It’s finally fully taken hold and Fall in the marchés. The stalls are filling up with squash and apples and the last tomatoes. I was excited to find one of my farmers with a whole pile of butternut squash (a rarity, still haven’t found acorn squash that wasn’t being sold as decoration from a florist shop.) and spotted a few green tomatoes which I had a hard time getting them to put in my bag. I love green tomatoes, especially for this, but I don’t think the French have figured out what to do with green tomatoes yet because they can’t seem to believe I’d want them! In the end, I could only get some that were partially green. Maybe next week! So here’s what we picked up and which is adding some Autumn to our menu this week:
-land cress
– basil
-red onions
– sweet red peppers
– butternut squash!
– bleu d’Auvergne (a mild bleu recommended for those, like me, who didn’t like blue cheese)
– cucumber
– green-ish heirloom tomatoes
– Reinette apples
– sage
– campari tomatoes
– eggplants
– sorrel
-purslane
– ‘master’ bread
And here are a few meals those goodies will go into:
Cress salad with Turkey Breast, Roasted plums, and Bleu – Macaroni & Cheese with Butternut Squash and Sage – Lemon Eggplant Soup
I’ll also be using some things to stock up on summer flavor for the winter, like the basil to make pesto to freeze.
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Last weekend was very busy and included a wonderful visit with a high school friend of mine and one of the famous boat rides up the Seine to see Paris by night. I may not be in love with Paris, but seeing it from this unusual perspective, I can see how I could love it. Time will tell!
I’ll be back tomorrow with a new favorite recipe for cooler weekend mornings!
xo,
A.
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