Enjoy Chinese New Year Dinner with Us!
                                                                                                                      
 
 
Slow Food Harrisburg and the China Tea House celebrate the Year of the Dragon at our third annual Chinese New Year dinner on January 27. Enjoy a variety of delicious and authentic Chinese dishes prepared by Chef Jimmy Chan especially for this festive occasion and served buffet style. Choose from a selection of tantalizing appetizers (“dim sum”), plus more than half a dozen entrees, including seafood, chicken, beef and vegetables. Try several or try them all!  Have a sweet tooth? That’s covered, too, including …

Care about small farmers? How about healthy, sustainable food? Then please join us for…
 
Fair Farms Campaign Kickoff Meeting!
Thursday, September 22nd
7:00 – 8:00pm
HACC Midtown 2 – Room 118 – 1500 N 3rd St, Harrisburg
**Refreshments provided**
 
Right now, our country’s food system is broken. A few large companies, like Cargill and Monsanto, control every part of our food system, squeezing consumers and driving out small and mid-sized farmers.
 
We all have the right to safe, healthy food. This year, we have a chance to make sure the USDA implements the 2008 Fair Farm Rules, …

Harvest Fruits: Meet the Producer Dinner
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm                                                                               Friday, September 23, 2011
Slow Food Harrisburg welcomes fall at its annual Meet the Producers dinner with a celebration of the fruits of the harvest. The reception and dinner will be held at 6:00 pm on September 23 at the Wildwood Conference Center, Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC).
Award-winning Executive Chef Travis Mumma of Café Fresco, HACC Chef Instructor Autumn Patti and the students of the Culinary Arts Program at HACC will celebrate the fruits of the hunt with a sumptuous entree of venison prepared two …

Recipe courtesy of Anne Burrell
Prep Time: 20 min
Inactive Prep Time: 2 hr 30 min
Cook Time:3 hr
Level: Easy
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients

Extra-virgin olive oil
4 lamb shanks (each about 1 1/4 pounds; 1 shank is a portion)
Kosher salt
1 large Spanish onion or 2 small yellow onions, cut into 1-inch dice
3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
3celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 cloves garlic
1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste
2 cups hearty red wine
2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary leaves
10 to 12 thyme branches tied together in a bundle
3 to 4 cups water
4 bay leaves
Gremolata, recipe follows

Directions
Preheat …

Recipe courtesy of Anne Burrell
Prep Time: 40 min
Inactive Prep Time: 2 hr 0 min
Cook Time: 35 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients

1 cup milk
2 cups water
Pinch cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt
1 cup polenta
4 sage leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup mascarpone
Extra-virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons grated Parmigiano

Directions
In a saucepan combine the milk, water, bay and cayenne. Bring the mixture to a boil over low heat and season generously with salt. Take the seasoning to the edge of too salty. To do this you MUST taste as you go. Polenta acts as a salt …

Slow Food Harrisburg’s local producer tour travels to Perry County, which is sprinkled with producers and artisans making products the old, tasty way. Our stops include:

Jujo Acres (Loysville) – Grass-fed Limousin cattle.  They were a featured producer at a previous SF Slow Supper.
Lark Rise Farm (Loysville) – Artisan breadmaker
Pretty Meadow Farm (Newport) – Organic vegetables and a Bed & Breakfast on over 100 acres.  They will be the last stop on our tour, where we can relax and enjoy the scenery and light refreshments.
Fourth location to be determined.

We’ll stop for …