Tag: produce

Here Comes Fall

Here Comes Fall

Fall colors are starting to appear at the Farmers Market but Summer ingredients are at their peak. We are relishing the last weeks of the heirloom tomatoes, summer squash, sweet and spicy peppers and eggplant, whose flavors are so abundant before it turns cold. All…

Marin Farmers Market in October-Snapshots of What’s Happening

Marin Farmers Market in October-Snapshots of What’s Happening

The Autumn season, when summer blends to fall and the harvest is in full swing.
The last stone fruits lay next to the first winter squash, eggplants next to apples and so on.
This is by far our favorite time of year for produce.
Mature and full flavored fruits and vegetables, a quieter market place and cool, crisp air in the morning.
Check out what we are excited about now…

The first winter squash varieties showing up at Full Belly Farm
Mature Red Flame Grapes from Full Belly Farm
Heirloom Apples
Summer squash from Back Porch Farm

Kohlrabi from Star Route Farms in Bolinas
Hale’s Apple Farm
Tiny eggplants from Back Porch Farm
Super sweet melons from Feather River Farm
Mega Mix from Marin Roots
Musquee De Provence from Feather River
Wild Chanterelles from Solano Mushrooms
October Sun Pluots from Rojas Family Farm

Yum

Carrot & Meyer Lemon Bisque, Togarashi Cream, Crispy Kale

Carrot & Meyer Lemon Bisque, Togarashi Cream, Crispy Kale

We have been asked more than a few times for a description of how we make this bisque at events over the last few months. I appreciate everyone being so patient while we waited for our badly needed website update and worked a particularly busy…

Rhubarb – the Fruit that is a Vegetable

Rhubarb – the Fruit that is a Vegetable

As a native of Ireland, I have always had a soft spot for rhubarb. This peculiar, Spring/Summer vegetable was a dessert staple that was in heavy rotation half the year (my grandparents grew rhubarb in their garden); to this day, the scent of freshly cut…