Having spent so much of the year in great anticipation of our region's spring/ summer bounty of fresh produce, nothing was going to keep me away from opening day at the Green City Market. There are several exciting new vendors this year.
I bought some fresh goat cheese with a hint of fresh wasabi from Capriole Farms in Greenville, IN. I intended to serve this tonight with fresh asparagus and fingerling potatoes I bought from Nichols Farm, but the stuff was so damn good that I spread most of over a mini loaf of Ciabatta purchased from Bennisons Bakery, also at the Market. It's almost gone.
Hawks Hill Elk Ranch is a newcomer to the Market, and school-principle-turned-elk-rancher Joel Espe had a secret stash of gorgeous morels in addition to many cuts of elk meat. I look forward to trying his elk another time, but I've had a craving for morels for over a month now, so I used the limited shopping budget on those expensive treats (16 bucks for a third of a pound - about a dozen very large morels). The plan is to sautee them in butter later with thyme I purchased from Kinnikinnick Farm.
David from Kinnikinnick is my favorite Green City farmer, as he has a seemingly obsessive focus on perfection, and sells only the items that meet his very strict idea of freshness. He's also a great cook with lots of good tips on what to do with his farm's bounty of beautiful produce. Kinnikinnick tomatoes - when they arrive later in the summer - are unbelievably good.
In other exciting news, today marked the first sighting of LTH's own Cookie Monster, and her
Delightful Pastries, at the Green City Market. My hands were full and I was on my way to work, or there would have been NO WAY I'd have passed up the gorgeous rhubarb meringue pie at her stand. Dobra - if you're reading - PLEASE save me one of those!!!
...defended from strong temptations to social ambition by a still stronger taste for tripe and onions." Screwtape in
The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
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