Farmer's Market Plunder

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Hey you!

So glad it is almost Friday.  Actually, so glad it’s almost Thursday. That means farmer’s market day around here, which is what keeps us out of vegetable and fruit doldrums throughout the week and I get so excited just thinking about it.

Actually, that’s kind of a lie. The truth is, well, I have been meaning to ask you…do you ever feel kind of overwhelmed at these places?  Like, you see all this great stuff (who doesn’t love the sound of a lemon cucumber?) and you buy it with these lofty goals of going home and doing something fabulous and new only to realize a week later that those damn squash blossoms are rotting in the cheese drawer?

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WE'VE GOT MAIL!: Crispy Broccoli & Blue

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Many of our closest friends are knowledgable foodies and incredible cooks.  And many have shared recipes with us over the years that have inspired us or gotten us through dinnertime disasters.  We thought it would be so wonderful to share their insight and recipes with others!  So, we decided to start a monthly (or maybe bi-weekly?) guest blog, whereby friends and family are encouraged to write us and share a favorite, tried and true recipe.

Our first guest post is here!  It is by Sarah Nicholson, a friend of both of ours from college.  Sarah is mother to a toddler, wife to an army lawyer and a lawyer herself - so her plate is full (pun intended!). You can find more about her and her adventures in her own blog, Are We Home Yet?, a beautiful tribute to her family and travels.  Meanwhile, enjoy a little taste of her life here!

 

Dear Sarah and Libby,

I apologize for asking you to turn on your oven.  I have been visiting family in Seattle where, until today, summer can be fairly temperate.  The day I decided to make this recipe we set a record of 93 degrees.  And, we Pacific Northwesterners don’t do air conditioning.  Thus, if you’re in the same boat, I am sorry.

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