You Are Invited To Our International Dinner featuring Recipes of South/ Central America!
Friday, July 11th 5:00-8:00pm
Traders Point Creamery hosts a wonderful group of interns from around the globe! We are pleased and excited to bring you an array of amazing food, including some of their favorite regional dishes, as part of our Friday night "Dinner on the Deck".
This week’s Menu features “Pastelon de Platano Maduro”, a Mildly Sweet and Spicy 3 Layered Dish. This authentic dish from the Dominican Republic was introduced to us by Felipe, one of our creamery interns who is a student at the University of Zamorano in Honduras. Our award winning Fleur De La Terre Cheese acts as the perfect base, followed by Mashed Yellow Plantains and topped with our 100% Organic Grass-Fed Beef, seasoned with Peppers, Onions and Garlic. Words cannot describe how delicious this entrée is! Accompanying this taste sensation we are offering coconut rice with Guandule beans; a delicious side dish brought to us by Lisbeth, an intern from Panama. Our vegetarian option this week is a popular dish from Central America; Chayote squash stew over rice.
Bring your family and friends to enjoy Latin and Salsa Music, Organic Wine and Beer as well as a very special dinner.
Adults - $16.00
Children - $6.50
All meals come with Lemonade, Iced Tea or Milk.
Watch the newsletter for our European and Russian themed dinners which will be coming your way shortly.
Upcoming Events
Organic Wine, Cheese and Jazz on the deck!
Thursday, July 17th 6:00-8:00pm
Join us for our very first Organic Wine and Cheese Party on the deck complete with Live Jazz Music.
Next Weeks Dinner is Chicken on the Deck!
Friday, July 18th 5:00-8:00pm
Next Friday we are bringing you a delicious Spiced Chicken.
This flavorsome dish includes Spiced, Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Pumpkin Seed Sauce, Garlic Sauteed Spinach and Blue and Yellow Corn Muffins. Our vegetarian option will be Tempeh skewers with Portabella and Red Pepper.
Time To Vote…and Spread the Word!
If you’ve ever tasted Traders Point Creamery’s Ice Cream you’ll understand why we have been nominated for the “Best Ice Cream” award on THEINDYCHANNEL.COM’s 2008 A-List.
You can support your favorite Ice Cream spot by logging onto www.TheIndyChannel.com/alist and voting for Traders Point Creamery.
The voting lines are now open and you can vote until August 15th. You can vote multiple times using each email address that you have.
With all of your great support, we will hopefully be announced "The Winner" on August 25th.
This Week’s Green Market
As the season grows on, so do our Green Market vendors. Join us in welcoming Pet Lover’s Organic Pet Bakery! They make two types of dog biscuits – peanut butter and apple. 50% of their proceeds go to the Humane Society. Be sure to check them out! Also, look around at your favorite vendors for new items coming on every week: Redwine Farm has pole beans, beets and green beans; Hoover’s Country Store also has green beans and, of course, their nitrate-free bacon (perfect for summertime BLTs!). One other big piece of news here at the Green Market is Mr. and Mrs. Hoover’s new baby girl! Please take the time to grant Mr. Hoover your congratulations on his new bundle of joy!!! Life just keeps getting better here at Trader’s Point Creamery! We’ll see you on Friday!
There isn't enough room to describe every vendor or every product at the Green Market. So, here's who is planning to be here this Friday, July 11:
* Bluffwood Creek Honey-liquid honey, bee pollen, honey sticks and candy, lip balm, and salves
* Burton’s Maplewood Farm-maple syrup and fruit preserves
* Capriole-artisan, farmstead goat cheeses
* Country Mouse City Mouse-condiments, dips and dressings made from generational recipes
* Flower Child Aromatherapy-handmade soaps, sachets, incense, and perfumes
* Fullcircle Farm-potted plants, as well as produce
* Harvest Cafe Coffee Company-freshly brewed coffee, a variety of freshly roasted coffee beans or freshly ground beans
* Harvest Lodge Catering-a variety of tamales, sweets, soups, salsas, and granola
* Hoover's Country Store-nitrite and nitrate free bacon, ham and other pork products; real maple syrup
* Life Farm-Certified Organic produce, including blueberries
* Murphy Farms- fresh chicken eggs
* New Day Meadery-a variety of handcrafted honey wines
* Peace Leaf Tea-custom green tea blends and tea accessories
* Pet Lover’s Organic Pet Bakery – peanut butter and apple dog biscuts
* Phelps Family Farm-a variety of meats and sausages as well as eggs
* Redwine Farm- fresh produce, hot pepper vinegars and oils, beef, and eggs
* Schacht Fleece Farm-chicken
* Seldom Seen Farm-a wide variety of fresh produce and fresh flower bouquets
* Seven Springs Farm-beef, chicken (whole and parts), eggs, and popcorn
* The Swiss Connection-unique cheeses, meats and ice cream plus a variety of pet products
* Valentine Hill-a variety of homemade breads, including a new wheat-free Spelt bread; baked goods and both wheat and spelt pasta
* Zen Sheep Farm-Certified Organic lamb
The Green Market runs from 4-8pm every Friday night from now through October. Please be prepared as most of the vendors accept only cash and check for payment.
