I'll tell you something - between ComFest, Pride, and the Origins Gaming convention going on, there is some very interesting people-watching in the Short North this weekend. If I didn't have to work, I think I'd prop myself up on some patio on High St. with a really big latte and take pictures of people all day long. Alas, I do have to work.
I overslept this morning and missed out on all the currants. That's what I get for not getting out of bed at 7am when I first woke up.
I have so much food in my fridge right now I was determined not to buy anything other than dairy products. It was my turn to pick up the Elizabeth Telling CSA this week! (Pictured at the top of post) It contained cabbage, an onion (yay for onions finally being here!), dill, mint, lettuce, and eggs!
The I zoomed off to Clintonville to pick up my share from Wayward Seed Farm - I had 2 pounds of peas - I've been eating a lot of peas this year. Last week I used my homemade ricotta to make a sort of peas paneer with curry sauce; it was pretty tasty! At any rate, there were also some little red scallions, some cute red turnips, some napa cabbage which the cats found fascinating, and lettuce (by the way, for anyone who is interested in our 1 year old kitty Fergus, she is in the foreground, the black kitty with the giant tail):
the fruit CSA contained apricots! We never get local apricots - there were 2 glorious boxes and I very sacrificially let Husband take one with him to work, along with a box of cherries, most of which I consumed on the drive home, and a pint of raspberries:
I also stopped by Arbor Hill Organics for some yummy red thumb potatoes; those will go into another pea-related curry, methinks. I went to the lunch buffet at Bayleaf Indian Cuisine this week and now I've been craving curry. And then I stopped by Snowville Creamery for some Whole milk which was only $2!!! I was very happy to see a lot of people excited to see them there and to hear they might soon be available at the Clintonville Giant Eagle. If it does become available there, please go and buy it so that they will keep it in stock.
I also swung through Blue Jackeet Creamery for some cheese curds (we love those - cooked or right from the container, they are delicious) and I also bought their new product, Quark! Quark is a soft cheese with a texture similar to ricotta; it's actually quite similar to really good ricotta. I bought the lemon flavor which is very pleasant; they were sampling it on graham crackers and when I arrived home I immediately spread it on some Trader Joe's cinnamon grahams. Very tasty, indeed.
And what did you get?
