Oh how I LOVE buying fresh produce
right from the local farmers...
The Guitar Man buying Homemade Tomato Basil Bread
and fresh organic eggs...
I was thrilled to find this kind of meat...
Bought Stew Meat, Chicken Breasts, Ground Chuck
and Ham Hocks...
Talked to the farmers....
Received recipes....
Oh my...
this is fun!
Arrived home...
Washed it all up ...
Packaged up all the beans and lentils for the pantry...
If you have never bought fresh dried beans
from a local...
or a Farmer's Market...
you're really missing out on a treat.
The Guitar Man and I found this out a few years ago,
when we stopped in Palisade, CO where we always
stock up on peaches to get in the freezer and to make jam with...
We decided to try some of the Local's Anasazi Dried Beans.
Heavenly....
Oh my...
what a difference ...
from the beans you find on the supermarket's shelf.
Where sometimes they've sat for months and months...
I also bought some Ham Jowl for the first time.
The Farmer swore by it.
Told me to boil it for awhile...
then add the boiled juice and the jowl
to my pot of beans.
I'll let you know.
Now it is out to the porch to work on menus
for the upcoming week.
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| My Mother's Day present from the Guitar Man... |
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| He started me a Container Garden too...with lots of herbs...Chocolate Mint, Mt Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Spearmint (All for my herb iced tea he loves for me to make.) Also planted Lemon Balm, Parsley, Italian Parsley, Tarragon, Oregano, Rosemary, Basil, Thyme, tons of tomatoes and peppers! |
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| Hard at work.. |
I have lots to do in the sewing studio and shoppe...
so some pre-planning sure will
make my week go easier!
Just wanted to let you know....
that I do other things...
beside sew and design!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!
What a great looking market, it made me crave fresh produce. Here in northern Utah we just barely planted our garden AND we are going to be getting more rain in the valley and more snow in the mountains over the next 4 days. *sigh* Oh...had to tell you, I don't know if you noticed but the way you caught the photo of the Guitar Man buying the Homemade Tomato Basil Bread, it looks like he has a really nice pony tail going on there, LOL. Hugs...
ReplyDeleteI recognize that Farmer's Market!! Glad to see you're back in town!
ReplyDeleteA gal needs a break even from those things she loves most...glad you had a fun day.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to find a real Farmer's Market here in my city. I've been looking for awhile! Not sure about that jowl though. Hubby sure is a keeper - what a guy, doing all that work for you!
ReplyDeleteHello beautiful Johna'Lee!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to get an insight in to your life... that farmers market sure looks amazing. There are meats there that I've never even heard of!!! He he.. :-) Guitar Man is a star isn't he? What a lovely gift to plant a herb garden! I'm just enjoying some rhubarb from a friends' garden at the moment - yummy crumbles!!! Not good for the waistline though!!
Happy stitching sweet friend!
Vikki xoxoxo
That market looked heavenly. Why we don't have a good farmers market near us is amazing but we don't. All the wonderful produce was just mouth watering.
ReplyDeleteI am a fairly new follower. Welcome to Nashville. Not sure how long ago you moved, but as a native Tennessean, I hope you come to love our fair state. I am not a true quilter YET, but a lover of all kinds of quilts. My next sewing technique/learning area is quilting. I have sewn all my life and look forward to your blogs.
ReplyDeleteBeckie in Brentwood, TN
What a great farmer's market! That's how all shopping should be - straight from the producer and as fresh as possible. Thank you for sharing a little of what you do outside the quilting. Looks like your man can turn his hand to just about anything!
ReplyDeleteTeresa x
Love you're design work it is going to be a beautiful quilt
ReplyDeleteI've never had fresh dried beans, but oh, yeah, any ham item added like hocks, or bacon scraps are the best seasoning in them. Looks like a great weekend at your house!
ReplyDelete:-}pokey