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Farmers markets in Southern California

December 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Farmer's Market

Saturday morning my family and I went to Disneyland for the day. By doing this, I missed out on my Saturday morning Farmers Market outing. For those of you that have read my past posts, this is one of my most favorite things I do each week. This morning I was thinking that I would [...]

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Fall Vegetables

November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Amy's Recipes, Cookbook Review, Food Reviews

This past Saturday I wandered into the Farmer’s Market to get my weekly list of vegetables. At my first stop I wanted plums and was told, “Sorry it is the end of the season on plums.” I bought apples and grapes. I went to the next vendor and was looking for heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, [...]

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The Cilantro Craze

October 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Amy's Recipes, Farmer's Market

With my last blog post, I closed with the following lines, “I inhale many exotic flavors. My senses go wild and I start imagining the different herb I want to go with my basket of treasures. Is it basil, thyme, dill, sage or lemongrass, lemon verbena, mint of many flavors, tarragon, spicy arugula, cilantro… It [...]

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Wandering the Farmers Market

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Farmer's Market

I love the farmers market! I can go to market and spend an hour wandering, tasting, inquiring and absorbing the flavors swirling around me. It is one time a week that I cherish. I always go to the same farmers and make an effort to develop a rapport. (Mind you, most of the “farmers” are [...]

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