I spent a little over $15 for all of this, including some lettuce and bananas not pictured. I love the farmer's market because of the variety of fruits and vegetables, most of which are locally grown, but also because of the prices. They really can't be beat unless you belong to a farming co-op or you grow things yourself.
So what am I planning for this week? Well, I bought the onions, lemon, and garlic for a Moroccan chicken recipe I'm making in a few days. I also picked up the spinach to go along with some feta cheese I have in the fridge from last week. Not quite sure what I'm going to do with that yet; maybe a quiche or spinach triangles. The tomatoes and avocado are for a Mexican food night; I already have tortillas in the fridge. The tomato will also be used to try out a zucchini and tomato gratin recipe I found in a cookbook. (Oh, and I've decided not to make the zucchini pancakes I mentioned in my first post. I saw a recipe for zucchini and fennel cakes that looked tasty. Except the market was out of fennel, so I will probably substitute some onion and a bit of shredded potato. I know, I know. Here I go again!)
As you can tell from the previous paragraph, I am pretty eclectic in my cooking. Thanks to my plethora of cookbooks, recipes found online, and ideas gleaned from Food Network and the Cooking Channel shows, my family has eaten dishes from Greece, Morocco, Spain, Mexico, India, Italy, the Caribbean, etc. They never really know what they're going to have for dinner until I start breaking out ingredients. Truth is, I don't always really know what I'm serving because I'll plan one thing but a different idea will come to me and I'll change the plan--sometimes in the middle of prep.
It's always an adventure.
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