when it's still 90 degrees outside at 8:30pm

I brought home some chard and eggplant from the farmers market today.  


Eggplant is so pretty but it's not an ingredient I cook with regularly.  I googled eggplant, tomato,  chard recipes and came up with an idea for a gratin which I am planning to take to work for lunch next week.  Unless I poach an egg and serve it on top for breakfast in the morning.   

I picked out a flower arrangement with millet, ornamental peppers, and what I think is dill.   It made me think about fall.  When it's still 90 degrees outside at 8:30 pm, flowers that make you think of fall are a good thing. 

In the people arena I liked this pair best at the market today.  It was that carefully placed hand on her dad's neck that sealed the deal.  

Comments

[Joan Clarke]

Is that dad/daughter photo the sweetest thing ever? The flowers/herbs look lovely together. I adore eggplant, not the healthy way, I like egged and breadcrumbs and fried in Olive oil. Some hard bread slathered in butter. I'm good.

[Joy]

wow, that chard/eggplant color combo REALLY spoke to me. i think i'll go to my craft store tomorrow and look for copics in those exact colors and take a shot at drawing that exact still life! hope you don't mind...

...and if i squint real hard and dig deep into my memory, (13 years), i can feel a little hand just like that on my neck...thanks for the inspiration this week!