Saturday, June 5, 2010

Early Season Produce

Its that time of year when the berries are going crazy and everyone has them cheap. The greens and asparagus have just about run their course. And then, suddenly, before you expect it, the beautiful summer produce begins to appear. Today was the day it happened for me. I went in search of Red Swiss Chard, but actually scored a bonanza!



Market Street did have the Red Swiss Chard, which made a really nice vegetarian dish for dinner when paired with Quinoa, but they also had some other goodies! Fresh Snap Green Beans, New Potatoes and Onions. There's lunch tomorrow. The biggest score was the Fredericksburg Peaches.

Fredericksburg is a town in the Hill Country known for their peaches. Jacqueline will make me drive up 281 from San Antonio, so that she can stop and get some fresh ones at a road side stand to eat on the way home. We did this a week ago as a matter of fact even though I consider it way too early in the season. I don't know what is in the soil down there that makes them so wonderful, but they are some of the most tasty peaches I've eaten in my life. And the early returns on this year's crop indicate its going to be a great one!