Luau on the Farm!
Join us this Friday, September 11th for a tropical luau on the Deck. There will be a lot of music and savory food! The party will be on the Deck or in the Red Party Barn.
Our Friday night menu includes a roasted pig with traditional island spices. On the side, we have mango and pineapple rice with coconut milk, grilled and dusted with crushed red pepper flake and red Hawaiian sea salt. For those preferring a vegetarian option, we ware serving and island style pizza with sweet BBQ, pineapple and red onion.
For the "little luau-ers" a plate of ham with sweet rice and sweet potatoes.
Get your grass skirt and head on over!
Beverages: Choice of ice tea, lemonade, water
Adults $15 Kids $7
***Specialty Beers and Wines available for purchase***
First Mediterranean Night on Thursday!
Mediterranean food IS comfort food, and we cannot think of a more comfortable place to enjoy the roasted, mouth-watering flavors of the Mediterranean than in The Loft. Beginning Thursday evening, we pair dishes with a regional wine that accentuates the meal's unique flavors.
Mediterranean Menu highlights:
***Traders Point Farm Roast Provencal-Slow braised 100% grassfed beef roast with TPC heirloom tomatoes, capers, garlic and white wine
***Traditional Paella-Saffron infused organic bomba rice with our garden fresh bell peppers, heirloom tomatoes, onions, carrots and beans, all topped with a blend of TPC Fleur de la Terre and Manchego cheeses.
Come out and enjoy a night on the Mediterranean-organic style!
Sundown Safari and Safari Sundays
Have you seen the "rustic", outback ready, Range Rover parked in front of our Green Market? Want to know what it is and where it goes? Well, stick around after the Green Market on Friday evenings! You can cruise all over the farm on this 30 minute tour, as you meander along taking in the sights all around. Love the idea, but not sure that you can make the late evening trip? Then come over on Sunday afternoon for Safari Sundays-same Range Rover, same farm, but a with bright, daylight experience. The kids will love it, and so will you!
Best of all (or at least some of us think so), all Safari trips end with a sweet treat at the Dairy Bar!
- Safari times: Friday at dusk or Sunday afternoons (12-4 pm)
- Safari prices: $10 per person, including the "Dairy Bar" Safari treat!
Sean McBride - Our New Director of Culinary Operations
Sean is an Indiana native and 12-year restaurant veteran in Indianapolis. He has championed service and operations standards for such Indianapolis originals as The Claddagh Irish Pub and the former Café Nora. Throughout his career, the passion for food and wine has driven numerous menus in the city and led him to Traders Point Creamery to develop and expand current operations. Sean is an accomplished sommelier, winning awards from Wine Spectator for excellence in wine lists, standards and service.
His management background spans over nearly a decade in Indianapolis in upscale casual and fine dining. Culinary and administrative talents recently earned Sean an Executive Chef position and bridged the gap between the service and libations, and the backbone of quality cuisine.
Amidst a flurry of new TPC dinner offering roll-outs and operational streamlining, Sean is enjoying life of the farm with his new Traders Point family. Challenges are around every corner and areas of opportunity aplenty, but this is the reason Sean has been brought here by the forces of nature. Sean resides on the northside with his wife, Kelly, and their two amazing children, Ava (6) and Kian (11 months).
Sean, may you and your family find success and happiness at the Farm!
Watch our Garden Grow and Come Eat It!
If you've come to the Green Market recently, you may have noticed that our garden is in "full harvest mode." We are reaping the fruits (vegetables and herbs) of our labor daily, and we would like to share them with you.
The Loft is serving up what is grown just a few hundred feet away: fresh basil and heirloom tomatoes, dill to accompany creamy soups, zucchini and other squashes for main dishes or side dishes. We even have Sauteed Swiss Chard!
Traders Point Creamery Profiled on Channel 8
We are proud to be an Indiana business that provides the Midwest with local, organic, grassfed products. We are thrilled that Inside Indiana Business is going to be profiling the Creamery on WISH-TV Channel 8!
Tune in Sunday, September 13th on Channel 8 at 11 am with Gerry Dick and Mary Rachael Dick as they visit the farm.
From Apples to Okra, Chicken to Strip Steak-Find It at the Green Market
The days are shortening and the nights are cooling, which means fall is not far away. However, you would never guess by the wealth of produce at our Farmer's Market. Take a look at the giant bell peppers from Magnolia Mill Farm, or pick up one of the many colorful eggplants or squashes around the market-you will see what we mean. Farming for Life, best known for their lacto-fermented products, is treating us once again to lettuce heads that are almost too pretty to eat. Cool weather cooking greens, such as kale at Redwine Farm and the mustard greens of Seldom Seen Farm are coming back as well.
For each of your favorite vegetables, you can find a meat to match. Try a roasting chicken from Seven Springs Farm, or take advantage of the special meat deals at Swiss Connection. This week, Swiss Connection are offering free strip steaks with the purchase of two packages of chuck/arm roast. If ribs or sausage are what you crave, visit Phelps Family Farm's booth. Whatever your dinnertime wishes, our friendly family farmers are here for you with fresh products and cooking tips. Bring your shopping bags and let the fun begin!
