Week Two at the Market

Sorry folks, no pictures this week. But I did score some great looking produce. Many of the items I selected this time 'round were repeats from week one. Some things were so good I just had to have them again:

- Mustard greens, mixed greens and radishes from Willing Hands Farm
- Asparagus and sugar snap peas from Blueberry Hill Farm

The sugar snaps were so sweet and tender last week that I just ate them raw. Cooking them wouldn't have made sense. This week's batch, after another week in the sun, is still holding onto the sweetness but has also built up a more mature, vegetal flavor and firmer texture.

Just to play the field a bit, I tried the strawberries from Blueberry Hill this week. Dark red, sweet and juicy, they're displaying peak season flavors. If I can make them last another day or two I may just roast some of them along with the rhubarb from Blueberry's stand.

Some new items I picked up this week included:

- Cabbage and broccoli -- some of the prettiest broccoli I've ever seen -- from North Star Orchard
- A whole chicken from the newest producers at the market, Stephen and Axel Linde of Lindenhof Farm in Kirkwood, PA

Now I just have to figure out when to enjoy it all.

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David McDuff
McDuff's Food and Wine Trail