Chard
I had no idea I loved chard as much as I apparently do. When I got home from the farmers market and browsed through my photos, about half of them were pictures of chard.
Organic Chard
Ruby Chard
Is that weird?
I think the attraction was the rainbow of colors that to me is so representative of springtime. And nothing is more colorful than rainbow chard.
Ok, the beets were pretty beautiful too.
Colorful Beets
Rainbow Chard
I love being inspired by vegetables.
The biggest news from the market today was the appearance of heirloom tomatoes. Though I wasn’t quite ready to commit to buying them, I’m very excited about the coming weeks as their flavor develops.
Organic Strawberries
First Heirloom Tomatoes
I did take the plunge and purchase some strawberries this week, however. I’m a huge fan of the berries at Dirty Girl Produce, and they still had a few baskets left when I got there. But these berries at Swanson Berry Farm looked pretty tasty as well.
Avocados, artichokes and celery also caught my attention this week. I stocked up on baby artichokes for good measure.
Organic Celery
Organic Artichokes
It is also a great time to get salad greens. A few vendors are carrying miner’s lettuce with these cool Alice-In-Wonderland-looking leaves. And I’m always drawn to the adorable savoy cabbages.
Baby Savoy Cabbage
Miner's Lettuce
Be sure you get your fill of citrus in the coming weeks, since it will be disappearing before you know it. And don’t forget the green garlic and onions.
Baby Onions
Today’s purchases:
- Strawberries (Dirty Girl Produce)
- Baby savoy cabbages (Dirty Girl Produce)
- Shallots (Dirty Girl Produce)
- Rio zape beans (Rancho Gordo)
- Baby artichokes (Iacopi Farms)
- Salad mix (Star Route)
- Arugula (Star Route)
- Carrots (Star Route)
- Meyer lemons (Hamada Farms)
- Ruby chard (Capay Organics)
- Lacinato kale (Capay Organics)
- Yirg (Blue Bottle Coffee)
Were you inspired by vegetables this week?