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Chicago's Downtown Farmstand - Recipes

Look for Chicago's Downtown Farmstand recipes in a bi-weekly column entitled "Low Mileage Kitchen" in the Chicago Sun-Times' Food Section. Created by Judith Dunbar Hines, Director of Culinary Arts and Events at the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, these delicious recipes showcase the freshest seasonal items to arrive in the Farmstand that week. Stop by the Farmstand (66 E. Randolph St.) every Wednesday from 11 am - 1 pm to catch FREE demonstrations of the latest recipes given by JoAnn Relf, an instructor at World Kitchen.

These recipes allow any home cook to experience the joys and benefits of eating and cooking with local, in-season ingredients, all of which are readily available at the Farmstand’s convenient Loop location. Stop by every Wednesday and Friday from 11 am - 1 pm to see and taste what's new at the Farmstand, and take care of your shopping list while you’re there!

Recent Recipes

Creamy Mac & Cheese
Confetti Slaw
Pork Roasted with Quince
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Sage Croutons
Mushroom Risotto
Pumpkin and Black Bean Chili
Pear Buckle
Baked Brie with Concord Grapes
Tomatillo Sauce
Ratatouille
Sunset Salad

Spring Recipes

Summer Recipes

Apple Clafouti Pie with Dried Cherries
Apricot Tart
Beautiful Berry Salad
Blueberry Crumb Bars
Braised Kale
Braised Red Cabbage with Dried Apples
Broccoli, Carrot & Red Onion Salad
Bruschetta with Eggplant Caviar
Cantaloupe Salsa
Carrot Slaw with Coriander
Cauliflower Ceviche
Collard Green Risotto
Eggplant & Mushroom Lettuce Wraps
Fennel And Apple Slaw
Garden Meatloaf
Garden Packets
Gems of Summer Salad
Ginger Lemongrass Salad Dressing
Honey Cookies
Honeyed Honeydew
Mid Summer Tomato Sauce with Spaghetti Squash
Pesto Chicken Salad
Picnic Pita Sandwiches
Plum and Tomato Salad
Plum Cake
Prairie Flowers Pasta
Pressed Crust Peach Tart
Roasted Cauliflower
Roasted Kohlrabi
Salmon Salad with Mint Cilantro Dressing
Shaved Asparagus Pizza
Spicy Creamed Corn
Stripes of Peppers, Eggplant, Tomatoes
Summer Best Salad
Summer Chopped Vegetable Salad
Mixed Greens Lasagne
Summer Squash and Orange Cake
Summer Vegetable Au Gratin
Tomato Bread Puddings
Turnip Gratin
Zucchini Strand Spaghetti

Year-round Recipes

Baked Eggs with Mushrooms
Black Bean Burgers
Cheese Garlic Corn Muffins
Chicken Pita Sandwich
Cremini Mushroom Soup
Cucumber Salad With Crème Fraiche
Gazpacho
Jam Shortbread Bars
Mango-Cucumber Salad
Nut Butter Granola Bars
Parmesan Cream Crackers
Pasta with Portabella Salsa and Cremini Mushrooms
Pizza with Hummus and Harissa
Polenta with Mushroon Ragout
Skordalia - Potato And Garlic Spread
Spanakopita
Stir Fry Vegetables
Sun Gold Tomato Preserves Kolacky
Wonton Crisps
Warm Mushroom Spread
Yogurt Dip

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Fall Recipes

Apple Cups Filled with Pumpkinseed and Chicken Salad
Apple Dumplings
Seedling Applesauce
Beet Gazpacho
Black Bean Burgers
Classic Apple Pie
Cosmic Carrots
Cure All Apple Crisp
Dannys Award Winning Red Chili
Easy Caramel Apples
Glazed Radishes and Radishes with Chive Butter
Hot Buttered Apple Cider
Parsnip Puree
Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Brown Butter
Pumpkin Ginger Bread Pudding
Pumpkin Lemon Grass Soup
Roasted Beet Salad with Salad Greens
Roasted Beets with Walnut Blue Cheese Dressing
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Sausage and Beans
Sauteed Kale or Beet Greens
Shallot and Apple Relish
Spaghetti Squash and Frizzled Brussel Sprout Leaves
Sweet and Spicy Brussel Sprouts
Thanksgiving Salad

Winter Recipes

Explore Chicago through a hands-on cooking class at World Kitchen Chicago, located on the Lower Level of 66 E. Randolph Street right below Chicago's Downtown Farmstand! Click here for details.