by Sarah | Aug 9, 2013 | All About Indiana, Blogging Life, DigIN, Indiana Family of Farmers, The Reluctant Hoosier
Everyone in Indiana knows that DigIN is a great place to eat some marvelous food prepared by fabulous chefs, and get some locally brewed beer that’ll knock your socks off.
Did you know that it’s also a great place to meet the people behind those fabulous dishes? The men and women that grow the food, or raise the livestock to get that locally sourced food on your plate?
DigIN is about so much more than the people that cook the food. It’s about the people that provide the food.
I’m happy to once again be a part of getting the word out and telling you about this fabulous festival and encourage you all to go.
First I’ll give you the details, but then keep going for a GIVEAWAY 😀
What: DigIN – A Taste of Indiana
When: Sunday, August 25, 2013. 12-5PM
Where: White River State Park
Tickets: $40 General Admission ($60 gets you in an hour early); Children $10 (under 4 are free)
Indiana Family of Farmers is an amazing sponsor of the event and wants to give you TWO tickets to come see (and taste) the Heartland on August 25, 2013 at White River State Park.
I’m going to make it even easier than usual to win, just two ways to enter.
- Visit the DigIN site and leave a comment here telling me what part of the Event you’d like to “dig in” to.
- Tweet about my giveaway w/ a tag to me (@sadiecass) and leave a comment here saying you did so.
That’s it!
Giveaway ends on Tuesday, August 13 at 10:59PM. Winner will be contacted first thing August 14th & will have 24 hours to reply or I will pick another winner.
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Dig IN, A Taste of Indiana 2013 RESTAURANTS, CHEFS and DISHES noted, as available (subject to change)
- 18 on the Square, Joseph Martin: Duck Gyro, Grilled Flat Bread, Relished Summer Vegetables, Daredevil Sauce (Protein provided by Maple Leaf Farms)
- Black Market, Micah Frank: Indiana Berry Shrub
- Brad Gates Catering, Brad Gates: Grilled Duck Breast & Poached Peach Salad
- Cerulean, Chase Hinton and Caleb France: Duck, Fennel, Sorrel, Cherries, Chilies
- Chef JJ’s Back Yard, Chef JJ Boston: Curried Pork and Lamb (Protein from Paul Russell’s Farm and Gunthrop Farms)
- Circle City Soups, Roger Hawkins, Indiana Gazpacho
- Circle City Sweets, Cindy Hawkins: Honey-Shagbark Granola with Yogurt
- Courses Restaurant, Joseph Davey: Albondigas (Protein from Keegan Poe’s Farm)
- Craig Baker, Craig Baker: Pork Country Style Torchon, House Pickled Seasonal Veg Salad, “Bloody Mary,” and Micro Herbs (Protein from Birkeys)
- Delicia, Ricardo Martinez: Spicy Beet Salad
- Fermenti Artisan, Mark Cox: Smoked Bison Shoulder and Curtido (Protein from Bison World)
- Goose the Market, Chris Eley: Meat on a Stick (Protein from Donnie Brewer’s Farm)
- Indiana Downs, Greg Schiesser (Protein from Dallas & Meggie Foster’s Farm)
- Joseph Decuis, Aaron Butts: Mini Wagyu Burgers with Spicy Tomato Jam and Bleu Cheese Mousse (Protein provided by Joseph Decuis Farm)
- Just Rennie’s Cookie Company, Chef Doug & Marla Rennie: Just Rennie’s Gourmet Cookies
- JW Marriott Indianapolis, Brendon Cheney: Indiana Pig: The Adventure Begins (Protein from Chris & Jent Campbell’s Farm)
- Kelly Ford, Jeff Ford: Duck Confit Egg Roll/Spring Roll with Pork Belly & Jalapeno “Duck” Sauce (Protein from Maple Leaf Farms)
- Lemleys’ Catering, Alexa Lemley: Chicken on a Grit Cake (Protein from Tyson)
- Meridian Restaurant and Bar, Layton Roberts: Faux Noodle (Protein from Matt Gibson’s Farm)
- Mesh on Mass, Mark Henrichs: Compressed Watermelon Salad
- Napolese, Tyler Herald: Focaccia Caprese Sandwich
- Northside Social, Nicole Oprisu: Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Protein from Tyner Pond)
- One World Catering, Corbin Morwick: Moroccan Lamb Meatballs (Protein from Keegan Poe’s Farm)
- R bistro, Regina Mehallick: Beans & Beef (Protein from Fischer Farms)
- Scratchtruck, Matt Kornmeyer: Bourbon Braised Brisket with Peach Bourbon Glaze (Protein from Fischer Farms)
- Severin Bar, Vincent Russo: Pulled Pork Sliders with Bourbon/Watermelon Slaw
- Spice Box, Nitin Naidu: Goat Channa (Protein from Gunthrop Farms)
- The Chef’s Academy, Anthony G Hanslits: Lamb Reuben + Napa Cabbage Slaw + Minted Mustard (Protein from Keegan Poe’s Farm)
- The Indigo Duck, Karen Hewett: Rabbit Sloppy Joe’s (Protein from Meat the Rabbit)
- The Loft Restaurant, Brandon Canfield: Grass-fed Beef
- The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Courtney Loyd (Protein from RDM Shrimp)
- Valley Kitchen & Bar, Cory Muro: Pork Belly Lettuce Wraps(Protein from Gunthrop Farms)
- Zest! Exciting Food Creations + Twist Lounge, Valerie Vanderpool: Elloté Salad with Cornmeal-Crusted Perch (Protein from Bell Aquaaculture)
