Buongiorno,
here's my Market Watch from the Alemany farmers' market
for July 21st.
Thanks to the forty people who made our vegetarian dinner so terrific (and this from a meat eater...)
Ciao,
Marco Flavio
What I found this week:
Organic Tomatoes are back (see above), and they're finally ripe (see my earlier post on my favorite fruit). The whole range of flavors and colors are here: Early girls, heirlooms, cherry and grape. Enjoy!
Early girls are particularly good now: very peppery and juicy. Usually they're the first (real) tomatoes to appear at the market, since they ripen early. They're my favorite option for July.
Red fruit looks beautiful on a plate offsetting light green vegetables. Spice up your tomatillo salsa with these fiery hot burgundy Jalapeños.
Recipes from Allrecipes or Epicurious.
Fresh Okra is readily available. Alison says ew, but I say it's wonderful with the other summer staples: corn and tomatoes. That way, you get the full summer color range: red, green and yellow.
Recipes from Allrecipes and Epicurious.
Can you believe I found crowder peas? They're a southern staple not always available out here on the West Coast. Recipes from Allrecipes and Cooks.com.
A great example eggplants living up to their name: some were almost white and the size of a chicken egg. The Italian ones are perfect now, hard and plump. Recipes from Allrecipes or Epicurious.
Organic Lemon cucumbers. Great to bite straight into (but first remove the butt end of the fruit, because it can be bitter). They have tiny spines the size of poppy seeds, but they're not at all prickly going down. Their crisp tasty white flesh can have a faint lemony flavor ... ideal to put in water sliced, or eat like a fruit. Also great for pickling.
Several kinds of grapes are here. Always buy grapes organic: they regularly make Foodnews.org list of ingredients that score highest on pesticide residue. Go and check the list out, it's a great starting point (They even have a foldable one for your wallet).
Check out my favorite: Red Flame, ideal for roasting and using in my Roasted grape focaccia.
Yes, cantaloupes are great, but do you know what all the other melons taste like?
Not even a little curious?
Recipes from Allrecipes and Epicurious.
For all you Scots (or Scotland lovers): thistles. I've always loved Scotland's motto that appears under the thorny flower: "Nemo me impune lacessit" (No one harms me without punishment). Feisty, eh?
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