Mushrooms & Fava beans from farmers' market
Fresh fava beans (this is not all of them)
Yellow mushrooms, related to oyster mushrooms, but different flavor.
I bought these Sunday afternoon at the Mar Vista farmers' market close to my house, but I have not cooked them yet. I will do a simple prep for the fava beans, since I do not have that many, but I'm not sure what to do with the mushrooms. I have quite a bit, and I think I will saute half of them and then maybe cook with other half with something else. I do not like them raw, and they are too delicate to grill.
What is your favorite way to cook these mushrooms?
I also bought fresh-caught Ahi tuna (from the California coast), and I cooked that the same day. They had a good selection of fish this week, but it's unpredictable. I marinated the tuna briefly in soy sauce, wasabi, ginger, and garlic, and that gave it a nice flavor. It was so thick (3") that I had to butterfly it, and I grilled it on high heat for 3-4 minutes per side.
In addition, I bought raspberries, parsley, lettuce, tangelos (a tangerine/Mandarin orange mix), goat milk feta, and pistachios. I wanted to buy some fresh tofu, but that stand was very busy, and I forgot to go back to it.
Spring is definitely here, even though the weather now is colder than it was last winter.
Lars
Princess Kelly epiphyllum, blooming now.
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Comments (7)I think it's a great idea for you folks to use the site. However, keep in mind a couple of things. 1) Tourist traffic will not be a big buying market. People are not going to want to buy a great plant or wonderful produce only to put it in the trunk of their car to ruin while they are shopping or frolicking in the Nashville area. The only time you might get good tourist traffic is in the fall with pumpkins, gourds, etc. 2) If I were you, I might consider trying TWO days, if it's feasible. Bloomington has such a huge and well-attended market on Saturday mornings. Serious buyers travel from surrounding counties to buy there. So, if you could, maybe try Friday evenings to catch folks going home or BEFORE they head for Bloomington. Wish I were closer, I'd seriously consider joining your effort (I'm in SW Montgomery Co.)! Good luck and let us know how it goes! DD...See MoreFava Beans.......eh?
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Comments (21)Oh, Nancy, I just thought, maybe one of your fish mongers could be there, at least taking orders, since you're right on The Lake? (sigh) I suppose that's wishful thinking but it would sure be nice, you could do your grocery shopping before you ever went home and without going to the store! I've eaten your baked goods and they're better than any I've had at the most upscale of restaurants and fancy bakeries, so I'm sure you will continue to do well. Some people might even like it inside better, not having to worry about weather. lbpod, my library is small and full of books too, but most comunities have civic centers, conference rooms in their city hall, township buildings, etc. I only wish I could convince my small county that a year round farmer's market is a good idea. We have two summer markets in the county and they do a booming business in the summer, it would be nice to find all the vendors in one place in the winter too. We have two permanent farm markets but they close for the winter. One is having "pick your own chestnuts" right now, but that'll end the first week of November, then it will close. I can go pick up local honey, maple syrup, organic locally made cheese, whatever, but it would sure be nice to do it all in one spot, under a roof, in a heated space, and with one of Nancy's cinnamon rolls and a cup of coffee! Annie...See More
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The mushrooms came out very tasty - I sauteed them with onion and garlic and then added a velouté sauce plus some twisty egg noodles and Parmesan cheese. The only issue was that parts of the stem were very tough, and so next time I will make sure to remove any woody stem parts. All of the mushrooms in the photo were growing on one stem.
I recently added four double outlets to the back yard, including one for the central fountain, and I also had an LED flood light installed on the wall to light the central fountain and much of the back yard. This way I can pick herbs after dark. The two fountains are on the same switch, and there is a separate switch for the flood light, but the other outlets are not on switches. The lights at the pergola are on a switch with remote control, and so their outlet did not need a switch, but I have another outlet in the middle of the back of the back yard, and we have not decided what to do with that yet. Yesterday, Bernard built a stone slab shelf for some of the orchid cactus, but we need more shelves, as the epiphyllum we have are growing pretty fast now and are taking up more space. Here is their old location:
Bernard has cleaned up this path area, and we moved four of the epiphyllum to other locations. They do not like full sun, and so I have to find partial shade for them, which is not easy in my yard.
Lars
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