Saturday traditions

Biscuit and I have a nice little tradition of going to the Farmers' Market on Saturdays. We've been doing this for a few months now.  When we have time and the weather is nice, we walk over. Otherwise we hop in the car. Once we get there, Biscuit rides in her stroller and greets the strangers with a forceful, "HI!" and gobbles up fruit and cheese samples. Well, except last weekend when she ran around and had a screaming fit when I wouldn't let her eat an orange peel. But I digress.

We have our routine. A quick loop to check out the offerings and then we hit our usual spots. The guys on the end who recommend which oranges are best each week (lately it's the navels). The teenage kids who sell apples but are always eating chips and drinking soda at 8 a.m.  The fellow with the tent where we get carrots, potatoes and onions. The "cheap" booth at the other end for cauliflower and squash over the past few months and now asparagus for $2 a bundle.  The cheese lady (who is also a Craft Mafia member proving what a very small world we live in). The mushroom lady. The weekly $1 bag of "ready to eat" kiwis. It's all gotten rather predictable in a very nice sort of way.

Usually we head home to make a fritatta/quiche thing with the chard, onion, cheese and mushrooms.  This weekend we jumped back in the car and headed to San Francisco for the afternoon followed by dinner at my parents'.  Turns out Biscuit doesn't like carousels. Oh well.

Comments

[Kris H.]

Speaking of asparagus!!! You probably already read the Cooking With Whine blog, but in case you haven't checked it out lately, her most recent post includes a recipe for Pasta with Goat Cheese and Asparagus....

[Kris H.]

Also...I am jealous that your farmer's market goes year round! Mine closes in the winter...I miss my fresh fruits and veggies! And the bread...oh man! The bread!!!

[farfromca]

I can't wait for May when our farmers markets start back up again. I love the picture at the end on teh carousel. it is precious.