Local Eating in the Summer - Meal #2

Tonight we ate our second local meal of the Summer. Saturday at the Lane County Farmer's Market we picked up some Andouille sausage and some fresh eggs from Sweet Briar Farm. So tonight we simply fried the sausage and scrambled the eggs. I had some Red Potatoes and part of a Walla Walla Onion left from a market visit 2 weeks ago. I shredded the potatoes, diced the onion and made a batch of hash browns. The water content in the Red Potatoes was a bit too high, so they steamed more than they fried. Never the less, they were still good. It's hard to beat breakfast for dinner.

Local Eating in the Summer - Meal #1

We are a day away from the official start of Summer, but I am counting tonight's dinner as our first all local meal of the Summer. Beth and I arrived at the Lane County Farmer's Market by 9:30 Am - pretty early for us! I hadn't been there for two weeks. Since that time the new arrivals included baby zucchini, cherry tomatoes and the first of the cherries. After walking the whole market we stopped at Ground Works for a Red Onion, a Walla Walla Onion, new Red Potatoes, and a pint of Strawberries. I picked up two replacement Butternut Squash starts and Beth got some Dianthus from a grower from the Fern Ridge area. The nice surprise was finding the fishing family from Winchester Bay back at the market. I hadn't seen them this year. We were hoping for some fresh Halibut, but this week they had Red Snapper and canned Dungeonous Crab. We had never tried Red Snapper, but it looked good. We got some cooking suggestions, hit the Hideaway Bakery for a Pain Au Chocolat and headed home.

Tonight I simply steamed the Red Potatoes and Beth cooked the Red Snapper in a bit of olive oil. She then topped hers with Red Curry Paste and I chose a Mustard Yogurt topping. Everything was great. The Snapper was a firmer fish, much like tuna, but very mild. I would definitely get it again.