During the market season, we invite master chefs to our markets for an amazing series of FREE cooking demos.  These demos are a unique opportunity to watch professional chefs in action and learn tips and secrets to making great - and affordable - food.  We hope these chefs inspire you to eat seasonally and help you learn more about local fruits and vegetables.

Copies of the chefs' recipes are handed out at the market following the demo.  We are also posting some recipes here - please click on the titles below to see the recipes.  We also have extra recipe copies at the market info tables.

For more information about local eating and cookbook ideas, click here. 

Our Eat Local for Thanksgiving CONTEST and winners - and recipes! 

Find out who won, what they made, and how they made it.

Eat Local for Thanksgiving 2007 recipes

4 recipes: Warm Spinach Salad with Sauteed Chantrelles, Kohlrabi and Apple Cider/Bacon Dressing; Roasted Squash & Green Beans with Sherry Vinaigrette; Poached Pears in Raspberry Wine; Pear, Apple & Dried Cherry Crumble

Eat Local for Thanksgiving 2008 recipes

3 recipes: Confetti Mashes Potatoes, Carrot-Orange-Cilantro Soup, Fresh Cranberry and Dried Fruit Sauce

Eat Local for Thanksgiving 2009 recipes

Apple fritters, hot chocolate, roasted squash soup, pumpkin cake

Apple Pie and Crisp Recipes (using local flours) from AppleLooza 2008

Debra Daniels-Zeller, author of Local Vegetarian Cooking, June 14, 2008 at U-District:

5 recipes: Green Hazelnut Rice, Apricot Cream, Spicy Seasonal Greens Puree, Braised Kohlrabi and Carrots with Chives, Marinated Strawberries

Chef Sundstrom's Bluebird Grain Farms Farro with Mushroom and Parsnip Saute

Chef Tamara Murphy of Brasa, July 15, 2007 at U-District:

Grilled Apricots with Farmers Market Bleu Cheese & Serrano Ham

Grilled Herbed Fresh Goat Cheese Wrpped in Radicchio Leaves, with Rockridge Raspberry Wine Syrup

Port Madison Camembert with Fresh Market Berries Drizzled with Local Honey and White Truffle Oil

Hard Cider and Farmers Market Cheese Fondue

Selection from Tamara Murphy's cookbook: Cherry, Basil and Mint Salad

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Chef Joseba Jimenez de Jimenez of Harvest Vine and Txori, July 26 at Magnolia:

Chicken with Garlic, Lemon and Chorizo Sausage

Chef Kal Gellein of Kallaloo Restaurnat, Aug 6, 2008 at Col. City

Trinidad Corn Soup with Dumplings

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Chef Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen and John Rowley, Aug 9, 2008 at U-District

Steamed Mediterranean mussels with lemon basil and shallot; Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce

Canning and Preserving Demo with Jessica Dally of Seattle Free School

Tomatoes (Whole, Halved or Quarted, packed in water), plus Home canning tips and information

Canning Across America: Join the Canvoluntion!

Renee Erickson of Boat Street Cafe's pickled Rama Peaches

Amy Pennington's Apricot Mustard, Hibiscus Peaches

Chef Nick Carlino of Cafe Piccolo, Sept 2, 2008 at Lake City

Ribollita (Tuscan white bean, kale and bread soup)

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Chef Mark Randolf of Palisade Restaurant, Sept 13, 2008 at Magnolia

Coeur La Creme with Berries

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Chef Garrett Brown of Verve Wine Bar and Cafe, Sept 17, 2008 at Columbia City

2 recipes: Heirloom Tomato Salad, Pan Roasted Salmon over Corn and Huckleberry Succotash                                .

Chefs Julia Suparman and Yusi Sasmitra Julia’s Indonesian Kitchen, Sept 18, 2008 at Lake City

Collard Curry (Green Vegetable Curry)

Chef Matthew Amster-Burton, author of Hungry Monkey, at U-Distr July 2009

Corn Pancakes with Fresh Cherries and Yogurt

Chef Jerry Traunfeld of Poppy at Broadway July 2009

3 recipes: Rose Geranium Berry Tart, Cinnamon Basil Ice Cream, Blueberry Compote

Chef Sabrina Tinsley of Osteria La Spiga at Broadway Oct 2009

Butternut Squash and Chick-pea Stew

Chef Craig Hetherington of TASTE at U-District March 2010

Chicken Pot Pie

For a few suggestions on good seasonal/local cookbooks, please see the bottom of the Learn More page under About US.