The Culinary District

09/27/2012

The garden is complete. If this family can do it...so can you!

Sean and I are excited to get our garden started! We gave ourselves a week to get everything together for our garden and divided the to-do list. My list included getting the large sheets of cardbo...

09/22/2012

Tomorrow is the first day of Fall...and you know what that means! Time for a new hat!!

Stop by Mrs. G's Goods booth at the Farmers Market and get your new beanie. She can custom make a hat for you with your team's logo or school colors, too. Or sign up for classes and learn how to make your own hat:)

09/17/2012

The classes are complete, we have our homework assignments, and we're ready to tackle our own Family Garden!

After a brief class to review all the work we did on our garden, the Citizen Gardeners met for a second Saturday to continue our education. Once again, we divided into two teams to get the job done...

09/14/2012

Healthy fun for the whole family! Tomorrow (Saturday, 9/15) at the New Braunfels Convention Center. Stop by the New Braunfels Farm to Market booth for your chance to win great prizes!!

09/04/2012

The Sproutmeister, Alex Thomas, is our new vendor at the Farmers Market.

SproutWorks offers a variety of sprout blends for your salad, sandwich, or all by themselves. Live, organic, vital food grown hydroponically. So nutritious and delicious!

08/27/2012

Ever wanted to start a garden but didn't think you had time? I learned a great way to start a HUGE garden in a small space, and it takes very little time! Follow my garden story here...

I’m planting a garden. That may not sound like a very big deal to you, but for this girl with a brown thumb, it is a huge deal! I recently committed to eating only food from the farmers market for ...

08/22/2012

We caught Carol hula-hoopin' at the market last Saturday. It's just fun and games every Saturday morning! Put us on your weekend list of "chores!"

08/19/2012

For a cool summer dinner, try this delicious Watermelon Gazpacho recipe from April at 2Tarts Bakery in New Braunfels. It's sweet, spicy, and yummy!

Watermelon Gazpacho

Puree 3 cups of watermelon and strain thru colander to remove all the seeds.

In a large glass bowl, combine the watermelon puree, the watermelon chunks, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, lime juice, cilantro, ginger, jalapeno, scallion, and salt. Stir well, add pepper and more salt, if you like.

Serve with chilled shrimp and homemade tortilla chips for a light summer dinner!

3 C. watermelon chunks, seeded and pureed in a blender
1 C. watermelon, coarsely chopped
2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
½ cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
½ C. red or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 Tbsp. lime juice
1 small handful cilantro leaves
1 tsp. finely chopped fresh ginger
½ small jalapeno, seeded and chopped
2 cloves of garlic finely diced (or microplaned)
1 scallion (white and 1-inch of green), chopped
1 tsp. salt, or to taste
Black pepper, to taste

08/16/2012

This is it! Sunday night, August 19th, 8pm. Local chef, Ernest Servantes, goes up against the competition for the $50,000 grand prize on the final episode of Chopped Grill Masters.

If you missed his first big win...watch it here.

We know you have what it takes, Ernie! Best of luck to you!!!

Oysters, marshmallows: the grill masters have their work cut out for them.

08/08/2012

My Market Project may be over, but I'll never eat the same again!

I just finished thirty days of eating only food from the New Braunfels Farm to Market and I have to say, my experiment was a huge success! Here’s a summary of what I learned. 1 – Eating fresh meat,...

08/07/2012

Coco, the market's frequent "flier" says "hello" to Beverly Robinson. Stop by the market this Saturday for your chance to visit Coco!!

08/06/2012

It was so fun to watch Chef Ernie competing on Chopped last night! Ernie's true spirit and passion came through loud and clear...we are so proud of him! Best of luck in the final round, Ernie!!