A Favorite Meal... on the Farm!

The BF and I are members of the Dog Mountain Farm CSA, and one of our favorite things to do in the summer is attend one of David and Cindy Krepky’s fabulous Farm Dinners. These multi-course meals are created by a local chef and offer up a tantalizing experience of fresh vegetables, herbs, poultry and seafood.

The evening starts out with a glass of sparkling wine and an appetizer before heading out on a tour of the working farm. The tour includes the WSDA poultry barn, produce and berry patches, and a visit with two very sweet Percheron draft horses. The meals are then served on elegant picnic tables in the orchards with a stunning view of the Cascade Mountain range.

This summer I have been to two dinners prepared by Chef Eric Wright (from Sorrento Hotel Hunt Club and Cactus restaurants) and I have been blown away by the way he has creatively put together the meals. Eric is especially talented at preparing seafood, including Salmon and Halibut. As someone who has been eating fresh fish for my whole life (see Riches of the Pacific Coast), I have been really impressed with his creative preparations.

Here are examples of some of my favorite dishes that Eric has served us from the bounty of Dog Mountain Farm:

• Spanish tortilla with farm-fresh eggs, new potatoes, roasted sweet peppers, asparagus, and fresh goat cheese
• Chilled cucumber soup with lemon crème fraiche
• Grilled apricots with charred Italian chicory, Cabrales Blue cheese, Jerez sherry vinaigrette and toasted almonds
• Grilled wild sockeye salmon with grilled corn cakes, herb salad, cucumber salsa, and red and green Chile sauces
• Roasted fresh halibut with tomato-basil salad on sautéed garlicky pea vines with caramelized fennel, grilled purple potatoes, and lemon-thyme aioli
• Fresh berry pudding with scratch-made pound cake and sweet vanilla cream

Of course, the meals are paired with plenty of wine from a local winery. We’ve enjoyed both Guardian Cellars and Red Sky Winery.

All in all, these dinners are the quintessential example of a slow food meal, linking together the pleasure of food, community, and the environment. We always have such a great time and truly believe these are some of the best meals we have had in Seattle!

To learn more about the Dog Mountain Farm Dinners, and to sign up for one of three remaining events, visit http://www.dogmtnfarm.com/farm%20dinner.htm. We’ll be there on September 26th, and would love for anyone to join us!