re always so happy to see you there. This week, however, we’re also setting up shop at the first annual Finger Lakes Health Fair in Trumansburg, and we hope you’ll come out to support their mission of bringing together those who practice and receive healing modalities and promoting health and wellness in our community. We’ll be there from 10 AM until 5 PM — do stop by!
|| Menu for Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Ithaca Farmers Market ||
Pumpkin & Buckwheat Polenta
White Beans with Mushroom & Leek Ragu
Roasted Hakurei Turnips & Radishes with Lemon Zest
Sautéed Corn & Leeks with Sweet Red Peppers
Raw Red Russian Kale Salad with Lemon, Pumpkin Seeds, Radish, & Shiso
Cabbage & Apple Salad with Chervil
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Apple Cake with Chai-Spiced Cashew Icing & Candied Walnuts
Poached Asian Pear Tartlets with Coconut Cream (GF)
Pecan Tart (GF)
PawPaw Cream Pie
Peach-Pear Crisp with Cardamom & Ginger (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Toasted Almond Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Pumpkin Pie Chia Parfaits with Candied Pecans (GF)
Walnut Fig Bars (GF)
Pumpkin Pie Bars (GF)
Maple Walnut Brownies (GF)
Chocolate Chunk Cookies w Fleur de Sel (GF)
Maple Peanut Butter Cookies (GF)
Chocolate Crackle Cookies
|| Menu for Tuesday, September 18, 2018 ||
Tarragon Brown Rice & Quinoa
Chickpeas with Basil Pistou
Cauliflower Salsa Verde
Kale & Red Cabbage with Ume-Su
Roasted Fennel, Red Onion, Eggplant, Red Pepper, & Shiitake
Nishime Delicata Squash
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
PawPaw Cashew Cheesecakes (GF)
Peach-Berry Crisp (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Toasted Almond Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Walnut Fig Bars (GF)
Zucchini Cupcakes
Tender Apple Spice Cookies
Cinnamon Almond Drops (GF)
Maple Peanut Butter Cookies
We’ll be at the market tomorrow on this gorgeous late-summer day. We’re grateful to be enjoying sunshine and fair weather, especially knowing that a few hundred miles south Hurricane Florence is still dropping literally trillions of gallons of water on the Carolinas. The flooding is sure to be devastating. We only hope that people and animals have safe places to be, on high ground, and shelter from the rain and wind. Our hearts are with the folks whose homes and lives are in peril. Our hearts are with the wildlife, too, whose ecosystems are disrupted and whose habitats are threatened by the storm. We pray for everyone to make it safely through the storm.
It’s hard to continue business as usual when such a disaster is unfolding, but here we are. We’ll know in several days what we can do to help. In the meantime, we will continue to share love by making good food and nourishing our neighbors and friends.
Be well out there, everyone.
|| Menu for Saturday, September 15, 2018 ||
Cumin Rice with Shiitake & Wild Chanterelle Tamales and Fire-Roasted Salsa
Smoky Mole Black Beans & Black Eyed Peas
Roasted Delicata Squash with Cinnamon, Cumin, Maple, & Lime
Charred Corn & Yellow Bean Salad with Dried Cherry Tomatoes & Tarragon
Sautéed Garlicky Greens
Cabbage & Apple Salad with Chervil
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Walnut Cake with Espresso Cashew Icing and Mocha Ganache
Pawpaw Cashew Cheesecakes (GF)
Sour Cherry Tartlets with Almond-Cashew Cream (GF)
Chocolate Hazelnut Tart with Red Volcanic Salt (GF)
Peach-Berry Crisp (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Toasted Almond Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Walnut Fig Bars (GF)
Maple Pecan Oat Bars (GF)
Zucchini Cupcakes
Chocolate-Dipped Orange Hazelnut Biscotti
Tender Apple Spice Cookies
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Fleur de Sel (GF)
Cinnamon Almond Drops (GF)
September: Late Summer.
