Bumping into a friendly foodie at my local farmers market, I notice her hands full of little yellow orbs. I thought they were mini-squashes but she says, no, they’re lemon cucumbers — and she loves to eat them out of hand, sprinkled with a little salt.
I didn’t pick one up then, but a few weeks [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘farmers markets’
September 7, 2009
Farmers Market Three Cucumber Salad
July 20, 2009
Portland Eats: Pine State Biscuits
Bursting at the seams with booth after booth of fresh berries, summer vegetables and forest mushrooms, the Portland Farmers Market is an embarrassment of riches straight from local farms.
The market is utopia to locals (and visitors) clamoring for farm-fresh, organic, sustainable produce, meats, cheeses, and of course, North Carolina biscuits.
Wait a minute. Huh? North Carolina [...]
March 2, 2009
Downtown Phoenix is Alive…
Downtown Phoenix was a happening place this past Saturday. I mentioned in a previous post that we were headed to the Downtown Phoenix Public Market for a big announcement. Pamela Hamilton, publisher of Edible Phoenix presented Cindy Gentry, dubbed “Market Mom” by supporters and fans, with the Local Hero non-profit award, saying that the market [...]
October 7, 2008
Wine, Women & Chocolate
Did you know that you can pair wine with chocolate? Sure, certain full bodied red wines and dark chocolate are great palate partners, but there are other combos that are just as harmonious. If you’re in the Phoenix area on Sunday, October 19, you can learn how to pair different wines with complementary chocolates, and [...]
September 23, 2008
French Butter Pears
There they sit on the window sill, wondering what’s to become of them. The middle one is leaning toward the left, as if straining to hear the other one.
They are French Butter pears, and I found them at Whole Foods Market. The sticker says they’re from California. Since I’m in Utah at the moment, they [...]
