WTF News- December 19th

Happy Friday

 

 

 

We will be back at both markets tomorrow and it looks as though the rain may have fizzled out - YEAH!  

 

We're reloaded on beef so now is a great time to stock up.  We also have just a few turkeys (16-20lbs) in the freezer so this is your last chance to get a WTF free range turkey for Christmas or just to enjoy before next Thanksgiving.    

 

Unfortunately the short days have sent our hens into molt so still- NO EGGS....  Bummer, but hopefully they'll pick up soon.

 

Davidson Farmers Market 9-Noon- (next market will be Jan 10th)

Salisbury Farmers Market- 9-Noon- (this is the last market til April)

 

 

For our Charlotte Peeps- Don't forget that we are keeping some items stocked at Greeneman Farms in the 7th Street Market.  They usually keep a variety of WTF products including our sausages, hotdogs, ham steaks, and chicken.  If they don't keep what you want in stock, we'll be glad to drop off an order for you there so you can pick it up at your convenience.  

 

Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.

    

 

We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- Charlotte

Pure Pizza @ 7th St Market - Charlotte

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Fork- Cornelius

Napa On Providence - Charlotte

The Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel- Charlotte

The Wineshop at Foxcroft- Charlotte

Heirloom- Charlotte

Customshop- Charlotte

Little Spoon- Charlotte

Passion 8 Bistro- Charlotte

 

Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.

 

Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie

Wild Turkey Farms LLC

China Grove, NC

WTF News- December 12th

Happy Friday

 

 

 

We will be back at both markets tomorrow.  We're reloaded on beef so now is a great time to stock up. Unfortunately the short days have sent our hens into molt so we will not have any eggs for a couple of weeks.

 

Davidson Farmers Market 9-Noon

Salisbury Farmers Market- 9-Noon

 

 

For our Charlotte Peeps- Don't forget that we are keeping some items stocked at Greeneman Farms in the 7th Street Market.  They usually keep a variety of WTF products including our sausages, hotdogs, ham steaks, and chicken.  If they don't keep what you want in stock, we'll be glad to drop off an order for you there so you can pick it up at your convenience.  

 

Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.

    

 

We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- Charlotte

Pure Pizza @ 7th St Market - Charlotte

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Fork- Cornelius

Napa On Providence - Charlotte

The Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel- Charlotte

The Wineshop at Foxcroft- Charlotte

Heirloom- Charlotte

Customshop- Charlotte

Little Spoon- Charlotte

Passion 8 Bistro- Charlotte

 

Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.

 

Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie

Wild Turkey Farms LLC

China Grove, NC

Cooking WTF Style- Lamb Meatballs

I have decided to edge out of my comfort zone a little bit.  If you have ever asked me at the Farmer's Market about how I cook lamb or how to cook lamb my normal response is "I let my husband do it!"

 

 

I decided I needed to venture out & actually try to cook some lamb on my own.  I had a customer a few weeks ago who was buying ground lamb to make meatballs so I thought I'll try that.

 

The recipe that I used to help me get started with the meatballs can be found here.

 

I used a pack of ground lamb, mixed in some bread crumbs (leftover baguette from Chef Charles at the Davidson Farmer's Market), 1 egg, beaten, dried parsley, marjoram, salt & pepper.  I combined all the ingredients by hand & put it in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes (not 1 hour like suggested in the recipe).  Next, I rolled into balls.

 

As suggested by the recipe I cooked the meatballs in butter (YES, a whole stick of butter) & added the 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil. 

 

 

And here are my lamb meatballs.

 

 

According to the Farmer Lee.....I did overcook the meatballs just a little bit.  But the lamb shoulder chops that I cooked in all the leftover butter he said those were just right!

 

As luck would have it I got an email newsletter that include a recipe for spicy lamb.  So stay tuned.....

Last Turkey Post

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!  The WTF family sure did.

 

One thing I was really looking forward to this year was using the turkey carcass to make stock.  I have been using our chicken backs this year to make stock & I thought the turkey would be fun to try.

 

Last week I got an email newsletter that included a recipe for Next-Day Turkey Soup.  I did some tweaking to the recipe & this is what I came up with:

 

 Turkey Soup

1 leftover turkey carcass

Water

 Sliced carrots

 Chopped onion

Sliced celery

 Garlic, minced

Salt & pepper to taste

Dried Parsley

 

Place carcass & water in stock pot & bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, cover & simmer for 1 1/2 hours.  Remove carcass.

 Remove meat from bones & set aside.

 

 

 Discard bones, then strain broth & skim fat.

 

 

 Add carrots, onion, celery, garlic, salt & pepper & simmer for 30-45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

 

 

 Add parsley & heat through.

 

The original recipe calls for adding cubed turkey meat but I left some meat on the carcass so there was no need to add extra.