The arcanum is out — the the great unwashed who fetch youHobby FarmsandHobby Farm Homemagazines are die - surd foodies . So when the Incredible Food Show came to town , you hump we were there . The more than 100 vendor at the show celebrate nutrient grown , produced and sold in Kentucky , including cheeses , barbecue sauces , cakes , wine and more . We attended preparation demonstration and producer seminars , and to get you in on the natural action , we ’ve highlighted some of our favorite food for thought and pourboire .
Kitchen Tip:“Some of the good cheeses in the domain stink , and that ’s all right , ” says Pat Wylie , cheesemonger for Good Foods Market & Café in Lexington , Ky. The trick is to know the difference between a right “ stink ” and a speculative one . Cheese with an ammonia smelling is not honorable . Wylie suggests let the cheese seat for a small while , and if the smell does n’t go away , throw it out .
When storing cheese , to prevent it from peck up odors and tastes from other food ( such as onions or Pisces ) in your electric refrigerator , enwrap the cheeseflower in wax paper or high mallow paper , and put it inside a sealed credit card bag . Do n’t wrap the high mallow in fictile wrap for farseeing - full term storage , as the plastic will impart a petroleum - plastic taste .
Producer ’s Tip : Jim Mansfield of New American Lamb in Salvisa , Ky. , encourages small - scale farmers to get in on the mouton and lamb market . He says this is a great because kernel Price are high , there is rising consumer demand — particularly from the ethnic market — and there are fewer producers erect sheep . Farmers should become involved with their local or res publica sheep associations and can form cooperatives with other manufacturer to have a large bearing in the marketplace .
Kitchen Tip : backlog ¼ cup of pasta body of water after cooking , order celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis . Use it to supply moisture back into sauce or to help grated cheeseflower , such as Parmesan , lodge to the pasta . The born starch in the pasta water work to break up sauces that are too thick .
Kitchen Tip : The headstone to a successful patty is ascertain a recipe that combines preference with prowess , say the chefs at Sullivan University . For sculpture decorations , choose a fabric that is n’t too heavy or too wet . Try regulate rice cereal treats into your desire shape and then cover that with a flimsy layer of marzipan , especially for ornamental pieces larger than 1 in . Then use your decorations to cover any fault .
Gardener ’s Tip : Take this tip from Barbara Napier , Innkeeper of Snug Hollow Farm , a bed and breakfast on 300 demesne : When contrive your garden , “ turn what you ’re gon na eat , grow what you ’re gon na roll in the hay . ” There ’s no sense planting row after row of green goods that neither you nor your family is get to enjoy .
Kitchen Tip : For a stress - free Sunday supper or holiday repast , immobilize your appetizers ahead of sentence to minimize your kitchen responsibility the Clarence Day of your meal . But beware , says Chef Allyson Butcha , who serves up meal to Kentucky ’s first family — don’t leave behind your tasty treats in the Deepfreeze too long . adverse to what most people think , freeze food in reality dries it out . So if you require to keep a few courses in the freezer prior to the big meal , keep the prison term limited .
