{"id":309,"date":"2010-05-30T22:06:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T05:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiddy.wordpress.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2010-05-30T22:06:10","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T05:06:10","slug":"sunday-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiddy.com\/?p=309","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Farmer's Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trip to the farmer’s market was the perfect way to start off\u00a0the day.<\/p>\n

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Table after table of yummy veggies…<\/p>\n

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Just a small sample of the flowers…<\/p>\n

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There were probably 5 or more flower stations. I refrained and didn’t pick any up this time. I had purchased sunflowers from Trader Joe’s that lasted 10 days – the bunch was only $3.99 – thinking I’ll go back for some more of those.<\/p>\n

Sidenote: I went to see Sex and the City II with a group of girlfriends Thursday night. The one thing I noticed is that all of the girls had fresh and\u00a0beautiful flowers in their zillion dollar apartments. I stopped doing that for a while, but have been buying myself flowers for the past few months – I love it! A few bucks and I smile every time I walk by them… that is until the water starts stinking and they need to be replaced ~ Hah!<\/p>\n

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I’ve got these “Red Hot Pokers” growing in the backyard right now and they look awesome.<\/p>\n

O.k., back to the farmer’s market – We met up with 3 of our friends and each of us had an agenda… I was on the hunt for some staples and a few “out of my comfort zone” items to play with this upcoming week. Another friend was on the hunt for his asparagus for broiling and his pull\u00a0apart bread.\u00a0We had a cherry pie maker in the group too. We sorted through cherries side by side.\u00a0It’s always fun to see what your friends put in their bags. We had a last-minute car switch, so I was left without bags – I store them in my car, whoops.\u00a0 It ended up being o.k., our friends had extras.<\/p>\n

We all\u00a0went to brunch after the market. I\u00a0ordered an\u00a0Eggs Benedict dish – \u00a02 poached eggs, Canadian\u00a0bacon and fresh tomato slices served on toasted focaccia\u00a0with Hollandaise\u00a0sauce and a side of red potatoes cooked with onion and peppers. Delicious!\u00a0My camera ran out of battery juice, or I would have included more photos. The\u00a0cafe is also\u00a0known for their French toast – Huge slabs of French bread (cut on the diagonal – 10-12 inch pieces)\u00a0dipped in rich custard and served with whipped butter – heavenly!<\/p>\n

We got home, I put the camera battery in the charger and I unpacked my farmer’s market goodies and waited until I had enough battery juice to take another photo.<\/p>\n

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My goodies consisted of pretzel bread coated with sesame seeds, pretzel croissants (new obsession), yellow summer\u00a0squash, middle eastern squash, pencil California asparagus, tri-color\u00a0baby potatoes – haven’t tried the peruvian purples before – thinking of all sorts of possibilities recipe wise. I also got some cherries – regular with a few Rainier thrown in. One of my friends stated that California cherry farmers were worried about the cherries splitting\u00a0due to all of the rain we’ve been\u00a0having – I noticed it on some as I picked through them, but all in all… they looked and tasted awesome! The last thing I brought home was fava beans. I’m excited to try something with those too.<\/p>\n

I’m having so much fun\u00a0searching for different recipes, cooking methods, etc. We’re\u00a0attending a Memorial Day BBQ with friends tomorrow. I’m bringing a salad and a side dish – Dan picked the side dish, so I’m going to focus on the salad. Off to make a grocery list.
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A trip to the farmer’s market was the perfect way to start off\u00a0the day. Table after table of yummy veggies… Just a small sample of the flowers… There were probably 5 or more flower stations. I refrained and didn’t pick any up this time. I had purchased sunflowers from Trader Joe’s that lasted 10 days … <\/p>\n

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