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    Published: Aug 26, 2022 · Modified: Jul 28, 2023 by Cinde LittleThis post may contain affiliate linksLeave a Comment

    Late summer is the best time of year to create a Farm To Table menu. The basic idea is to cook food that comes from farms, not factories. #Eatlocal is the hashtag.

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    1 Eat Local, Visit a Farmer's Market
    2 Dinner Club Stories
    3 In The Spirit of Farm To Table
    4 Starting a Gluten Free Dinner Club
    5 Make The Presentation Count
    6 A Farm To Table Menu
    7 More Dinner Club Menus

    The menu I'm sharing here is a combination of some of my favourite late summer dishes. Consider it a starting point to create your Farm To Table menu or chose one dish and let your friends chose their own. Some of those menus can become favourites.

    Eat Local, Visit a Farmer's Market

    It seems impossible but year after year there are more and more choices for food. More processed food and more fresh food. It comes from local farms and it's also flown from half way around the world.

    You've got all year to support local, national and international companies that supply the safe, gluten free packaged food we want and need. You definitely should support them.

    Farm to table is to bypass the ingredients from far away and enjoy the bounty of the harvest from local gardens and markets.

    When I make the effort to visit a Farmer's Market I'm often surprised to find interesting ingredients. Lesser know varieties of vegetables like candy cane beets, purple beans or carrots, every kind of potato, beautiful edible flowers and so much more.

    Dinner Club Stories

    At one of our annual Farm To Table dinner club nights I made this Harvest Jewelled Salad to show off candy cane beets. A vegetable you don't see at the grocery store everyday!

    A glass bowl with Garden Harvest Jewelled Salad containing sliced candy cane beets, grated golden beets, raspberries, blackberries and a variety of lettuce.
    Harvest Jewelled Salad

    What I didn't know is that I would also get fresh honey! What does that even mean you ask?

    I simply asked for a tablespoon of honey and it came with a Bee Keeping 101 lesson from my friend Kathy. She's pointing to the Queen bee and that's my head peaking a little closer to confirm I could definitely tell.

    You can read more about that amazing Dinner Club evening in the post for the Harvest Jewelled Salad.

    Kathy dressed in beekeeping wear using a large knife to point to the queen bee in the center of a hexagon-shaped bee hive piece.
    Kathy pointing to the queen bee of her colony

    In The Spirit of Farm To Table

    Make rules if you're up for the challenge (remember the 100 mile diet) or host your dinner in the spirit of farm-to-table. Serve real food, without labels if you can. In my Dinner Club hearing about everyone's shopping adventures is always a fun part of the evening.

    What I mean by in-the-spirit is to simply do the best you can. In this menu you'll see an orange in my sangria photo. Citrus fruit is in season from December to March and although I wouldn't usually buy oranges in the summer, I did.

    But, I also read the fruit label (with the tiniest print ever!) to learn that my orange was flown all the way from South Africa. So, in the spirit of farm to table I focused on as much local produce as I could, used local berries, raspberries I picked from my garden and gave in on that orange.

    UPDATE: I'm happy to report that I made that sangria recipe last week without an orange and we all enjoyed it just as much. The classic orange flavour comes through from the liqueur so you can skip that orange if you want.

    A photo collage with the words, Dinner Club and Farm To Table Menu plus photos of gazpacho, chicken with olive tapenade in tomato basil sauce and a fruit pizza.
    Dinner Club - Farm To Table Menu -photo credit Jim Little

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    Starting a Gluten Free Dinner Club

    Dinner Club is a perfect way for people living on a restricted diet to come together and share their experiences while enjoying a meal. If you want to be part of a Dinner Club share the idea with friends.

    Why not discuss the idea over a potluck Farm To Table dinner right away.

    With no pressure of committing to a regular schedule just brainstorm the idea. Check out my post, How To Start a Dinner Club for some ideas.

    Make The Presentation Count

    Every kitchen needs tools to cook and serving dishes to serve. To minimize the amount of dishes I buy, I have collected a nice selection of clear glass and plain white platters and trays.

    For my Gazpacho I chose Mason jars for a casual presentation to match the barefoot farm to table dinner I took it too. I added the cucumber ribbon on a skewer with garden tomatoes and fresh thyme for a gourmet touch.

    Gluten free cooks know that reusable grilling sheets are ideal to prevent cross contact when cooking on someone else's' barbecue. To make my Summer Fruit Pizza I used a 12-inch tart pan with removable bottom and you can read all about how to do that in the recipe description for the Fruit Pizza.

    So here is a Farm To Table menu I put together for you. No matter whether your meal is simple or elaborate, I hope you have an interesting discussion about where your food came from.

    I'd love to hear anything from your dinner conversation in the comments below.


    A Farm To Table Menu

    Prosecco Berry Sangria and Farm-to-Table Gazpacho

    A pitcher and two glasses of Prosecco Berry Sangria surrounded by fresh fruit.
    Prosecco Berry Sangria made with pomegranate juice.
    Mason jars filled with my Farm to Table Gazpacho for our Gourmet Dinner Club evening.
    Farm to Table Gazpacho

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    Warm Spinach Basil Salad with Pancetta and Pine Nuts

    Warm Spinach Basil Salad

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    Chicken with Tapenade and Tomato Basil Sauce

    Grilled Vegetable Stacks or Garden Green Beans

    A platter of Chicken with Tapenade and Tomato Basil Sauce garnished with fresh basil.
    Chicken with Tapenade and Tomato Basil Sauce
    Vegetable Stacks with a balsamic glaze swirl.
    Vegetable Stacks

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    Two hands holding a square white platter holding a glazed fruit pizza that has randomly placed strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Finished with a sprinkling of blue and yellow. edible flower petals.
    Summer Fruit Pizza with Edible Flower Petals

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    If you love Mason Jars like I do check out this post; Organize for Success with Mason Jars.

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