At the Market November 3-6

Did you know that Local Roots Market is now open Wednesdays? That's right, the market is open four days a week -- quite a far cry from our one-day-a-week farmers' market one year ago! We are rockin'! Hours are now Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 11 AM to 7 PM and Saturdays 9 AM to 3 PM. You have no excuse not to make it there!

Besides, where else will you find all these delicious baked goods?

--Artisan wheat bread
--Basil pesto flatbread
--Cheese-herb artisan bread: chèvre-rosemary, cheddar-dill, Black Swamp Gouda (from Canal Junction Farmstead Cheese) with sage, and Lock 21 (Brie-style from Canal Junction) with peppercorn
--Cinnamon-pecan bread
--Garlic-herb baguettes
--Light rye bread
--Limpa rye bread (with orange peel, cardamom, and bronze fennel; flavors of the season!)
--Maple oatmeal bread
--Pain aux noix
--Pumpernickel bread
--Rosemary cider bread
--Rosemary walnuts
--Rye crackers (new!)
--Savory apple flatbread
--Sesame thins

In addition, you'll find plenty of sweet and savory goodness in the bakery case:

--Candied ginger cardamom bars: I've enjoyed these sweet morsels the past few years from a friend's Christmas cookie packages, and she graciously shared the recipe with me. They blend freshly milled wheat flour from Stutzman Farms with Hartzler Family Dairy butter, Shepherd's Market egg, and the exotic sweet spices of ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon. (NOTE: These will also be available by special order for the holidays!)

--Cheddar cauliflower rolls: A repeat of last week's favorite, these rolls combine "Cheddar" cauliflower from Weaver's Truck Patch with kale from Autumn Harvest Farm and dill cheddar curds from Blue Jacket Dairy.

--Spicy Thai pac choi rolls: If you love Thai food with its spicy peanut sauce, give these a try. Combining pac choi from Martha's Farm and Banzhaf Garten Organic Farm, carrots from Martha's, hot pepper from Boii Gardens, garlic, and peanut sauce made from Sherry's Classic Cuisine peanut butter, these savory rolls already have my mouth watering!

Stop by the market this week and see what you've been missing!