It was a really exciting day at the market on Saturday. Both peaches and sweet corn had their first appearance of the season! I’ve been dreaming about making a peach and corn caprese salad of sorts so I’m pretty excited. As if peaches and corn weren’t enough excitement, I picked a good amount of dewberries this weekend. Since I’ve got a 25lb box of peaches and several pounds of dewberries, I’ll be jamming all this week. If you stop by the market this Saturday, I’ll have some new jams for you!
I’ve been thinking about starting a series of posts about how I use what I get at the farmer’s market each week since I know it can be a little daunting. For example, I’m going to make some refrigerator pickles with the cucumbers and dill. The romaine will get used in salads and topped with fresh corn, peaches, and basil. The rest of the corn and the leeks will get a quick saute and then get tossed with a fresh basil pesto and some gluten free brown rice pasta. As for the glut of peaches, the majority will be made into jam for the market while the others will be eaten with my morning granola and yogurt. For this series, I want to try to photograph a few of the ways I use the produce throughout the week and provide recipes when applicable. Let me know what you think!
Oh, and to top the weekend off, the preview of the summer issue of Chickpea Magazine came out! I did an article as well as a few recipes and photos for a spread entitled “Love Thy Farmer”. It addresses the importance of farmers markets and why you should support them. I included recipes at the end of the article that take advantage of fresh, summer produce. My brother provided the awesome illustrations seen in the article. I’m on pages 66-75 🙂
Another great job done on yours and Gordon's article in Chickpea! I loved your recipes and article and adored Gordon's colorful artwork! I love your new idea of using your produce finds in your blog! Bravo!