Cowgirl Creamery Artisan Cheeses now available in our Store
We are pleased to introduce more fabulous Organic cheeses to our already fantastic collection. Our resident cheese maker Fons Smits, who developed Fleur De La Terre, also formulated Mt Tam, Red Hawk and St Pat while he was in California.
Cowgirl Creamery’s signature cheeses from San Francisco are smooth, elegant triple creams. Our three favorites, which we have decided to stock for your pleasure are:
Mt Tam – a buttery cheese with a mellow earthy flavor:
Red Hawk – A washed-rind, fully flavored cheese, which won Best-In-Show 2003.
St Pat – A seasonal springtime cheese wrapped with nettle leaves which impart a smoky, artichoke flavor.
If you’re a fan of our Fleur de la Terre, you’re sure to love these cheeses too.
Essay Contest
It’s safe to say that Traders Point Creamery has touched all of our lives one way or another since it’s launch 5 years ago.
To celebrate our Five Year Anniversary, we would like to invite you to share your experiences of the Farm with us, and write an essay describing the Traders Point Products and/or our Organic Family Farm Practices that have impacted your lives.
We don’t mind how you portray your views to us; whether it’s as an essay or a poem – or any other kind of literature.
Of course, with every good competition there’s a very good prize. There will be Awards for the best essays in four age groups:
Essay Contest Awards
Age Group Award
Toddler – 7 years A $50 Gift certificate (that’s a lot of ice cream!)
8 – 12 years A $100 Gift certificate and a super tour of the farm with 3 friends and lunch.
13 -17 years A $150 Gift Certificate and a super tour of the farm with 3 friends and lunch
18 years and over A $500 scholarship for furthering your stufies.
Things to consider…
• Has all the educational information been helpful?
• Have you considered what you eat before you eat it?
• Are you looking at food labels to see what’s in your food or more importantly, what’s Not in it?
• Do you appreciate the farm and where it is located? Is it cool to have a milking farm in the middle of suburbia?
The essay deadline is Monday 11th August and the awards will be presented on Friday 15th August at our Dinner on the Deck from 5-8pm.
Volunteer Opportunity on the Farm
We are looking for fun, enthusiastic and friendly volunteers to join our organic family here at Traders Point Creamery. You will learn all about our organic products, how our farm works and get others just as excited as we are about all the great things we do for the community and the environment. If you are interested in this great opportunity, please contact Amy Davies at 317-733-1700 ext. 22 or send an email to info@tpforganics.com
Recipe of the Week
Grilled Chicken Salad
serves 4
3/4c extra virgin olive oil
1/4c red wine vinegar
3 small cloves of garlic, minced
salt & pepper
8 oz TRADERS POINT fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1 pint LIFE ORGANIC FARM cherry tomatoes
1/2c pitted kalamata olives, chopped
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
4 slices VALENTINE FARM italian bread
8oz mixed greens from SELDOM SEEN FARM
1. whisk oil, vinegar, and garlic in small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Toss mozzarella, tomatoes, olives,and 2 TB vinaigrette in large bowl.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Grill over hot fire until cooked through aout 5 minutes per side. Brush bread slices with 2 TB vinaigrette and grill over hot fire until golden brown on both sides, about 1 minute per side.
3. Add mixed greens and remaining dressing to bowl with mozzarella mixture and toss until combined. Transfer to individual plats. Slice chicken and place on tp of salad. Serve with grilled bread.
