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tiffany01
True Blue Farmgirl
134 Posts
Tiffany
Indiana
USA
134 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 4:02:45 PM
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| Who found something yummy at the farmer's market this week and how did you use it to the best of it's potential? I love farmer's markets this time of year and I've been known to road trip to one that sounds unusually special. This week I'm heading to Elkhart, Indiana. They've just opened a HUGE year-round facility and around here, for someone to be brave enough to promote produce year round, they deserve my support! |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 8:59:52 PM
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Well, it's certainly not creative, but I found some great table grapes at my local, and boy-o are they good. I put half in the freezer to take with me as I wait at the bus stop for a cool treat on these 85 degree mornings. They really take the steam away. The other half I've just been eating....Can't go wrong there!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2007 : 9:41:15 PM
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| I bought tomatoes and fresh basil for a wonderful salad, and a new kind of zucchini that I hadn't tried before. It was kind of peppery tasting, was striped, long and curved. I also bought a big box of blueberries that I have been eating out of the box and in our oatmeal in the morning. Good week at the market. |
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tiffany01
True Blue Farmgirl
134 Posts
Tiffany
Indiana
USA
134 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 03:24:10 AM
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Juile, your pizza looks yummy! Homemade pizza crust can be a struggle. Recently we bought some pre-made dough at Trader Joe's and it was great! Cheap and tasted good - too bad our nearest Trader Joe's is two hours away. :( But I'll definitely pick up some more on our next trip.
Two weeks ago my favorite farmer's market find was a reusable grocery bag with original art on it. It says "Grow Your Own Everything". I've become obsessed with buying reusable bags and now have too many than I could ever use at one time. But I love each of them for different reasons and use them all the time!
Anyway, since I didn't plant a garden this year, the farmer's markets are a life saver! |
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ktknits
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Kathy
Northwest Indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 04:57:26 AM
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Tiffany, when are you going to Elkhart? I've been interested in going there too!
http://ktknits.blogspot.com |
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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tiffany01
True Blue Farmgirl
134 Posts
Tiffany
Indiana
USA
134 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 4:57:14 PM
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| Kathy, I'm not sure. I was hoping to go this Saturday but I've got to check my Dad's schedule. He talked about going to an auction together. Feel free to e-mail me and maybe we can set something up. I've been wanting to meet some other Hoosier farmgirls! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 7:23:31 PM
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I got 15lbs of Bing Cherries for $12, a box of nectarines for free and the most delicious musk melon for $1.
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2007 : 9:17:16 PM
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I shared the cherries with Huckleberrywine, her daugher (the sweetest!), and my down stairs neighbors. Now I am just trying to get them all pitted before I freeze them. Oh how I need a cherry pitter! I am going to look for one!
I was disappointed in the necatrines. They don't have much taste so I am not sure what I am going to do with them- and the melon is long gone!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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