Since the latest regularly-scheduled migraine had been milder than usual, I had high hopes for today, thinking that perhaps I'd be able to get out early this morning and do something fun while our beautiful weather lasts. Instead, the day began as One of Those Days. First I had to deal with some pain in my left eye, something that felt like dirt was stuck in my eyelid or maybe some allergen. So I mixed up some warm saltwater and rinsed my eye out with that a few times, which helped a little. Next, though, the migraine let me know in no uncertain terms that it was not finished with me yet, and after taking some of my extra-special headache medicine, I tried to sleep off the worst of the pain, nausea, and dizziness.
After getting back out of bed in the afternoon, I discovered that I had more energy than I'd had any right to expect. Ignoring both the leftover pain & drug side effects, I went to (can you guess?) a farmer's market. This particular market is a very small one--just three vendors--and I really hadn't planned on going to it today; but I did just run out of blueberries this morning, and there was a good chance that somebody there would have more for me to enjoy.
As it turned out, I was right! Not only were there blueberries, but there were also fabulous black raspberries I started munching on before I even left the parking lot. Also, since this was this market's first day of the season and few people seemed to have noticed that it was open, it was a good time to talk with the farmers and scattered customers. We chatted about cooking, livestock, global warming, and Rep. Weiner (this part of the conversation involved cucumbers). Even though this farmer's market is a very small one, they have one advantage over other markets--they give customers one free cookbook per week. I got to indulge my fondness for community cookbooks, the kind where all the recipes are contributed by members of a church or school or volunteer fire department. The book I brought home today, from 1981, was compiled by The Maryland Library Association Government Documents Division and includes recipes by people ranging from employees at county public libraries to then-recent First Lady Rosalynn Carter. And while I may never have any use for a recipe for cooked muskrat, it's nice to know that it's there. (But I think I could have lived without the recipe for Congealed Asparagus Salad.)
My supper tonight was a mix of stuff from the farmer's market and various supermarkets. Following no recipe from any cookbooks, I cooked up chicken gizzards & hearts, a beet, kohlrabi (including leaves), mushrooms, and onion in olive oil, then mixed the hot foods with a litte Greek yogurt and various spices (salt, turmeric, coriander, fenugreek, whatever else appealed to me at the time). The yogurt mix left in the bowl when I was done became a good dip for a sliced cucumber. Dessert consisted of black raspberries.
After sunset I made sure to get out and enjoy an evening walk in the light of the nearly-full moon. Such wonderful weather! Such a contrast to the Hellish heat of last week! If we could keep these temperatures and get some more rain, it would be almost perfect.
Right then. The headache's been trying to get my attention for the last hour and a half, so I should probably get to bed soon. Have a great Wednesday, all!
After getting back out of bed in the afternoon, I discovered that I had more energy than I'd had any right to expect. Ignoring both the leftover pain & drug side effects, I went to (can you guess?) a farmer's market. This particular market is a very small one--just three vendors--and I really hadn't planned on going to it today; but I did just run out of blueberries this morning, and there was a good chance that somebody there would have more for me to enjoy.
As it turned out, I was right! Not only were there blueberries, but there were also fabulous black raspberries I started munching on before I even left the parking lot. Also, since this was this market's first day of the season and few people seemed to have noticed that it was open, it was a good time to talk with the farmers and scattered customers. We chatted about cooking, livestock, global warming, and Rep. Weiner (this part of the conversation involved cucumbers). Even though this farmer's market is a very small one, they have one advantage over other markets--they give customers one free cookbook per week. I got to indulge my fondness for community cookbooks, the kind where all the recipes are contributed by members of a church or school or volunteer fire department. The book I brought home today, from 1981, was compiled by The Maryland Library Association Government Documents Division and includes recipes by people ranging from employees at county public libraries to then-recent First Lady Rosalynn Carter. And while I may never have any use for a recipe for cooked muskrat, it's nice to know that it's there. (But I think I could have lived without the recipe for Congealed Asparagus Salad.)
My supper tonight was a mix of stuff from the farmer's market and various supermarkets. Following no recipe from any cookbooks, I cooked up chicken gizzards & hearts, a beet, kohlrabi (including leaves), mushrooms, and onion in olive oil, then mixed the hot foods with a litte Greek yogurt and various spices (salt, turmeric, coriander, fenugreek, whatever else appealed to me at the time). The yogurt mix left in the bowl when I was done became a good dip for a sliced cucumber. Dessert consisted of black raspberries.
After sunset I made sure to get out and enjoy an evening walk in the light of the nearly-full moon. Such wonderful weather! Such a contrast to the Hellish heat of last week! If we could keep these temperatures and get some more rain, it would be almost perfect.
Right then. The headache's been trying to get my attention for the last hour and a half, so I should probably get to bed soon. Have a great Wednesday, all!
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