Rain, go away! Farmers’ market wants to play!
I dragged myself and Sami to the Farmers’ Market this morning, despite the overflowing gutters on every street corner.
The rain wasn’t all that hard, and had started to lighten up before we headed home. I had brought my raincoat to throw over the stroller in case its standard shade wasn’t enough, but Sami fared just fine, bundled up in her coat and shielded by the stroller. I had an umbrella but didn’t do quite so well. My pants were soaked half way up to my knees.
In any case, I discovered that I am deeply in love with pink lady apples. I bought them from a vendor of organic produce (shock! gasp! at the farmers’ market!) but while I remember what they looked like and where they were located, I couldn’t tell you the name of any one vendor from another. In any case, I tried these apples, and gave Sami a sliver as well. She chucked hers to the footrest of her stroller and grunted for my chunk. We traded. And we both gave the Pink Lady our stamp of approval. I’m a big fan of Golden Delicious apples and these are like GDs +1. Incidentally, ours did not appear to be branded in any way, other than the name being used as the variety, contrary to what the link above might suggest.
Jen found possibly the largest, sweetest unripe-looking grapefruit on the face of the earth, and we each bought 3 for $2. When I run out of the 20 lb box of Costco oranges (at a rate of 2 oranges a day, that will be, like, three weeks from now?) I plan to buy the 20 lb bag from that same vendor. Fresh, local organic oranges are so much better!
I picked up a bag of crimini mushrooms, whose purpose has yet to appear to me in a vision, though I’m seeing maybe a mushroom risotto-style barley dish. I’ve really been into barley and quinoa lately.
Finally, I stocked up on the frozen tamales Ben and I love. They’re hand made and fresh, but kept frozen for longer shelf life. Which suits us just fine. Ben likes easy foods for office lunches, and I just frankly love tamales.
Ah, farmers’ market. Not only do you count as a single serving of daily physical activity, but I have a sneaking suspicion that buying my food from your vendors will help me along my health and fitness goals….
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There you are Cheryl ! I wanted to head to the Market yesterday, but I was so into hibernating during the rain ! I have to tell you we discovered pink ladies years ago when Chloe was 2 or 3, and have not looked back since, they are so yummy !
The litte roadside market I wrote about is on University Avenue in La Mesa, or on the way to La Mesa, just past 70th street on the right hand side. I can’t give you an address, its just one of those places I drive by…they are open on Wed, Fri, and Saturday from 10 to 5pm. If you ever go to the Kroc Center, its a little ways after you pass it going east.
Enjoy your apples…BTW you write wonderfully !
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