Because of my extremely orderly and regimented nature, I feel compelled to show photos from last week's farmers market before moving on to what I saw today. I would let it go and forget all about last week's market except there are some important things you need to see. For example... did you know there was such a thing as an eight ball zucchini?
Or that in addition to genetic code, a key difference between males and females is that boys like to muck around in puddles and girls like to carry umbrellas? This would likely not be born out in a scientific study or even a questionnaire, but it was so last week in my observation of these two.
There was also the first sighting of ornamental cabbage.
And a delightfully orange turban squash. Who has cooked one? And how did you do it? Something this pretty has to be good. Right?
With my purchases, I made a batch of carrot ginger soup and an apple cake from America's Test kitchen. If you have never made the soup. It is a WINNER. The apple cake was OK. I can't believe I am going to say this, but it was too dense for me. I know. Heresy. But it was. That doesn't mean I didn't eat it. The best thing I learned when making it though was about reducing apple cider. Which makes a delightful addition to a cocktail.
In the reading arena while I was away, I read Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf which I did not love like I loved Plainsong and Eventide. BUT, my friend Mary Joan liked it very much. It's a fast read and you may like it. I also worked my way through Dear Mr. You by Mary Louise Parker which had some high points. Lots of them really. But it's kind of like living constantly in the fast lane. Luckily the format of the book is a series of letters. So you can read one or two and put it down for a bit.
So good, love it all! Thanks Carol.
Posted by: jacki long | 09/24/2017 at 01:02 AM
Those Eight-ball zucchinis are so cute! I do miss planting ornamental cabbage and other cool weather flowers in pots and placing beautiful pumpkins and squash by them near the front entry, as we did in Oklahoma. Too cold here for that and also bear food! So, I enjoy your photos of it all even more.
Posted by: Diana | 09/24/2017 at 01:13 PM
P.S. I could not get into "Our Souls at Night", but I've read its going to be a movie with Redford and Fonda.
Posted by: Diana | 09/24/2017 at 01:14 PM
The woman who always sold the eight ball zucchini wasn't there this summer...she gave out a great recipe for it....I'll send it to you....I missed those this summer....
Posted by: Susan M | 09/25/2017 at 07:13 AM
I meant to say that she wasn't at our Farmer's Market this summer.....
Posted by: Susan M | 09/25/2017 at 07:15 AM
Catching up with blog reading, I'm glad you are back to soup recipes. I'm gonna make the carrot one today. Nothing like orange soup for the fall mood.
Posted by: Maureen | 09/27/2017 at 11:47 AM
I am a 75 year old divorced women and I loved Our Souls at Night. It is a tender story that confronts the many issues of aging: loneliness, disappointment, relationships (new and old), adult children. Coming to terms with who we are and what we want and need. I shared the book with the man I was seeing at the time and he loved it as well.
Posted by: Jackie | 09/28/2017 at 10:40 AM
Jackie: thanks for adding your review about Our Souls at Night. I like a nice representation of divergent opinions on books. And yours is so well stated. Carol
Posted by: Carol | 09/28/2017 at 09:39 PM