The Great Haul: A Trip to the Farmers' Market

Perfect Brooklyn morning: a great yoga class and a leisurely stroll through the farmers' market shoving beautiful summer produce into sacks and running away with it.  I may amend this with pictures, but I'm a little distracted as I dream up our meals for this week with our amazing haul of goodies.  

My ingredients for the week: 

• Rainbow Swiss Chard
• Collard Greens
• Scallions
• Beets
• Cauliflower
• Kirby cukes
• Heirloom tomatoes: Cherokee green, Orange Russian and White Beauty
• Regular beautiful red tomatoes
• Raspberries
• Blackberries
• Red Currants
• Cape Gooseberries
• Hot peppers (a whole cup for $1!) - jalapeno, habanero, thai chile and maybe some others
• Raw unfiltered local honey

And the featured items from the Amish stand and my perennial favorite Valley Shepherd Creamery: 

• Cheddar
• Butter (ingredient list: cream.  What could be wrong with that?)
• Smoked bacon (get ready, collards!)
• Valley Shepherd fresh ricotta - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. 

I can't wait for dinner.  And breakfast.  And lunch.