Sunday Shopping

It was already warm at 7:30 a.m. as we headed to the Hollywood Farmers Market. We saw some marathoners crossing a 110 overpass heading to downtown. By the time we were leaving the market at about 8:15 a.m., they were running along Hollywood Blvd. on their way to the Pacific.

The farmers market stays open on Marathon Sunday, but there are fewer shoppers because of the traffic closures and parking difficulties. We were glad our favorite farmers set up their stalls anyway.

I'm continuing this dangerous habit of shopping without a list. I plan to harvest our own greens this week, so I resisted the urge to bring some home with us. I was happy to see Koda Farms was there — they only come once a month and I've been waiting impatiently to buy more of their excellent chickpeas.

Here's what we came home with:

2lbs garbanzos from Koda Farms, 1 Tahitian pomelo, 1lb khadrawy dates from Bautista Family Organic Date Ranch, 3 small St. Benoit yogurt, 2 dozen eggs, 8 blood oranges, 6 page mandarins, 20 small navel oranges for juicing, 1 red onion, 2 brown onions, 6 potatoes, 2 fennel bulbs, 1 celeriac, 1 bag Bloomsdale spinach, 2 romaine lettuce, 2 small fuerte avocados, 2 limes, 6 large navel oranges for eating, 3 bartlett pears, 5 sundowner apples