A Late Winter Menu

As the winter drags on, it can feel like the local food options are becoming really scarce. Fortunately, we live in an area with plentiful local food producers and winter farmer's markets. We've decided to pull together a late winter menu featuring local & regional food items. These are some of the classics that we cook week after week during winter. They also feature items from some of our favorite favorite local vendors.

There are still some veggies at the IX Market: Gathered Threads, Little Hat Creek, are some that we've noticed lately. Gathered Threads also has fermented krauts. For fresh greens in Winter, we turn to Schuyler Greens hydroponics (available at Reid's Market and Integral Yoga) or the Asian Market (across from the 29 Bodo's) - they get their greens from a farm outside of DC and they are really high quality! This is also a great time to lean into local breads, cheeses, and dairy: Althea Bread, Little Hat Creek breads, Caramont & Twenty Paces cheeses or fresh milk from Creambrook.

We’ve also restocked the Barn Store with other local favorites: Deep Roots Milling flours, cornmeal, and grits; Henley’s Orchard apples, Bear Bottom Farm sorghum molasses, Back Creek maple syrup, Hungry Hill Honey, Virginia Vinegar Works vinegars. Don’t forget about Bellair Farm jarred salsa, pizza sauce, hot sauce, & pepper jellies! We’re also happy to announce some regional beans, rice and barley from Next Step Produce in Southern Maryland.

Breakfast

Loaded Oatmeal
with Deep Roots Milling oats, apples, maple syrup, nut butter

Classic Eggs, Sausage, & Toast
Bellair eggs & sausage with local bread
spice it up with Bellair salsa or green & red hot sauces

Apple & Blue Cheese Toast
A classic any time of year - use crisp Pink Lady apples
Sub your favorite local cheese

Lunch & Light Fare

White Bean & Barley Soup
featuring nearly all local & regional ingredients
tomatoes, white beans, barley berries

Winter Grain Salad
kale, barley berries, radishes, carrots
dress with local cheese & vinegar
Grain salad is a house meal around here & easy to personalize.

Ramen
Ramen noodles in bone broth, with garlic & greens,
top with a soft-cooked Bellair egg!

Dinner

Beans & Rice
We've got regional dry beans and rice for the store for the first time! Make this classic dish vegetarian or add some Spicy or Sweet Italian sausage

Pork Stew or Posole
Use a Boston Butt or Picnic Roast
with aromatic veggies & spices;use chipotles
con adobo for a more traditional posole

Slow Cooker Beef
Osso Bucco (shanks) or Korean-style Ribs
a hearty foundation to build dinner around (and excellent leftovers)

Dessert

Apple Sorghum Galette
In addition to local apples & sorghum syrup, we've restocked Deep Roots Milling bread & pastry flours

Below are just a smattering of items that you can find in the Barn Store on Saturday’s from 10 am-2 pm. You can also preorder these for pick up at the Saturday IX Market - just order by noon on Thursdays.