At the farmers’ market on Wednesday, I enjoyed lots of wonderful things. I went to two stands I seldom, if ever, go to. One man lured me with his delicious free samples of salsa and a cherry-serrano pepper jelly that I had to get. The other bestowed upon me a free yellow roasting pepper. I [...]
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Finishing up the Food… Roasted Red Sweet Peppers
On Wednesday I vowed not to get more produce than I could eat before my trip to Minnesota. But I was lured in by some sweet roasting peppers. The guy who sells heirloom tomatoes sells these. Most people came up and dismissed the peppers because they don’t like spicy things. The man was trying very [...]
Mmmm Ugly Tomatoes
One thing I love about the farmers’ market is the heirloom tomatoes. One farmer in particular sells lots of heirloom varieties. When you see them, if you’ve grown up with mild-mannered homogeneous grocery store tomatoes, your first thought will be along the lines of “I don’t know about those tomatoes. They’re kinda ugly.” They’re not [...]
Oh What A Week
Thank God for Sundays. I think if I didn’t have them I’d just die. This week was like some sort of wretched roller coaster. Up and down and up and down. I’m not fond of that sort of thing. Nice interview Monday, annoying work meeting. Nice day Tuesday, then Tuesday night a water pipe broke [...]
What’s For Dinner? Pt. 14: Home Fries and Pumpernickel Bread
Mmmm pumpernickel. They had it at the market today. So delicious.
I made some nummy home fries with the white new potatoes I got. It was kinda like this:
1 tbsp. bacon grease (or veggie oil or perhaps butter, but that’s a little iffy)
1 large (or 2 medium) shallot(s), diced
1 lb. new potatoes, cut into small pieces
1 [...]