Rough Draft Atlanta is partnering with Community Farmers Markets to let you know what’s in season at your local market. Each week, we’ll share a list of ingredients that are farm fresh as well as a couple of recipes including those products that you can try at home.
Here’s what we’ve got for you this week: Apples, satsuma oranges, meyer lemons, grapefruit, sunchokes, carrots, sweet potatoes, daikon and watermelon radish, hakueri and scarlet top turnips, garlic, winter squash, greens like bok choy, napa cabbage, kale, chard, and collards, herbs like basil, thyme, rosemary, fennel, flower bouquets with mums, green onions, pea shoots and microgreens, gourmet mushrooms like oyster and lion’s mane, eggs, honey, shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, duck, sausages, bacon, charcuterie, cheese, raw milk, broths, breads, jams, ferments, fresh juices, pastries and sweet treats including gluten-free options, smoked trout and salmon, raw and flavored pecans, honey, coffee, teas, pickles, cocktail mixers, ghee, cooking oils, vinegars, hot sauce, homemade pasta and sauces, spice blends, pet treats, loofa sponges.
Atlanta non-profit Community Farmers Markets (CFM) has been building community through farmers markets since 2011. Operating five weekly outdoor farmers markets and seven farm stands at MARTA stations is one of the strategies by which the organization addresses food access in Atlanta. CFM also offers educational programming in the community, financial incentives to make local food more affordable, and professional development for small businesses. See you at the farmers markets!
Roast Chicken Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken
- Coarse sea salt & freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 head of garlic, halved
- 1 lemon, quartered
- Small handful of fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme, parsley, bay leaf
- 1 accurate meat thermometer
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400˚
- To prepare the chicken, take it out of the plastic. Remove the neck bone from the cavity, and place the chicken and the neck bone on a resting rack that is nestled into a baking tray. Tuck the wing tips back behind the rest of the wing, so the wings stay compact. The birds backbone should be touching the resting rack and the chicken should be facing you.
- Season the entire bird, front, back and sideways with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Make sure to lift it up and get the sides of the legs.
- Stuff whatever aromatics you would like into the cavity of the bird. Or don’t. It’s really not crucial.
- Place the chicken on the middle rack in your oven. Set a timer for 20 minutes. When the timer goes off, pull the chicken out of the oven and brush it with olive oil or ghee, and place it back in the oven. Let it cook for another 15 minutes.
- After that 15 minutes you want to start checking the temperature. Measure in a few different places. Check the joint between the drumstick and thigh, as well as the breast. When the middle of one of the breasts reaches 155˚ pull the chicken out and let it rest for about 15 minutes on the countertop. This allows the carryover cooking to bring it up to 165˚.
- You can serve with quinoa, veggies, greek yogurt, or whatever you wish!
Harvest Pancake with Satsuma Compote Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 5 peeled and chopped satsuma
- 5 pink lady apples, small dice
- 12 oz ginger granola
- 3 TB cane syrup
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes from, grated
- 1 box of your favorite pancake mix
- 2 C non-dairy milk
- 3 TB oil of your choice, plus extra for cooking pancakes
- 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice,
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cardamom
- pinch of cayenne
Directions:
- Combine pancake mix, milk, oil, apples, sweet potato and spices in a large bowl, whisking together until a smooth batter is formed.
- In a large pan on medium heat, spoon 3 TBS amounts of batter and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- In a separate pan, heat the satsumas with the cane syrup until it begins to bubble, then turn on low heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve the satsuma compote over the pancakes, and then top with ginger granola.
You can also find the recipes for Roast Chicken and Harvest Pancakes with Satsuma Compote on Community Farmers Markets’ Instagram.
