New date for Ashbell’s Caribbean lunch - September 20th 2008, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. -

which means more time for you and your friends to make plans to be there! 

New Orleans has, throughout her long history, been the "Queen City" or the capital of the Caribbean.  The movement of people also meant movement of food.  Because of the great love of good food in this city, everyone from every corner of the globe who has something good to eat was welcome at the table. 

This month we return to Jamaica for its spicy and delicious curry goat; a dish that has lots of history and multi-cultures in every bite you take.  The main flavor comes from the male goat seasoned with Indian curry, helped along with the flavor of the scotch bonnet pepper (similar to a habenero). The scotch bonnet is cooked whole in the pot for the fruity pepper flavor. Many cooks in Africa as well as the Caribbean burst open the pepper after it’s cooked to release the juices, seeds and flesh for a dose of spicy heat! Chayote (known in these parts as mirliton) with potatoes, carrots, fresh thyme and garlic round out the dish.

The curry addition comes to the dish from India. Indians were brought to Jamaica after the slave trade was abolished to provide cheap labor, and they made a great contribution to the food.  Curry goat is eaten in 2 ways, with rice and peas, or with Roti; the flat Indian bread, famous in the Caribbean as their version of the Po’Boy, stuffed with curry goat stew. 

So, come on down to the Upper 9th Market on September 20th, 2008 and get your self a delicious plate of history!

The lunch is available from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

FYI: The Market runs on Saturdays, at Holy Angels Parking Lot, 3500 St. Claude Avenue, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Chef Ashbell’s Caribbean Menu:

• Louisiana Raised Jamaican Style Curry Goat
• Jamaican Rice & Peas
• Festival Bread (Fried Bread that’s close to a hush puppy but better!)
• Roasted Creole Tomato Salad
• Corn Meal Cake with Smothered Peaches

Once a month, the Upper Ninth Ward Farmers Market (Saturdays, at Holy Angels Parking Lot, 3500 St. Claude Avenue, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) has an incredible lunch featuring local produce and protein from the market. The lunch is held on the first Saturday of each month from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

In August, Chef Ashbell, the market award-winning international chef, is fixing up a great looking feast:

• Creole Tomato & Green Onion Salad

• West African Chicken Yassa: Chicken marinated in Myer Lemons, chilies, garlic, and cilantro, then grilled & served with grilled sweet onions.

• African Okra, Onion and Eggplant Sautee

• Fig Upside-Down Cake

Come on down on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and enjoy some great cooking before you go shopping!

Behind the old St. Roch Market on St. Claude Avenue once a month is where the neutral ground comes alive. Each month local food & craft vendors, musicians, and the community come together to pass a good time and show support for the neighborhood and the historic market. The get-togethers are presented by the Renaissance Project in association with the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Management and the hope is that the vitality that happens on the Fridays at the Roch is contagious!

The next planned "Fridays at the Roch" event is planned for Friday, July 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The entertainment will feature local jazz quartet "The Black Notes", Chuck Perkins and appearances by Mardi Gras Indians.

  Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots at the Roch

Getting the hang of hula hoops! 

Checking out the artwork is fun! 

All ages are welcome, so bring your friends, your mama an’ dem, visit the vendor booths and grab a bite to eat!
Across the street, the St. Roch Tavern will be open to sell adult beverages if you are so inclined. 

Dear friends of the market,

Easter Saturday, March 22, was a big success.  In the morning we had the Easter egg hunt, attended by kids from the local school and in the afternoon the bicycle beauty pageant.  We were happy to give out toys such as hula hoops, bike bells and helmets, street chalk, and bubble machines.  I drove around like mad in the days prior to the events of that Saturday picking up and drooping off eggs, toys, fruit, and anything else we needed.  Big thanks go out to everyone whose involvement was instrumental in bringing Easter events to local Drew Elementary kids: Roy Zuppardo, of Zuppardo’s Supermarket for providing 15 dozen eggs, Reggie Lawson for boiling and dyeing the eggs, Dr. Denese Shervington for her generous donation to allow purchase of the toys, Kina Joshua for organizational help, and of course, the volunteers who helped judge the bike contest and helped hide Easter eggs.  From all of us at the market thanks go out to the patrons, vendors, and volunteers for making Easter Saturday a hit!

–Pavel 

Join the Upper Ninth Ward Farmer’s Market for a full day of Easter fun!

Events include an Easter egg hunt, a bicycle beauty pageant and, of course, the farmer’s market.