Vendors Attending This Week:
* Aboubakar Allal - handmade silver, leather and wooden works, as well as traditional drums from Niger, Africa
* Bluffwood Creek Organic Farm and Apiary -honey sticks, hand cream, lipbalm, honey candy, honey, and SWEET CORN
* Countryside Orchard – Honey Crisp and Sansa apples; also CANTALOUPE
* Daina's Petite Pies - single serving dinner and dessert pies made with premium local meats and vegetables
* Farming for Life - Lacto-fermented vegetables, including real crock-fermented dill pickles, and lacto fermented beverages, including garlic beet Kvaas and Kombucha. This week’s feature: YOUNG SWEET HEAD LETTUCE AND GARLIC
* Feast Catering - a variety of tamales, sweets, salsas, and the new PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES
* Fields of Agape - chemical-free grains (Omega III golden flax, hard red wheat berries, hard white wheat berries); free flour grinding while you wait
* Flower Child Aromatherapy – handmade soaps, sachets, incense, perfumes, and liquid hand sanitizer
* Harvest Cafe Coffee Company - freshly brewed coffee, a variety of freshly roasted coffee beans or freshly ground beans, loose tea, iced tea and iced mochas
* Kelsey's Cultured Foods - cultured organic vegetables
* Life Farm - certified organic produce. Look for new items each week as the season progresses
* Litterally Divine Toffee and Truffles-chocolate and vegan truffles (made with organic ingredients) and almond toffee (both vegan and organic), coffee toffee made with Harvest Cafe Coffee's beans, and ice cream toppings
* Magnolia Mill Farm – green beans, eggplant, squash, peppers and OKRA
* Pet Lover’s Organic Bakery - handmade organic pet treats; 50% of sales go to benefit the Humane Society
* Phelps Family Farm - a variety of beef and pork meats, sausages and eggs
* Redwine Farm - farm fresh eggs, hot sauce and pepper seasoning, sweet candy onions, summer squash, heirloom and red tomatoes, yellow cherry and grape tomatoes, hot peppers, sweet peppers, green and yellow beans, eggplant and KALE
* Seldom Seen Farm - transitional organic produce. This week's features are gourmet lettuce mix, topped beets sold by the pound, shallots, bulb onions, heirloom and red tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, arugula, various bunched mustard greens, cilantro, parsley, summer squash, pea shoots, bell peppers in red, purple, green, SUNFLOWERS, FLOWER BOUQUETS, and limited quantities of GREEN AND YELLOW BEANS
* Seven Springs Farm - beef, chicken (whole and parts), eggs, popcorn. Now taking orders for Thanksgiving turkeys!
* The Swiss Connection - unique (and delicious) cheeses, meats (including beef sausage products) and ice cream, plus a variety of pet products. This week’s special: buy 2 packages of chuck/arm roast, GET TWO STRIP STEAKS FREE
* Trader's Point Creamery - organic milk, ice cream, pourable yogurt, artisan cheeses, eggs, and ground beef
* Valentine Hill Farm - variety of whole grain breads, English muffins, Mediterranean Herb and Thai basil pastas, European style lemon pound cake and spritz cookies (all made with certified organic ingredients
Our Ice Cream is the BEST!
Traders Point Creamery Sweet Cream Ice Cream received first place in Chicago at the First Annual Chicago Luxury Ice Cream Festival last Friday. All ice cream competed side-by-side at the Festival, and our ice cream "topped" some very impressive flavors.
A great big thank you to Caitlin and David Brant for covering our booth, and doing such a wonderful job representing our product!
Come to the Dairy Bar and have a scoop - you can rest assured that you eating the best of the Midwest! It's luxury that even those on a budget can afford!
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt at the Dairy Bar
We're sure you'll love our newest frozen addition at the Dairy Bar: STRAWBERRY FROZEN YOGURT!!
If you love our ice cream and are in the mood for something a little lighter, here is your answer!
Come over and try some - you won't be disappointed.
Recipe of the Week
Easy Tapioca Pudding
As the days start to cool and dark descends earlier, this easy to cook pudding sounds like just the thing for a comforting, after dinner treat. Serve it while it is still warm or cold.
- 2 TBSP. butter
- 1/2 cup tapioca pearls (1/8 inch wide, not instant)
- 4 cups Traders Point Creamery Whole Milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- cinammon stick (or ground cinammon)
- zest of 1 lemon, if desired
Melt butter in a saucepan and pour in tapioca pearls. Cook for 2 minutes. Add milk and sugar. Add cinnamon stick, or ground cinaommon. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the tapioca is translucent and soft, 30 to 40 minutes. Stir in the lemon zest before serving. Serves 4.
Quote of the Week
My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it.
Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food
Upcoming Events
September 10-Thursday Mediterranean Night in the Loft, begins weekly from 6-9:30 pm.
September 11-Luau on the Farm! A fabulous Organic Pig Roast...Live Music and more...!
September 18-Mangia Italian!...live music and more...!
September 26-Chuckwagon Chili Cookout!
October 3-Saturday Night Candlelight Dinners in The Loft, beginning weekly from 6-9:30 pm.
October 11-Sunday Night Family Style Dinners in The Loft, beginning weekly from 6-9:30 pm.
October 18-OKTOBERFEST ON THE FARM! Begins at noon until 5 pm. Stop by for German brats, beer and wine, PolkaBoy Band, Hayrides, the Pumpkin Patch and more!!!
