Back to School Easy Meal Ideas

Written By Jordan Olson

August 28th @ Black Forest 

Chef Taylor will be joining us in Black Forest Saturday 9am-1pm to share some healthy and easy recipes for weeknight meals, snacks, and kids lunches all from items you can shop from our local farmers and food vendors.  

Chef Taylor Langman is a classically French trained Chef who studied at Auguste Escoffier's School of Culinary Arts in Boulder, Colorado where he specialized in cooking farm-to-table.  He has worked in the culinary industry for over nine years in all aspects of dining to include fine dining, fast-casual, catering, weddings, and special events all along the Front Range.  Taylor has a passion for cooking from scratch, even from a young age. He is a true believer and supporter of utilizing local produce and food items whenever possible.  

Here are the recipes he will be cooking up for us and answering any questions you may have!

Market Patty Melt

Ingredients:

  • 1lb Ground Beef

  • 1 Onion (yellow or white)

  • Salt

  • Pepper

  • Stone Ground Mustard (small as you can get 4oz-2oz)

  • Sourdough bread

  • Arugula Microgreens

  • Shaved Raddish or White Turnip 

Directions:  Will be updated by Saturday :)

Steak Arroser

Ingredients:

  • NY Strip Steak

  • 1 Small bunch each of Fresh Rosemary, Flatleaf Italian Parsley, Thyme

  • Onion (yellow/white/or red)

  • Salted Butter 

Directions: Will be updated by Saturday :)

Fruit Salad with Honey Mint Glaze

Ingredients:

  • Watermelon

  • Apples 4-5 (red and green) 

  • 2 Pears 

  • Cantaloupe

  • 2 lemons

  • 4-8 oz Honey

  • 1 bunch of Mint 

  • 1 bunch of Basil

Directions:  Will be updated by Saturday :)

German Pancakes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 doz. Eggs

  • QT of milk

  • Salted Butter

  • Apples 2-3 (Red or Green)

  • Brown Sugar

  • Plain Greek Yogurt (4-8oz)

  • Cinnamon

  • 1 jar Caramel Sauce 

Directions: Will be updated by Saturday :)

Garlic & Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots 

Ingredients:

  • Carrots - one bunch

  • Brown sugar

  • Butter

  • Garlic 

Directions:  will be updated by Saturday :)

Patty Pan Squash with Turnips & Onions

Ingredients: 

  • Patty Pan Squash

  • Turnips

  • Onion (yellow/white/red)

  • Butter

Directions:  will be updated by Saturday :)

Jordan Olson

Jordan Olson is a seasoned marketing maestro with over 20 years under his belt, specializing in the fine arts of copywriting, lead generation, and SEO.

He's been a VP of Marketing in the corporate world but found that he enjoys being his own boss much more - mainly because he gets to choose his office snacks.

Now, he relishes in the variety of clients he works with daily, from tech startups to online ukulele lessons.

When he's not crafting compelling copy or digging into analytics, you will find him playing with his kids or sneaking in a game of Magic the Gathering.

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