Portland Farmers Market Notes: 7-11-09
What I bought:
- Spicy greens, shiso, and baby squash from Dandelion Spring Farm
- A bouquet of sunflowers from Merrifield Farm
- "Hot Dilly Pickles" from Uncle's Farm Stand
- Peas from Beckwith Farms
- John Davis climbing roses from Michal at Old Sheep Meadows Nursery . Check out their site. The gardens in Alfred look like a perfect destination for a Sunday afternoon drive.
- Kohlrabi and garlic scapes from Lalibela Farm
- Fennel and radicchio from Fishbowl Farm
- Baby Swiss chard and purple peacock broccoli from Old Ocean House Farms
- Oak leaf lettuce and tomatoes from Olivia's Garden
What I did with it:
- Fennel orange salad with parmesan curls and honey vinaigrette, served on a radicchio "platter" (which was a nice background to the somewhat sweet salad) - first pic
- Simple Treatment #1: scrambled eggs with garlic scapes and bleu cheese (not to be eaten just before a meeting or first date!) - second pic
- Comfort food: spaghetti with garlic scape pesto, topped with meatballs - third pic
- Simple Treatment #2: Sliced kohlrabi, red peppers and carrots with lemon white bean hummus
- Baby swiss chard and purple peacock broccoli with crushed red peppers and currants
- Fried tofu batons on spicy greens and shiso with sour plum dressing
- Simple Treatment #3: baby squash sauteed in butter, olive oil, Maine sea salt and pepper
- Simple Treatment #4: chef salad with oak leaf lettuce, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, peas, corn and low-fat chicken sausage



I'll see you Saturday at the market!
Paul Gagne
Tasting in Tongues Maine
www.tastingintonguesmaine.com
paul@tastingintonguesmaine.com






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