Sunday Shopping

It was a beautiful morning at the Hollywood Farmers Market. Last night's rain had cleaned the streets, and the sun was shining even though the air was chilly.

Flora Bella had my favorite rutabagas again, and, in what I'm calling the Solstice Miracle, the Cafecito Organico stall had its espresso machine back. I was able to warm my hands on an Americano as we strolled the market. Truly a wonderful morning.

Here's a list of the organic produce we brought home with us:

8 valencia oranges, 2 heads of garlic, 5 large yellow onions, 1 large sweet potato (to make solstice sweet potato biscuits), 4 tiny leeks, 1 head broccoli, 1 small winter squash that looks like a red pumpkin, 6 small white potatoes, 3 bartlett pears, 3 sundowned apples, 3 cameo apples, 1 bunch of rutabagas with greens, 1 lb almonds from Yemetz farms, 18 page mandarins that Larry juiced to go with our Sunday brunch, 5 satsuma tangerines, 1 bunch celery, 1 bunch collard greens, 1 bunch parsley, 1 bunch cilantro, 1 green pepper, 2 dozen eggs, 3 small plain St. Benoit yogurts, 1 lb Cafecito Organic Mixteca coffee and 1 lb of their decaf blend.