INDIANA ARTISANS
- Best Boy & Co., Ft. Wayne/Roanoke: Caramel bourbon sauce and fudge sauces
- Burton’s Maplewood Farm, Medora: Maple syrup and infused syrups
- Capshew Cellars, Lanesville: Black cherry, pear and red wine vinegars
- Captain Jim’s Sauces, Indianapolis: Hot sauces made from naturally grown, sustainable peppers from a local farmer
- Chocolate for the Spirit, Shelbyville: Truffles and bon-bons
- Cornerstone Bread Co., Indianapolis: Vienna, Marble Rye and Cherry Chocolate breads, Scotch Ale rolls made with Sun King Brewing’s Wee Mac Brown Ale
- Frittle Candy, Indianapolis: Frittle, a cross between fudge and brittle
- Front Porch Pretzels, Kokomo: Small-batch, hand-poured jams featuring organic fruit
- Sweet Poppin’s, Kokomo: Gourmet flavored popcorn
FOOD TRUCKS/REFRESHMENTS
- Bee Coffee: Plum Buzz Iced Coffee
- Duos: Golden Chanterelle Vegetable Bisque
- Natural Born Juicers: Strawberry Smoothie
- Nicey Treat: Paletas, ice pops made with fresh fruit
- Scratchtruck
- Spice Box
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*Disclaimer: As an Indiana Family of Farmers Ambassador I received two free tickets to DigIN. As always, all opinions and reluctance to be called a Hoosier are all mine.
by Sarah | Apr 28, 2013 | All About Erik, All About Indiana, All About Me, All of Us, Blogging Life, Indiana Family of Farmers, Sponsored, Zest & Zing
GIVEAWAY CLOSED – WINNER SELECTED
Are you a foodie?
Are you a wanna-be-foodie?
Do you love watching the cooking shows – even better, the cooking competition shows?
Ever fancy yourself a judge on one of those?
Do you like helping out awesome causes like Gleaners Food Bank?
For the second year, Indy is pairing up chefs with local farmers for a cooking competition for Zest ‘n Zing.
And they’ll be picking an audience member to be a judge!
Oooh, and it’s being emcee’d by the Weather Man – Paul Poteet and Jennie Runevitch of WTHR.
I know, I sound a little fan-girl here, but I’m really excited for the opportunity to go to this event, and even more so that I get to give one of you a pair of tickets to go! That’s right, I’m not just talking about the event, I’m inviting you to join me! (Thanks to Indiana’s Family of Farmer’s!!)
So before I give you tickets, here’s the nitty-gritty details of the event.
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Zest ‘n Zing: A Foodie Event for the At-Home Chef
What it is: Two teams, each made up of a chef and a farmer, go head-to-head to create a great new dish. The winning chef receives $500.
When it is: May 7, 2013. Doors open at 5PM, the competition begins about 7PM.
Where it is: Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
Cost: $20 online – and all proceeds go to benefit GLEANERS! Seriously. How awesome is that?
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So, you want a pair of free tickets to this event, right? I know you do, because it’s awesome.
So I’m going to make it easy on you. All it takes to win is one comment.
For that comment, I want you to just tell me what you’re most excited about for the event? Is it the good food? The thrill of competition? The possibility of being a judge? Or meeting the farmers that will be there?
The Giveaway will end at 9PM on Tuesday, April 30th. I’ll contact the winner by midnight through email. You’ll have only 24 hours to respond before I draw another name so I can get the name to IFOF.
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Disclaimer: I am an IFOF Ambassador and therefore this is a sponsored post. I’ll get the same Zest ‘N Zing tickets as the winner does. However, while I do blog for good food, good company, and good competition – I don’t sell my opinions. All thoughts and opinions expressed in the post are my own.
by Sarah | Apr 21, 2013 | All About Learning, Blogging Life, Earth Day Indiana, Indiana Family of Farmers
My kids in school every year learn something about Earth Day.
Most often, I’m brought home acres of paper about the importance of recycling (which I find ironic), and usually a planted seed of some form.
It never feels like enough.
This year there is a great event we plan on attending.
Earth Day Indiana is on April 27th from 11AM-4PM at White River State Park.
It’s FREE.
Did you hear that part?
FREE.
Over 130 exhibits from cleaner fuel to wildlife protection will span the event. With all of that, there has to be something that will suit everyone in your family.
One of the proud sponsors of the event – Indiana’s Family of Farmers – will have two booths at the event.
The ever-popular “Wheel of Ag” encourages visitors to learn more about how Indiana’s farm families work hard on their farms to be good stewards of our land. A variety of farm families from across the state will be on hand to answer questions about their farms.
