Evanston’s Only Weeknight Market

These incredible cheeses enhance any meal.

Iced, hot, and whole bean coffee from Songbird Coffee Roasters satisfies market goers.

Local musicians Just For Fun treat Ridgeville Market Shoppers to some ambience while they shop.

Pretty yarn.

Calling all Ewe Knitters! Join the knitting circle scheduled for the September 9th market, led by our vendor, Whimsical Acres. Featuring hand dyed and alpaca yarns.

You can sign-up for a fall class in Ridgeville’s Studio 908 at the Ridgeville tent. New classes include Vinyasa Yoga, Toddler Creative Movement, XZY Cardio Kickboxing, Hip Hop Condidtioning 101, and Rehab your Body Today.  For more information contact alisonwitt@sbcglobal.net.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

A recipe for the jam strawberries & rhubarb available at Lyons Fruit Farm.

I used this recipe, with a few adjustments.  I didn’t quite have the amount of fruit the recipe called for, so my batch made two good-sized jars of jam.  It was incredibly simple to make, and because it makes a relatively small amount of jam, canning is not necessary.

Hope yours is delicious too!  

A Rhubarb Tart-let: Recipe

I got this rhubarb from Lyons Fruit Farm at our first market, June 4.  Finally, I’ve had time to make something with it and wanted to share the recipe.  

Its actually loosely based on this rhubarb and raspberry tartlet recipe from Martha Stewart, but I made a few adjustments.  Instead of raspberries, I used some cranberries that I had (an incredibly tart combination, rhubarb and cranberries are, but also delicious).  Also, I used a pie crust I had frozen from a pie I made a month ago (also rhubarb, but the frozen kind, so not nearly as good), rather than the Pate Brisee this recipe calls for.  And it sure turned out good.