I took a little break from work this afternoon to go to the local farmstand before the rains hit. Including a stop at the co-op, I spent all of $35 on an awful lot of amazing local and organic yumminess, suported local businesses and foodcrafters, and made a significant first step towards meeting two of my summer goals
- eating better, healthier, more locally and
- paying more attention to the quantity of my shopping so as to waste less
Today’s trip was in support of two recipes, and I stayed mostly on list. Well, except for the apple batard (that was supposd to be a baguette) and the 2 quarts of local organic strawberries. Because, well, they were there. And local and organic and ripe and aromatic….
The recipes I was shopping for? Zucchini Ribbons with Garlic and Lemon Pepper and Wheat Berry And Barley Salad With Smoked Mozzarella I forgot mozzarella in my local goat cheese lust, and the potatoes are for a dish to go with that. If I don’t make specific plans for fresh goat cheese, I tend to put it over hot noodles (with garlic infused EVOO…). Which is fantastic, but lacks a certain degree of healthiness.
So, a quick trip to the store to get the mozzarella and maybe some rosemary, backed up with the edamame, cereal, milk/coffee and eggs already on hand (and the raspberry sorbet), I’m going to see if this is a week’s worth of food. What do you think?
So, the bounty??
local:
apple batard
goat cheese
butter
2 qts strawberries
a small handful chard
2 large tomatoes
garlic
red onion
chives
2 zucchini
8 new yellow potatoes (adoro? I’ve never of this kind before)
not local
pistachios
avocado
lemon
