Cajun Dinners Available at Farmers Market

Tomorrow evening, stop by the Easley Farmers Market to get fresh fruit and vegetables – and that night’s dinner.

Chef Damion Norton will be serving up some Cajun treats during the Tuesday evening market.

“He’s going to have a demonstration of how to make jambalaya and he’s bringing some he’s cooked that afternoon, ready to eat,” said Donny Simmons. “He’ll be there Tuesday at 5pm until he runs out. Hopefully he’ll hang around and show people some other stuff.” 

The chicken and sausage jambalaya will be served on rice.  Plates are $7.

Desserts and breads will be available from other farmers market vendors. 

Recently, the Tuesday evening market has been featuring local chefs serving up prepared meals using ingredients from the market, from fresh SC shrimp to veggies from local farms and gardens.

Last week, The Starving Artist Café, which does a Farm to Table dinner each Tuesday featuring Easley Farmers Market ingredients, grilled up some chicken using the Panola Pepper Hot Wing and BBQ sauces Simmons sells each week at the market. 

“The Starving Artist sold forty pounds of chicken in less than an hour and a half,” Simmons said.

The Starving Artist Café will be grilling out again during the Tuesday Evening market. 

Shrimp and grits plates will be featured later in the summer.

The Farmers Market is looking for more vendors to sell prepared meals. Contact Farmers Market Manager Lisa Garrett at 855-7900, ext. 7200 for more information.

“We look forward to people coming to visit with us,” Simmons said. 

There’s still time to enter the Easley Farmers Market’s Pie-Baking Contest.

The pie-baking contest will be held on Tuesday, July 23 during the market's Tuesday evening hours.

Ribbons, cash and other prizes will be awarded to the top three pies in both the Adult (18 and over) and Youth (17 and under) categories.

The contest is open to amateur bakers only. One entry per person.

The first 20 entries will be accepted.

Each pie must be accompanied by its recipe on a 4 X 6 card.

Pies must be made from scratch – no store bought pies or store bought crusts.

Pies entered must be made from scratch.

Please have your pie in a disposable pie plate.

Francine Bryson, a Pickens resident who is currently competing in CBS' The American Baking Competition, will be one of the contest's judges.

Bryson herself won the Easley Farmers Market Pie-Baking contest in its second year.

Judging will be based upon taste, appearance and overall appeal.

Contact Garrett for more information about the contest. Entry forms are available at City Hall, as well as the Farmers Market on Tuesdays and Saturdays.