So many vegetables, so little time

The abundance of the fall harvest is truly awe-inspiring.

I walked through the Hollywood Farmers Market this morning overwhelmed by the bounty. How many vegetables can two people eat in one week?

I resisted purple and white eggplants, a wide assortment of squashes, a diversity of greens -- it's an awful lot of self-discipline to exert at 8 o'clock in the morning.

Somehow, despite my iron will, we returned home with many bags of organic food. This is what they were filled with:

1 green cabbage, 1 bag lightly salted pistachios in the shell, 2 ears of corn, 2 bunches of beets with their greens, 1 orange sweet potato, 1 kabocha squash, 8 shallots, 1 orange pepper, 1 green pepper, 2 li'l beefsteak tomatoes, 5 small red potatoes, 2 onions, 1 red pepper, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 4 small artichokes, 10 habanero peppers, 1 bag assorted lettuce leaves, 1 butter lettuce, 1/4 lb shiitake mushrooms, 1 bunch swiss chard, 2 poblano peppers, 1 bunch dill, 1 small head broccoli, 4 cups plain yogurt, 1 dozen eggs, 4oz feta, 14 oranges, 6 grapefruit, 1/2 lb haricots vert, 3 cameo apples and 2 pink lady apples.