The Farmers Market

I've heard all about this big outdoor farmers market, and I was dying to go. Ariane was headed there Saturday morning, and agreed to bring me along. It was awesome. Rows and rows of fresh produce stands. I was giddy.

Mass quantities of food makes me happy. Sick, I know. That's why I love Costco so much. The cool thing about this place is that it is all FRESH. No preservatives. It is literally what the people grow themselves and sell it in their stand. I walked around just looking at the variety and quality of the produce at each stand. When you find a stand that has what you want, you grab a bag and fill it up with whatever you want to buy. When you've got what you want, you hand it to the person running the stand, they weigh it and tell you how much it costs. It's just fun. There are more than just produce stands, too. There are a few butchers and , of course, stands with meats and cheese. Ariane took me to a butcher that she's used before and I bought some chicken and pork.

When I asked for 2 chicken breasts (both breasts together with the tenderloins and everything) , the butcher grabbed them from his display, weighed them, and then cleaned them (took our the bones and fat and such).

So lucky me - I got to pay for the stuff he cut off and threw away! Oh well. Price you pay for fresh meat. I do have to say a word about the butchers knives. Oh heavens. He cut through bone like it was butter. If I used his knives I'd loose a finger. There is also a huge stand of flowers.

I took this picture to show Ryan, in hopes that he'd get the hint and stop by sometime on his way home.