Final Day! Buy Local and Support Your Community Marketplace

Final 2011 MCM is here!


Order an MCM Gift Box, with a fun assortment from the vendors below, including Dandelion Chocolate Madgascar Bars, Arizmendi: Mission granola, Rubber Ducky Soap Co., and Emmy's Pickles and Jams! Plus Casa Bonampak flowers and Mystic World Press storybook! All for $30. Order now mcm@missioncommunitymarket.org or at today's market! 

Or find your own unique combination of gifts from the vendors below:

Dandelion Chocolate - http://www.dandelionchocolate.com/

Amazing bean-to-bar chocolate. Selectively sourced, carefully crafted, locally-made. 

Emmy's Pickles and Jams - http://emmyspicklesandjams.com/
The perfectly delectable gift, savory, sweet or both! MCM fruit jammed and veggies pickled by Emmy and Jonah!

Envie Naturals - http://www.envienaturals.com/
Natural beauty products, including lotions, body oils, sprays and bath salts for all skin types

 

Georgie Girl Designs- http://georgiegirldesign.com

Independent designer Georgia Dwyer brings her entire set up of jewelry - metal, leather earrings, glass, stone and beads - as well as woven winter wear - scarves, gloves and hats!

Mystic World Press - http://mysticworldpress.com/
Amazing hand-crafted books telling magical stories

Rubber Ducky Soap Co. - www.rubberduckysoap.com
Organic soaps, limp balms, mists and body oils from locally-sourced, natural ingredients.

Smokin Pottery- http://smokinpottery.wordpress.com/
Downright amazing locally-made pottery by Jeff May. Great vases for flowers, perfect accompaniment to salts and spices at MCM, great bowls for fruit and more!

Whistle Works

One-of-a-kind hand-made ceramic whistles! Super fun designs! Great for a variety of whistling needs.

Zia Designs- http://ziadesigns.net/
Artist-owned designer company honoring latino and indigenous designs on T-shirts, hoodies and tanks. Hand-printed in SF. Designs are the bomb!

Kale Chips: Warning....Addictive!

You may have tried kale sauteed as a side, blended into pesto, or massaged into salad. A new and delicious way to consume this nutritious green is as chips! Yes, magically this green turns into a crispy-crunchy healthy craving with just a little seasoning and a few minutes in the oven. Caution: you may want to eat these everyday. Try making them with all the kale varieties sold at Mission Community Market. Only three weeks left in this season!


Kale Chips

1 bunch kale
olive oil to lightly coat kale
Sea salt, to taste

Preheat oven to 300°F. Rinse and dry the kale, then remove the stems and tough center ribs. Cut into large pieces, toss with olive oil in a bowl then sprinkle with salt. Arrange leaves in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, or until crisp. **Watch them carefully in the last few minutes, as they turn from delicious to too dark brown in the blink of an eye!**

(Recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen)

Holiday Gift box from Local Biz

Just in time for the holidays...introducing our Winter-season gift boxes! Each box is loaded with treats from vendors at the market. This box features fragrant soap from Rubber Ducky Soap Co, delectable chocolate from Dandelion, organic pickles or jam from Emmy's Pickles and Jams, baked treats from Arizmendi Bakery, and colorful paper flowers from Casa Bonampak. All of this can be yours for $30! Boxes will be available to purchase at the holiday markets December 1, 8 and 15th.

Or pre-order right now at mcm@missioncommunitymarket.org

 You too can look this good with boxes.

This Week: Sang Matiz and Jimbo Trout

Is it every week that amazing music comes to the Mission Community Market? Yah. Just about. This Thursday, November 16:

4pm - Jimbo Trout -

 

5:30pm - Sang Matiz
Don't forget Sang Matiz' year end show on december seventeenth at El Rio!

 

A Very Veggie Thanksgiving Recipe

Want to sample all the wonderful autumn vegetables at the market AND wow your Thanksgiving guests with some unexpected pomegranate pizazz-pop? Here is a perfect recipe that you can adjust to your own needs. Omit/add as you please. Throw in whatever entices you at this week's MCM and roast a few days ahead of time so you can relax on the big day itself!

Spiced Vegetables with Pomegranate Seeds

1. 4 medium carrots (3/4 pound), peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick on the diagonal
2. 2 large parsnips (1 pound), peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick on the diagonal
3. 1 medium head cauliflower (2 1/2 pounds), cut into 1-inch florets
4. 1 small butternut squash (2 pounds)—peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice
5. 1 pound brussels sprouts, halved
6. 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
7. 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
8. 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
9. 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
10. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
11. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
12. 1 1/2 cups crumbled cotija or feta cheese (6 ounces)
13. 1 cup pomegranate seeds

Preheat the oven to 425°. In a large bowl, toss the vegetables with the olive oil, smoked paprika, cumin, coriander and cayenne and season generously with salt and pepper. Spread the vegetables on 2 large rimmed baking sheets and roast for about 55 minutes, tossing once halfway through, until the vegetables are tender and golden. Scrape the vegetables into a bowl, toss with the cheese and pomegranate seeds and serve. (Courtesy of Food & Wine)

Nuts!

Roasted. Raw. Blurred into a protein butter. In salads. In granola. In trail mix. In pie. In bread.......So many ways to enjoy the nuts and seeds sold at Mission Community Market. Here is one way that might be new to you: Nut Cheez! Yes, blended up with the right accessories, and you have yourself a pate of sorts that goes well on pizza, bread, stuffed into squash, or eaten by the spoonful. Here is a basic recipe that gives you protein and positive reviews!


NUT CHEEZ

1 cup of nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, sunflower seeds....any combo of local MCM nuts!)
1 Tablespoon miso or 2 tsp salt to taste
2 Tablespoons olive oil
pinch of fresh herbs (rosemary, oregano)

Just blend all this together until it is a think ricotta-like consistency, adding water as needed to assist blending. (If you think ahead, soak the nuts overnight in some water.) You can add black pepper, some sundried tomato, or some turmeric to add some color! Or, use some flavor-roasted nuts for a more robust taste. More nut cheese recipe ideas here.....

Enjoy!

Chard Knocks

A good old fall food stand-by is chard. Yes you can get it mostly year round, but why not start incorporating it into new recipes now?

Here are instructions for chard pesto! This is a very nutritious and delicious version that gives the classic sauce a new spin for when it's usual summery main player (basil) isn't as abundant.

Chard Pesto

1/4 cup olive oil, divided

3 cloves garlic

16 ounces Swiss Chard, washed and dried and stems removed

1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts

2 tsp. dried basil

3/4 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. lemon juice

Heat 2 tbsp. olive oil in dutch oven. Add Swiss Chard and cook over medium-low heat about 5 minutes, or until wilted.

Chop garlic in a food processor. Add the chard, nuts, basil, salt remaining 2 tbsp. olive oil and lemon juice. Process until mixture looks like pesto.

(Courtesy of M.A.G. Foods)