Farmers Market Month, Day 2: Mandarin oranges, garlic sprouts, Chinese broccoli, acini de Pepe

[rachelmanija]

I had blueberries and acini de Pepe, heated with butter and maple syrup and a little milk, for breakfast. It was fine but I prefer rice for that sort of thing.

For lunch, I stir-fried more acini de Pepe with green garlic/garlic sprouts (green shoots and immature heads), Chinese broccoli, kimchi, steamed Chinese sausage, pickled garlic (sue me, I like garlic), and soy sauce, with flowers from the broccoli sprinkled on top. That was delicious, and I will have the leftovers for dinner.



After all that, I still had about eight cups (dear God!) of acini de Pepe left, so I individually bagged and froze the rest. You certainly get a lot of bang for your buck with that stuff.

I also had some juicy, sweet Mandarin oranges, so bright and glistening that I have immortalized them.

Comments

[yuuago]

That lunch sure does sound delicious. :O

I've been enjoying your 'Market Month' posts so far. It's so neat that you have so many options available so close. :D

spork of joyous fooding

[yhlee]

Your lunch sounds delish! :)

[loligo]

I LOVE making pesto with garlic scapes. In fact, I think I like it better than basil pesto. I usually don't have pine nuts on hand, so I use walnuts or pecans instead.

[rachelmanija]

Garlic SCAPES - those things have too many names!

[pameladean]

That stir-fry sounds amazing!

Some years ago, friends served us ratatouille over orzo, and it was fantastic. I don't know if the right vegetables are in season, but at some point they will be, if you like ratatouille. Well, even if you don't, but it won't matter.

I've sometimes made orzo with spinach, feta, garlic, and red bell pepper, along with some lemon juice and crushed red pepper and olive oil. I plan to try all that with shrimp at some point.

P.

[rachelmanija]

It was delectable! I basically made fried rice but with pasta.

I hate eggplant and zucchini but the spinach/orzo thing sounds great.

[copperfyre]

I'm really enjoying your food entries, they're both interesting and they make me hungry! It's really cool to see how much you can find from nearish where you live.