Farmers Market Shopping: Spring

When I was a kid my mom used to always tell me that my eyes were bigger than my stomach.  Nothing has changed really.  This is what I bought last Wednesday at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.  When I unpacked and realized that there was enough vegetable matter to fill a walk-in refrigerator I thought that maybe if I took pictures of everything they would have a greater chance of actually being eaten.  So here it is, along with what I’ve used so far and where it went.

• Spring Onions:  Minestrone, Stuffed Cabbage, Sandwiches, Salads
• Green Onions:  Salads, Thai Coconut Soup, Raw with Sandwich
• Strawberries:  with Sour Cream for Dessert, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
• Broccolini:  Blanched and kept in fridge for snacking
• Savoy Cabbage:  Corned Beef and Cabbage, Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
• Green Tomato:  Waited too long and it turned red, grated it into Minestrone
• Rhubarb:  Strawberry+Rhubarb Pie
• Mandarinquats:  Ate
• Page Mandarins:  Ate
• Butternut Squash:  Roasted and served cut in half w/Butter and Parmesan (it was small)
• Sugar Snaps:  Ate raw, Salads, Minestrone
• Russian Kale:  Minestrone
• Cilantro:  Thai Coconut Soup

Not yet used:

• Cauliflower
• Shitake Mushrooms
• Dandelion Greens
• Russian Kale (still have some left)
• Cilantro (the biggest bunch I’ve ever seen)