Saturday June 2nd.
7 am to 10 am
3rd Annual Breakfast on the Farm

COST = $.75
(the price of this breakfast that would go back to the farmer if you bought this at a restaurant)
(Farmer’s Share Breakfast)
Livingston County Young Leaders will be sponsoring BREAKFAST ON THE FARM.  At this breakfast, consumers will only be asked to pay for the “farmers share” of the breakfast, meaning if you bought this breakfast at a restaurant, this is the price of the food that would make it back to the farmer for his products.
Biscuits and Gravy, Eggs, Juice and Milk.
All are invited to attend.
There will be free tours of Kilgus Farmstead given throughout the day.

Saturday June 23rd
FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE FARM
10 AM TO 4 PM

Activities Include:

Free tours of the dairy
Vendor tent with food sampling
Afternoon Pony Cart Rides
Bouncy Houses
Face Painting
Ice Cream Social to benefit SELCAS
(South East Livingston County Ambulance Service)
Many other children’s Activities!!

Come Rain or Shine and Bring the Whole Family!!!

Beef House Yeast Rolls
—–1 dozen frozen yeast rolls, yummy!!

Sassy’s Aspiry Honey
—– Local Honey products including honey jars, candy, lotion and much more!

Gehring Poultry
—– 1/2 chickens raised without antibiotics or hormones and cage free!

Kilgus Farmstead Cows Milk Soap
—- available in seven different scents!

Windcrest Dairy
— wonderful yogurt in plain, vanilla, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry and peach
Trenton, IL

Ludwig Farmstead Creamery Cheese
– fresh farmstead cheeses from Ludwig.  Semi-Hard to Hard Cheese. Made Locally near Fithian IL

Local Folks Foods
– homemade canned spagetti sauce, tomatoes, pizza sauce and hot sauce from our Indiana neighbors

We are always looking for  new local products to have available, so check back often!

Many of our customers ask “what do I do with this cut of meat, or that pint of heavy cream.  Well, we wanted to share some of the Kilgus Families favorite recipes with you.  Enjoy!

March

BBQ Beef Brisket or Roast Beef

Ingredients

1 – 6 lb beef brisket or beef roast.  (We recommend sirloin tip roast, chuck roast, or brisket from Kilgus Farmstead)

1/2 cup bbq spice rub.  (We recommend Pottstown BBQ rub found at Kilgus Farmstead Country Store)

4 cups water

1 tablespoon finely ground coffee

black pepper to taste

1/4 cup cider vinegar

Rub the brisket or roast generously with spice blend, cover and let marinate overnight in refrigerator.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Put the  beef, fat cap up, in a roasting pan. Add 1 cup water to the pan and roast the beef uncovered for

1 hour.

In a medium bowl, combine the coffee, brown sugar, pepper to taste, 3 cups hot water and the cider

 vinegar.

Remove the beef from the oven, pour the coffee mixture over the beef, cover with foil

 and  braise until beef reaches an internal temperature of 185 and is fork tender, about 3 hours

(2 to 2 1/2 hours if using Jersey beef) . Remove to a carving board to let rest.

Cook the braising liquid in the roasting pan on the stove top, skimming fat and allow to reduce just

 slightly or to desired consistency.

Thinly slice the beef  across the grain.  We also will put a roast in a  crock pot on low for 8 hours with these

 ingredients.  The roast beef will shred instead of slice.  Still very tasty!

ENJOY!!

April

Kilgus Cow Pie

Ingredients:

2 store bought gram cracker pie crusts, or homemade gram cracker crusts

Chocolate Filling:
1 cup Kilgus Farmstead Heavy Cream
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
Combine cream, sugar, and cocoa and simmer on stove or in microwave for 4 minutes.  Add vanilla and cool.  Once cool and put into crust.

Whipped Cream Topping:
1 cup Kilgus Farmstead Heavy Cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
Whip all together until stiff.  Place over chocolate filling

Makes 2 pies

May

Swiss Steak

Ingredients

1 pkg Kilgus Farmstead Jersey Round Steak
1 cup flour, salt and pepper to taste
olive oil
1 small can tomato sauce
1 can cream of mushroom
8 oz water
8 oz fresh chopped mushrooms
1 cup sliced cherry tomatos
2 cups chopped carrots
1 small onion chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
garlic and Italian seasoning to taste

Mix flour, salt and pepper.  Trim fat off of round steak.  Coat with flour.  Heat frying pan and add olive oil.  Brown floured round steak. In 9×13 greased baking dish spread out tomato sauce.  Place browned steak in dish.  To hot skillet add mushrooms, tomato’s, carrots, celery, and onion.  Cook until just starting to get soft.  Turn down heat and add cream of mushroom soup and water.  Stir until mixed and pour mixture over steak.  Cover with foil and bake for 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees.

Make sure and “like” the Kilgus Farmstead facebook page to get weekly updates on what is happing at the farm.  We also will keep you up to date on the delicious ice cream flavor of the week.