Last weekend, with the tip of a fellow food blogger, Two Peas and Their Pod, I found out that Tony Caputo’s was having a small farmer’s market inside their store. My friend Traci and I forged through the downtown crowds attending General Conference and made it to Caputo’s to sample and find some local products. For those of you who don’t live in Utah, General Conference happened twice a year and people from all over come to listen to the Apostles of the LDS church address the congregation. If the church members don’t come they usually watch this on TV or listen to it on the radio. Its a pretty big deal for their religion. To get to this cute market we had to pass through the downtown area near temple square and it was interesting to see flocks of people gathering to attend the conference as well as protestors and pretty much anyone you could imagine. As for Traci and I we were going to the Farmer’s Market to taste the best locally made honey, cheese, olive oils, and chocolate…a spiritual experience in itself! They had the Beehive Cheese company selling lavender and espresso flavored cheese, a chocolatier selling 70% pure cocoa bean chocolate straight from one farm in South America, and my favorite, the honey man from Slide Ridge Honey, selling flavor infused honeys like, Chamomile, Butterscotch, Mahogany, and Cinnamon. The honey is made in high altitudes and is not blended or altered in any way. The amazing variety of texture, color, low moisture content and unique flavors found in the honey are obtained by the altitude, flora, sustainable agriculture practices and their healthy bees in concert with Mother Nature. Slide Ridge Honey is extracted straight from the honeycoumb to the container. Although the honey was a bit pricy I decided to get the smallest jar of the Cinnamon Honey. Oh the plans I have for you honey…to add you to hot tea or coffee, to top off my morning oats, to drizzle you over some creamy Greek Yogurt! I became a lover of honey after visiting Greece last year. I brought home with me a few traditions from Greece and this was one- Greek Yogurt with honey after a meal. They would serve a very small portion of this after every meal. Some times with candied fruit on top as well. It was the perfect ending to every delicious meal we enjoyed there! I’ve found the best Greek yogurt at Sunflower Market or at The Greek Market on 3205 S State St. Also, you can find this local Utah honey on the shelves of Toney Caputos and create a Greek dessert of your own.

Milos, Greece.

Slider Ridge Honey