Sunday Shopping

It was chilly at the Hollywood Farmers Market this morning, and there seemed to be fewer shoppers. Most people were probably waiting until the day warmed up to venture out for vegetables.

There were lots of spaghetti squash at the market, but I did not buy any. Nor any of the spectacular pale green pumpkin-like squashes, or the giant yellow banana squashes. I limited myself to a small butternut and a small acorn squash. Somehow our bags got heavy despite my restraint.

I stopped at the rice and beans stand on the way out of the market. It's in the re-sale section, meaning the sellers are not the producers. This stand sells organic grains and legumes from across North America, and I noticed they had flageolets - tiny pale-green beans with incomparable flavor. I bought a small bagful.

We also bought some non-organic peanuts in the shell to share with our friendly squirrel. And three organic membrillo quinces from Mud Creek Ranch which I'll make into spiced preserves to serve as part of the cheese plate during the holiday season.

Here's what we came home with:

1 small butternut squash, 9 potatoes, 12oz shelled pistachios, dill, 1 small acorn squash, 1 small sweet potato, green beans, 1 bunch golden beets with tops, curly kale, 2 red pears, 6 sundowner apples, 1 bunch carrots, 3 braeburn apples, 4 satsuma tangerines, 18 valencia oranges, 3 membrillo quinces, 2 kenny grapefruit which are supposed to taste like oranges, 1 dozen eggs, peanuts in the shell, 1 bunch parsnips, 1 red butter lettuce, 1 green butter crunch lettuce, small bag of flageolets