As always happens, when I am out of town and miss a market, the first trip back means a heavy basket. This week was no exception. Especially with bags of corn, cantaloupe, and boxes of peaches for sale.
Dryer balls, red cabbage, and a basket of lovely breads that would have been perfect for a bread plate starter (accompanied by olive oil, salted butter, and an olive tamponade) were all for sale today.
A bowl of perfect peaches were snatched up as well as a bundle of curly kale.
These two caught my eye with their groovy tee shirts.
I do not know what these orange spotted spheres are, but aren't they cool looking? The farmer who was selling them was deep in a conversation about something else with another customer so I grabbed the photo and kept walking.
The cake of the week was an elderberry lemon number. Could not pass it up.
Here's the haul for the week. I am going to turn some of that corn into a salad with zucchini, red onion, a squeeze of lime, maybe some finely chopped pickled jalapeños.
I was delighted that the cantaloupe I picked was exceptional. Soft but not mushy, flavorful without being overly ripe, it will be perfect with salt and pepper as part of lunch for work this coming week. I might need to make myself a red and white checked napkin to tuck into the neck of my scrubs while I am eating.
The corn and the cantaloupe were purchased from the sisters in photo #1 at the start of this post. I saw them the minute I walked into the market this am, and circled back as I was leaving. I hope they are back next week so I can see if they story I made up in my mind about them is close to the truth.
It's good to be home!
That cantaloupe looks perfect! I looked at the ones in the store today and nope, they didn't even smell so I passed.
Posted by: Amy in Texas | 08/08/2023 at 02:31 PM
Amy: that canteloupe was one of the BEST I have ever eaten.
Posted by: carol | 08/10/2023 at 02:58 PM