local organic spring lettuce mix, local strawberries, local organic asparagus, local raw goat milk cheese, local organic green garlic, local happy chicken farm fresh eggs.
yummy!!!!!!!!!!!
it's that time of year again folks. saturday was the opening day of the downtown farmers market. and even though i had to be at work at 8 am, i was NOT going to miss it. (especially since i also have to work the next two saturdays as well). i got there super early, but the vendors didn't seem to mind, which was a good thing cause i needed some meat ya'll. not pictured, i also picked up some local pasture raised beef cubed steaks, bacon, chicken legs, a small loaf of brick fired bread, a iced coffee made with locally roasted beans and local milk, and a cinnamon roll. those last two were for my breakfast. dude i didn't have time to make anything... i had to get up at the crack of dawn. so needless to say i can't wait to share my local eating adventures with you again this harvest season.
speaking of which let's try to catch up with what is going on in the garden. sadly to say, not to much. as you can see by the purchased bag of lettuce in my frig, i am very behind in my veggie growing schedule. i just now today direct sowed some herb seeds, i still have peppers to transplant, and, other than a few baby volunteer heads, i have NO.... repeat..... NO lettuce growing. what is wrong with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so if we back up to last weekend, i'll start the garden chat with the peas. oh the poor peas. i started them about 2 weeks later than i did last year, and with the really cold weather this year, they didn't quite finish before i was scheduled to put in the tomatoes. but i remembered you can eat the shoots, so why not the underdeveloped pods. down they came and into the pan for a quick saute.
spring 2010 pea patch.
the not quite ready peas.
the radishes that were supposed to grow in front of the peas,
but due to neglect failed to thrive.
pea pod harvest.
shoots, blossoms, and tendrils.... oh my.
first garden harvest dinner.
sauteed pea pods and shoots with local happy pig pork sausage
and organic onions and mushrooms grown in the usa.
the pods were definitely better than the shoots, but both were a little stringy. if your gonna eat the shoots and tendrils, i believe it's better to do so when they are much younger and intended for such as opposed to eating then out of sad desperation. i really wanted to put in the tomatoes, but i couldn't bear to see the peas go to waste. but i did get a few really nice bite fulls of baby peas that were well worth it!!!
next time i'll tell you all about the tomatoes, and hopefully someone can shed some light on this......
next time i'll tell you all about the tomatoes, and hopefully someone can shed some light on this......
WTF!!!
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