don't look at it in the middle of the day

I was happy to see these fellas on saturday morning at the market.  I think everything looks better when there is lively music in the air.

Tomatoes remain front and center in the produce offerings.  The heirloom tomatoes are so interesting looking.  I got a Krim to add to the mix for our salsa.  The lady who grew it said they have a smoky flavor and would add an interesting element to the flavor profile of the salsa.  I needed no further convincing. 

I was delighted to have another chance at some locally grown peaches.  This man said this was a new variety and for the life of me I can't remember what he called them. 

I also saw my first pumpkin of the year.   I hereby do solemnly swear that I will not start my pumpkin eating kick until the first of October.   Unless I can't hold out.  Then I will have to break my pledge. 

Here's what I couldn't do without this week.

I asked the lettuce lady this week how it was possible to grow such nice lettuce in the middle of August in Kansas when it's so hot.  Her reply is worthy of repeating...   "harvest it regularly, don't irrigate so the roots have to go deep for water, and the most important thing is don't look at it in the middle of the day".  

Comments

[Janet Ghio]

interesting and intriguing advice from the lettuce lady!!

[Sharon W.]

Nice peaches! I just tried a new recipe for spiced peach/carrot bread (www.myrecipes.com)and of course added a splash of peach brandy. I don't know what I was thinking: I made small loaves and gave them all away, so cannot personally report. But the raw dough was great (yeh, I know about raw dough and eggs) and people tell me it's a keeper. Cream cheese with a little 10x sugar and orange juice or grated rind makes a nice spread.

[Joan]

What a bounty of goodies at your Farmers Mkt! I love heirloom tomatoes. They look deformed but have the most interesting flavors. There was an in depth article about heirlooms in a Sunset mag. years ago that must have prompted a resurgence in popularity. I see them at Whole Foods, but SO expensive. Maybe you could convince your resident tomato grower Chris to put in a plant or two?

I have to write everything in my note app on iPhone...I suffer from CRS. I don't think you need an explanation of the acronym.

Sharon: You didn't even keep one loaf? I think you'd better whip up another batch of this yummy keeper. Thanks for the recipe.

[Ann]

This is our go to recipe for salsa also! Thanks for sharing.

[Pat P]

If you are trying to hold off on the pumpkin, you might want to avoid Starbucks. They are bringing back their pumpkin latte early this year (as in, maybe the end of this month!) Just trying to be helpful...