This Week at the Smart Markets Oakton Farmers' Market

This Week at our Oakton Market
Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
2854 Hunter Mill Road
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Dear Shopper,

It seems that I have waited years to say this, so I am thrilled to announce that we will have Cavanna Pasta back this week at the market and for the entire winter market.

You will love Kathleen Jorgensen, who will be selling for Cavanna, and some of you may even recognize her from the old Nottoway Park market, where she occasionally sold hydroponic lettuces. And you will also love the pasta. Handmade in Richmond and brought to us flash-frozen each week as it is made, this pasta is a labor of love for Gianni and his staff, and you can tell that with every bite. We will have a full line of his cut and filled pastas, and he will also send his packaged meals for your convenience. If you need a little boost in the kitchen on a busy evening, his intensely flavored sauces provide a base for your own creativity or all you need for fast food from your own kitchen.

We will have some recipes for you, including the hit of our demo repertoire this year: Warm Pumpkin Ravioli and Cranberry Salad with Sauteed Apples, Onions and Fennel and a Cider-Maple Dressing.

We know you missed Kristen and Sweet Hearts Patisserie last week with her lovely and luscious sweet treats, and she is back with a Halloween fantasia this week: Pumpkin Maple and dark chocolate cake truffles, Halloween petit fours, pumpkin chocolate chip tea cakes, and salted caramel, pumpkin spice, and dark chocolate macarons.

Celeste will be on site with Fabbioli wines and local honey, llama wool and handmade soaps — not to mention her own jellies.

And if you haven’t tried the celery at Heritage Farm, don’t miss out on its short season. It adds so much flavor to everything — even the chicken stock I made this week was enhanced by the chopped stalks and those amazing leaves. I added even more to the chicken noodle soup I made with the stock and needed nothing more than a little thyme for flavor. (I used Cavanna’s Straw and Hay Taglierini for the soup.)

Nancy and Naz at the Finger Buffet will be cooking up something new for you too — they always do — and this week they promise more date cookies for all.

Watch for some new vendors and shoppers next week. More on them in the next newsletter. We are looking forward to a fun market this winter — hope you can join us.

See you at the market!

Jean