After a brief hiatus due to family issues, I hath returned to the Farmers Market!
This weekend I had the joy of attending the Farmers Market in Kelseyville, up on Clear Lake. It was nice to have one last crack at some great produce that has already gone out of the market here in Vacaville, plus some extra goodies that I covet every year.
For veggies, I bought some summer squash (zucchini) for grating and freezing in anticipation of breads and cookies around the holidays. I also scored some lemon cucumbers, a massive bulb of garlic, and eight sweet peppers, including two pimiento peppers which I adore. They’re extra sweet and juicy but with that little bite of pimiento flavor. So good!
For fruit, I snagged a bunch of pears, as that is what Lake County is known for. These bad boys are going to end up as quickbreads (OK, I might eat one with some bleu cheese butter on toast). I also grabbed a few bags of dried fruits, including apricots, apples, and sour cherries. The sour cherries will be saved for Christmas baking purposes.
My bread products this time are from the Main Street Bakery booth. This bakery is right on Main St in downtown Kelseyville and their goods are amazing. On top is a huge square of their focaccia, which is topped with tomato sauce, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, green olives, garlic, asiago, and parmesan. It’s ridiculous how good it is. Underneath it is two loaves of their bread whose name I always forget but it’s divine. It’s a dense loaf filled with sun-dried tomatoes, eggplant, rosemary, garlic, and asiago cheese. It makes the best accompaniment for soup or for a really snazzy grilled cheese sandwich.
At the very bottom of the pic are four bars of my absolute favorite artisan goat milk soaps. These are literally the only goat milk product I can tolerate because they don’t stink of goat. This adorable little lady has her same little booth every year and she sells all kinds of produce and then this huge array of goat milk soaps and lotions. I picked up Sweet Apricot, Red Hot Cinnamon, Pear of Lakes, and Victorian Rose. The Raspberry Rascal and Comfrey & Lavender are also amazing, but I tried to be good and limit myself to just the four this time.