Then, in the Children’s Tent, IFOF will help kids plant popcorn in biodegradable CowPots to celebrate the “Year of Popcorn” at the Indiana State Fair. How fun is that? I know my girls will be totally excited to plant popcorn!
So if you’re in Indy, pack up the family and head out for the event. There’s going to be so much to do, you’ll be disappointed when the day is over.
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*Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by the IFOF. As an IFOF Ambassador I receive compensation for this post. As always, my opinions are quite certainly my own as I would only willingly trade in my true thoughts for about a gazillion dollars and a private island supplied with wifi, a stocked library, and my own personal plastic surgeon (so my lazy butt wouldn’t have to work or diet for that better body I dream of). I can promise, none of that was supplied in this case.
by Sarah | Oct 29, 2012 | All About Family, All About Indiana, All of Us, Blogging Life, Indiana Family of Farmers, Table Talk, The Reluctant Hoosier
[flickr id=”5075549323″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”]Fall is my favorite season. I might be partial to summer because that’s when I was born – but it gets too hot (especially here in Indiana) and far too humid and I don’t have a pool anymore.
Besides – fall has all the gorgeous color, brief though it may be.
Fall is the season I start to bake. I start making Christmas cookies early & freeze them – but I also start baking bread. And pie. And anything else I can concoct. My family loves the influx of fresh food baked in warm oven. Only thing I wish for at this time of year is a lot more counter space.
Fall is also the season that the local farmers have the corn mazes, apple picking, pumpkin picking, and fall festivals. There is so much to do at this time of year – and my favorite is the apples. Apple pie and applesauce adorn our table regularly in the fall.
There really is no better season.
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This post was written as part of Indiana Family of Farmers Table Talk series. As a Table Talk contributor I received various products to help along the table talk. All opinions and stories in the post are my own truth.
by Sarah | Aug 11, 2012 | All About Indiana, Blogging Life, DigIN, Indiana Family of Farmers, The Reluctant Hoosier
I’ve taken to calling myself the Reluctant Hoosier because when I first moved here my freshman year of high school I loudly proclaimed then, and for years to follow, that I would never ever be a Hoosier.
In my old(er) age I’m softening to the Hoosier State. With every new thing I learn about the state, the more I come to love it.
Like the sheer number of food and livestock grown and produced right here in Indiana. It’s staggering, and it makes me proud that so many farmers are working hard to keep our nation fed with healthy meat and produce.
DigIN is a great way to meet some of the farmers, and many of the local businesses that not only run locally, but buy locally.
Indiana Family of Farmers is playing chef at the event and wants to give you TWO tickets to come see (and taste) the Heartland on August 26, 2012 at White River State Park.
I’m going to make it even easier than usual to win, just two ways to enter.
- Visit the DigIN site and leave a comment here telling me what part of the Event you’d like to “dig in” to.
- Tweet about my giveaway w/ a tag to me (@sadiecass) and leave a comment here saying you did so.
That’s it!
Giveaway ends on Tuesday, August 14 at 10:59PM. Winner will be contacted first thing August 15th & will have 24 hours to reply or I will pick another winner.
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*Disclaimer: As an Indiana Family of Farmers Ambassador I received two free tickets to DigIN. As always, all opinions and reluctance to be called a Hoosier are all mine.
by Sarah | Jul 27, 2012 | All About Family, All About Indiana, All of Us, Blogging Life, Community, Indiana Family of Farmers, Table Talk, The Reluctant Hoosier
It’s safe to say that I’ve mentioned a few times before how much I love my neighborhood. It reminds me of a neighborhood I grew up in when I lived in Buffalo. We all know each other, our kids all know each other, we watch out for each others families and homes. There isn’t a weekend that goes by that you can’t find a group of neighbors gathered at someones house. This stands true through spring, summer, fall, and into the mildest of winter weather.
One surefire way to get a group over your house is to get out the grill. Usually when we plan on cooking out, we expect to end up inviting at least two of our neighbors to join in the fun. Hot dogs, hamburgers, steaks, chicken – you name it we grill it. Someone is bound to bring mac & cheese (because you can’t have any food gathering without that) – and of course type of salad. Before you know it, our deck table is absolutely overflowing with food and our deck is overflowing with neighbors.
Usually after the kids settle for ice pops. You know, the stick-pops of juice you get at the local supermarket on the cheap. Every freezer in the neighborhood is jammed full of them.
This year I’m bringing something new and fun to the party.
A [amazon_link id=”B003U9ZCRO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Quick Pop[/amazon_link] bar. Make a base of their yummy vanilla yogurt pop and lay out the fruits and chocolate shell. In minutes the kids can have a yummy popsicle they made themselves – and it’s not just sugar water. Fruit’s involved which helps with the healthy points.
Yup, this year my Quick Pops will bring all the neighbors to the yard 😉
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This post was written as part of Indiana Family of Farmers Table Talk series. As a Table Talk contributor I received products. All opinions and stories in the post are my own truth.
