Close to home...

Trying to eat food grown close to home is becoming a little easier. This process does help when you have family who can bring items that are grown and made close to their home when they come to visit. This morning we ate one of the most delicious breakfasts I have had in a long, long time. Not only because it tasted good, but also because I knew we were eating food that has not traveled a million miles to our mouths. We made pancakes out of wheat that was grown in a field where the horse and plow are the machines working it. The pancakes also were made with organic yogurt (which we would have made, but ran out of time)which was soaked overnight with the wheat. Did you know that it is better to soak your grains for 12-24 hours before you eat them? I can go into that more later. Real maple syrup made in Ohio drizzled over our pancakes. We had free range eggs from the market and from my MIL's neighbors chickens. Melons and blueberries were provided by the local farm. We had a sprite melon and a honeydew which were ripened to perfection! Then to top off the meal, milk was fresh from the cow, unpasturized. Yum!

Weekly Farmer's Market Report

I'm back! Here's the scoop on the market. The strawberries are gone but now there is cantelope. I also found some tasty nectarines. The peaches are semi-free stone (meaning some come away from the pit and some don't). The free stone peaches should be out in the next week or two. I was hoping to see some eggplant but I was in a hurry and wasn't able to nose around very much. The tomatoes are now from the field rather than greenhouses. I love summer!

Weekly Farmer's Market Report

Sorry this is a little late this week. I know you could hardly wait to hear what was new at the market. Are you ready? Plums! There were several venders who had them. My husband is the plum guy and he said they were tasty. I will be out of town next week. Maybe it will be time for eggplant when I get back. I have several recipes I'm waiting to try. Over and out!

Weekly Farmer's Market Report

Now that it is getting hot I've decided to go to the market in the morning hours if possible. Everything was looking a little wilty by 3:00 in the afternoon when the temperature was in the 80's last week. This morning everything looked so fresh and perky. There were blackberries today, and several vendors had corn already! That helped me not be sad that asparagus season is pretty much over.