The sound and atmosphere start to change -- a different hum. Crickets, leaves drying and rustling, a softness and spaciousness in the air. Even the light starts to change, becoming more golden as the days shorten. Maybe you don't see it, hear it -- try. Notice. Pay Attention. This is a calming time, when the frenzied activity of summer starts to slow. Perhaps there's a feeling of coming home, settling in. A centering, grounding feeling, which is appropriate; the element for this season is Earth, at the center.
Now, the garden yields natural sweetness -- squash, cabbages, sweet onions, juicy tomatoes, green beans. Sweetness is nourishing for the stomach and spleen, the center of our bodies: again, grounding. Again, centering.
We honor these seasonal flavors with the sweet plants we bring to you this week: fennel, summer squash, crisp romano beans, delicate hakurei turnips, and celeriac. We also honor the season with its finest foraged treat: wild chanterelle mushrooms, bringing their unique sweetness to our brown rice risotto.
We hope to see you tomorrow for breakfast, lunch, or dessert!
|| Menu for Saturday, September 8, 2018 ||
Brown Rice Risotto with Wild Chanterelles & Crimini Mushrooms
Black & Green Lentils with Tarragon
Fennel, Summer Squash, & Tomato Gratin with Olivida
Kale & Roasted Beet salad with Horseradish Crema
Roasted Hakurei Turnips, Celeriac and Carrots with Capers, Lemon Zest, & Dill
Sautéed Romano Beans with Shallots
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Carrot Cake with Candied Walnuts
Cider-Poached Pear Tartlets with Almond Cream (GF)
Pumpkin Spice Cashew Cheesecakes (GF)
Lemon Tart with Ginger Crust (GF)
Peach-Pear Crisp with Candied Ginger (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Toasted Almond Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Blueberry-Lemon Coconut Parfaits (GF)
Ginger Cake with Coconut Cream
Chocolate Cupcakes with Mocha Ganache
Maple Pecan Oat Bars (GF)
Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Tender Apple Spice Cookies
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons (GF)
|| Menu for Tuesday, September 4, 2018 ||
Dill Quinoa with Smoked Paprika Verjus
Black Eyed Peas with Smoky Eggplant Sauce
Summer Squash Ribbons in Lemon-Tarragon Dressing with Lemon Basil
Grilled Cauliflower Salsa Verde with Sweet Corn & Red Pepper
Green Beans & Red Onions with Ume
Pressed Cabbage & Apple with Fresh Shiso Leaf
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
Cardamom-Pear Crisp with Candied Ginger(GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Peach-Lemon Chia Parfaits (GF)
Maple Walnut Oat Bars (GF)
Cinnamon Almond Cookies (GF)
Tender Apple Spice Cookies
September already? Again? Peaches swiftly giving way to pears and even apples, winter squash suddenly ripe, and a long Labor Day weekend for us to enjoy the harvest of our summers' intentions, activities, and manifestations. August was only the blink of an eye.
We'll be at the market tomorrow, of course, holiday or no -- and we'll have a grand feast prepared for our friends and customers at Steamboat Landing. Come and join us for lunch -- or dessert!
|| Menu for Saturday, September 1, 2018 ||
Brown Rice with Shiitakes and Sweet Corn
Red Kidney Beans with Dill Pickles
Braised Chard with Shallots & Capers
Green Beans with Lemon Confit
Fennel, Red Onion, & Carrot Nishime with Kalamata Olives
Pressed Cabbage & Apple Salad with Fresh Dill
Field Greens with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
|| Desserts ||
German Chocolate Cake – A Macro Mamas Classic!
Cashew Cheesecakes, Two Ways: Jasmine Matcha OR Peach Spice (both GF)
Blueberry Almond Tart with Coconut Cream (GF)
Peach-Blueberry Crisp (GF)
Pear-Cardamom Coffee Cake (GF)
Heavenly Tapioca (GF)
Toasted Almond Chocolate Mousse (GF)
Peach & Lemon Chia Parfaits (GF)
Cookies ‘n’ Cream Cupcakes
Berry Crumble Bars (GF)
Peppermint Brownies (GF)
Lemon Cheesecake Truffles (GF)
Chocolate Dipped Golden-Milk Macaroons (GF)
Cinnamon Almond Drops (GF)
Chocolate Crackle Cookies