The Skinny Pines Blog

We are excited to be a member of the local food movement.  We only use two ingredients that are not from the Northeast.  In fact, we’ve just committed to joining a commercial grain CSA in New York that will help support local farms to grow more grain.  We look forward to helping you plan your next event.

We will be at the garden expo on March 17th and 18th and Food for Thought on March 31st.  Keep checking back here for more details on our public events.

As the temperatures drop, we’re getting ready for the winter farmers’ market season. Find us select Sundays the Coventry Market and Thursdays at the Westport Market. Read the rest of this entry »

We are busy getting ready for the 2011 farmers market season. We have added a market this year it is the New Canaan Farmers Market. The market starts on May 14, from 10-2. We will be set up selling pizza, salad pitas, and egg sandwiches. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi everyone, we just received word that we received the 2010 Green Coast Award for Takeout Restaurant.

I cooked the brisket for 10 hours overnight.  The starting oven temp was 350, ending this morning at 200. 

This week at The Westport Farmers Market:

1. The JT: chili pepper roasted butternut squash, sage, Beltane Goat cheeese, our pizza cheese blend and olive oil
2. The Mark: Greyledge Chorizo, Kalamata Olives, Pizza cheese blend, Rosemary, Olive oil
3. We might even have our breakfast pizza back!

We’re getting ready to order our turkey, plan the sides and get the house ready for 15 guests.  We will probably have our traditional favorites which have changed over the years.

1. turkey – brined and fried in peanut oil.
2. country bread stuffing with pine nuts, raisins and parmesan
3. Twice-baked potatoes
4. Butternut squash soup with cumin and coriander(Or lemongrass?) We’ll have to check this one,  as my wife doesn’t like lemongrass(Of course, she loved Bun Lai’s Lemongrass Sake!!)
5. Mashed potatoes(Or Smashed potatoes – A favorite recipe can be found on www.Finecooking.com)
6. Seasonal vegetable (Maybe we can get some broccoli from a local farm
7. Our go to salad of: Fresh seasonal, craisins, red onion, caramelized walnuts, Beltane goat cheese
8. We’ll have corn bread made from Wild Hive Flour, local eggs, honey, and cornmeal
9. Maybe we’ll test a challah pull apart bread recipe….
10. Pumpkin Pie
11. Apple Pie

What do you guys think?  Sound good?  We may add another

Well, it is a rare Thursday that its raining. We won’t be at the Farmers Market today.  We will see everyone next week.