A nice and breezy morning. Sunny with just a threat of rain. I got up really early to get to Worthington because I got a few emails about Pop & Judy's farm and their dried beans. Unfortunately, Pop & Judy had a little car trouble this morning, and they only had rhubarb and popcorn. No worries, we just ran out of popcorn here at Chez Widow, and I need a lot of rhubarb for my RW Sunday Supper! (don't get scared, you'll like it, I promise!)
I stopped by Up the Lane Cattle for some hamburger patties (it is grilling season, after all).
and then it was off to the North Market. Where I forgot it was Race for the Cure day. It was impossible to get a car within 7 blocks from the Market in any direction. After a very roundabout trip, I found a parking space. The Market wasn't exactly hopping. This is the third of forth time I've gone to the market on Race for the Cure day and I don't remember it ever being so crazy. At any rate, I was very happy to see Fresh Water Farms were back this week! I picked up a pound of smoked trout (swimming & smoked all within the past 48 hours, thank you very much), and discovered that they will be there on their free Saturdays; the next one will be June 14th, so mark it down and be there!
I also stopped by a new vendor this year, Blue Jacket Cheese - they make three kinds of cheese; squeeky, salty cheddar curds (confidential to Chef Ben - any chance you'll teach me how to make putine?), tasty fresh mozzarella (somewhere between fresh in brine and sliceable; certainly a good pizza mozz), and the cheese I purchased - Gretna Grillin' Cheese, a pleasantly salty Greek-style cheese (like halloumi) which also has a slightly squeeky texture and doesn't melt. For this reason, it goes great on the grill and also makes a really nice vegetarian entree. It is really good with lemon juice and/or chili flakes. The folks from Blue Jacket were very nice, offering me sample after sample of their cheese with various condiments.
Next week my mom will be joining me for my adventures! She can't wait to buy some rhubarb of her own!
And what did you get this week?
And now, I'm off to get ready for the Aprong Gala! I'll see you there!
