Posts Tagged ‘Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market’

  • Menu for May 23-29, 2010

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    I love the warm weather that accompanies Spring and Summer. Playing outside with Jude for hours on end is a fun and relaxing and easy! way to spend our days. The hard thing about nice-weather days (for me at least) is trying to find the time to cook. Too often I end up relying on sandwiches or cut up pieces of cheese and fruit and veggies to make up our meals. I haven’t been able to find a big chunk of time to do a lot of cooking at once, and I can’t seem to make myself be productive while Jude is napping. Sooner or later, I’m going to need to figure something out.

    Early-ish this morning, Jude and I took a bike ride to The Harvest, our local food co-op, and to Downtown Evanston’s Farmers’s Market. I was really disappointed by the end of our shopping trip: the co-op was out of dried cranberries and bread, and the stand at the farmers’ market that we got our eggs from last week was sold out. The woman working the stand said all their eggs were gone by 9am. I could have gotten eggs from a different stand, but the only place that still had them for sale didn’t designate the eggs as being free-range or organic or pastured, so I didn’t want to buy them. I ended up buying two bags of spinach, some basil, cilantro, and cheese made from raw milk. I’m happy with what I bought, but I just didn’t leave with the sense of excitement that I left with last week. Anyway! Here’s what cooking this week.

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  • Menu for May 16-22, 2010

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    Dear readers. Yesterday I made an important discovery: I like mushrooms.

    Crazy, right? Early-ish yesterday morning, Josh, Jude, and I went to Downtown Evanston’s Farmers’ Market. As we perused the different farm stands, I lamented the fact that neither Josh nor I like mushrooms; they all looked so lovely in their little wooden display boxes, waiting patiently to be purchased. Josh suggested we give ‘em another try and quickly brainstormed a few different ways we could use them this week. After agreeing to take the plunge with him and after talking to one of the stand workers, we settled on a bag of assorted mushrooms. I’ve only tried on variety of the mushrooms so far, but since I like that variety, I’m going to consider this purchase a SUCCESS.

    In addition to mushrooms, our farmers’ market bounty included
    Spinach
    Not-arugula salad greens that I can’t remember the name of
    Basil
    Parsley
    Green garlic
    Rhubarb
    Eggs
    Raw milk cheddar cheese
    Popcorn on the cob!

    I still have to do a bit more shopping at a grocery store (or two or three) before I’m set for the week, but I’m hoping to have that completed by the end of the day today. So, without further adieu, here’s what’s cooking this week:

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  • All Things Green and Leafy

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    Would you like to know what I’m most looking forward to doing this Spring/Summer/Fall?

    Hitting up all the local farmers’ markets. Like crazy. Here’s our produce schedule:

    Wednesdays-Bike to Lincoln Park for Green City Market in the morning. CSA pickup in the afternoon.
    Saturday-Farmer’s market in downtown Evanston
    Sunday-Gleenwood Farmers’ Market in Rogers Park

    So, while I may not be able to grow my own veggies (due to lack of sunlight and space) like the awesome Snarky Vegan or Rob, I’ll still be able to get (more than) my fill of fresh, local produce (and more!) this year.

    Tell me, readers: Do you take advantage of your local farmers’ markets? Do you love yours as much as I love mine?