I got to the farmers market late this weekend, due to running the horrible race. I didn’t think much of it at this time of year – there are plenty of veggies to go around. However, upon arriving at my favorite salad vendor’s stand, I noticed he had only squash for sale… That’s odd, I thought – I know I’m late, but he’s not usually sold out entirely. Then I began to notice that everyone was out of salad. I overheard another customer asking about spinach and heard the vendor’s reply: done for the season. What?!? No more salad? Not until fall, I guess. It’s just too hot. I can understand that…but now what? As ML pointed out, salad is a staple of our local food diet.
I guess I’ll have to progress to alternative non-leafy salads. In that vein, the ratatouille turned out well. I used the recipe from the local paper and I thought it was excellent (and no one seemed to object). I scrambled some leftovers into my eggs this morning and will finish off the rest for lunch…
One bright spot at the farmers market this weekend: the arrival of cantaloupe! I bought a large ripe melon and shared it at our picnic last night – wow! It was so delicious…I should have bought two!