Easter Egg Hunt - 10 am

Bicycle Beauty Pageant - 2 pm

• Three age groups with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes
• Judging on Health/Safety & Creativity/Artistic Merit

Farmer’s Market - 1 - 4 pm

Also, check out this link to Natural Easter egg dyes
 

Join the Upper Ninth Ward Farmer’s Market for a crab boil on Saturday, March 8, from 1 - 4 pm.  The crab boil is being brought to us by the Louisiana Association of Cooperatives and South Plaquemines United Fisheries Cooperative.  Tickets for the lunch will be sold at the market: $5 for Holy Angels residents $10 for everyone else.  We hope to see you there!

On February 2, the first Saturday of the month, the Upper Ninth Ward Farmer’s Market featured the African Drum Circle and a free crab boil courtesy of our friends at the Louisiana Association of Cooperatives and South Plaquemines United Fisheries Cooperative.

This was, of course, the day of the Endymion Parade and the African Drum Circle was playing all of our favorite Mardi Gras songs.

The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle CONDUCTS FREE DIABETES SCREENINGS AT THE UPPER NINTH WARD FARMERS MARKET

Saturday, February 23^rd 1-4 pm

 Who: Co-Author’s Dr. Franklin House, Dr. Stuart Seale and Ian Blake Newman of the Lifestyle Center of America in Sulphur, OK unveil their new book “The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle” 

What: Receive free diabetes screenings at the Upper Ninth Ward Farmers Market and learn how diabetes can be stopped and its effects reversed completely naturally at a free diabetes workshop. 

Free Diabetes Screenings

When: Saturday, February 23rd 2008

Where: Upper Ninth Ward Farmers Market

Holy Angels Church 3500 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA

Time:  1-4 pm

Free Diabetes Workshop
When: Sunday, February 24^th, 2008 

Where:  The Greater Covington Center Fuhrmann Theatre

317 North Jefferson Ave., Covington, LA

Time:  2:30 pm
 

RSVP: booktour@lifestylecenter.org or call 888-220-5787

Contacts:

Dan Braun, Director of Marketing
Lifestyle Center of America 
Phone: 580-993-2327 Ext. 3650
Email: dbraun@lifestylecenter.org
 

Jennifer W. Perry, Event Coordinator & Publicist
Phone: 928-284-2287
Email: Jennifer@PTPR.biz

30-day Diabetes Miracle Press Release

All of us at the Upper Ninth Ward Farmer’s Market want to give a big thanks to Christine Carroll and the Culinary Corps.  Their delicious meal was received very well by our patrons and we hope to see them again soon!

Market Lunch Menu for Saturday, December 1, 12 - 1 PM
The Culinary Corps returns to the market for a market brunch feast!

Huevos Rancheros (Mexico)

A crisp flour tortilla topped with spicy black beans, scrambled eggs, grated cheeses, cilantro pesto and fresh salsa

Rosti Potatoes (Switzerland)

Freshly-grated potatoes sautéed with sweet cream butter, bacon, sweet onions, chives and scallions
 

Spiced Crepes (France)

With Pecan Praline Sauce and Whipped Creme Fraiche

Citrus Salad with Mint (New Orleans)

Check out our new Recipes section starting with this one: 

Sweet Potato and Chesesi Ham Rosti

Serves 4
 

3               Tbsp Unsalted Butter

1               Small Onion, Finely Chopped

1               Green Onion (Scallion), Thinly Sliced, w/o Green Stem

1/4 lb        Ham, Cut into Small Cubes

1               Clove Garlic, Finely Chopped

4               Large Sweet Potatoes, Peeled and Coarsely Grated

To Taste  Salt and Pepper
 

In heavy bottom 8” skillet, melt 1 tbsp butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and scallion whites and saute until soft and slightly brown (3 minutes). Add ham, and saute until slightly brown (2 minutes). Add garlic and briefly saute until fragrant (30 seconds). Add remaining 2 tbsp butter. When melted, add grated potatoes along with salt and pepper to taste. Stir well to combine. With the back of a spatula, press down hard on mixture to flatten against the bottom of pan. Allow bottom of the rosti to get brown and crisp (4-5 minutes). Flip rosti with spatula (if it breaks up, don’t worry, just make sure the uncooked portion in now facing the bottom of the pan), and press down with spatula. Allow opposite side to brown. When tender and crisp, flip rosti directly onto a serving platter. Cut into four servings, Garnish with sour cream and a sprinkling of chopped scallion greens. Can be made several hours ahead and kept warm in a 250 degree oven.