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[serene]

1) I always thought I didn't like strawberries. Then I moved to somewhere where they grow. Oh, man.

2) Temescal DMV farmer's market is pretty damn good. Almost as good as San Diego's DMV farmer's market. Walked around there with sogwife this morning while someotherguy was sleeping off the earache that kept him up last night. Got some nostalgia for walking around San Diego's with cute-poet-chick.

3) Our haul: A few pounds of yummy (and cheap!) heirloom tomatoes; a cucumber; a big old fennel bulb (haven't roasted fennel before -- any tips?); a bunch of strawberries; some baby squashes; maybe some other stuff, but that's the bulk of it. I just ate one of the tomatoes and one of the strawberries, and blessed the day I moved from the desert to the fertile land.

4) Today, I shall endeavor to finish at least half of the poems-for-hire, and then finish the other half tomorrow. Besides housework, that's the only thing on my agenda today.

5) Thursday night, I leave for Portland. Be back Sunday. If you're in the area on Saturday, we'd love to see you at snippy's place. Send email to me or her if you need more info.

Comments

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

My tip for roasting fennel would be to slice it and boil it for about ten minutes, then drain it, and toss some olive oil and sliced onion together with the fennel and roast it. First part is useful for a range of fennel-roasting ideas, though.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

How much of it do you use? I was thinking I would save the wispy "herb" part and dry it for cooking, and then roast the rest. Should I just stick with the bulb part? (I've never even eaten it in a restaurant, so I have no clue at all.)

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

I'd roast the bulb and use the fronds and maybe some of the stalk in a salad (chopped fine, maybe with apples, raisins, and walnuts in it)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thanks! *smooch*

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

I'll miss you in Portland by a week - I'm headed there the weekend after that for my wife's birthday :-)