Main Street Farmers Market

Start by cutting up whatever you have  — onions, garlic scapes, squash, mushrooms, potatoes, greens—then heat some olive oil and start cooking them till tender. Cut all the herbs you want—parsley, basil, dill, thyme—whatever you’ve got, and add them. Take 3-4 eggs and beat them, add salt and pepper and pour over the vegetables and [...]

In a skillet, over medium heat, add a bit of oil/lard/butter (2 TBL) and a sliced onion. Let cook for about 1 minute, then add thinly sliced cabbage (green, purple, or napa). Cook until color and texture suit you (about 6 minutes, for my taste buds). Before you turn off heat, throw in fresh garlic/garlic [...]

1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 ripe Cantaloupe 1/4 cup Cilantro leaves Combine the sugar and water in a sauce pan until the sugar dissolves. Let cool. Meanwhile cut up the Cantaloupe and put in a blender. Then add the Cilantro leaves and blend until smooth. Combine the puree and the sugar syrup together [...]

2 lbs Strawberries 4 tbsp Aged Balsamic 1 cup sugar plus 1 tbsp 1 cup water Hull and quarter the strawberries and pour the balsamic vinegar and the 1 tbsp sugar. Let macerate for 20 minutes. In a saucepan combine the sugar and water and heat on medium until the sugar dissolves. Let cool. In [...]

1 large cucumber sliced 1/2 medium red onion sliced 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 tbsp sugar 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tbsp dill Salt and pepper to taste Slice the cucumbers & red onion and toss together. In a separate bowl add the vinegar and sugar together. Measure olive oil in a measuring cup [...]