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)