Fridays

Friday mornings are "my time."   My routine is to wake up, drink some coffee, and head to the organic farmers market while Scott spends time with Makai and Pali at the playground.  I meet them an hour or two later with fresh pomegranate and orange juice.

One of my favorite things to buy at the market are fresh eggs.  I have never been an eggs fan but I must say eating eggs which were picked the same morning are delicious!   I have also never been a tomatoes, olives, or fig fan.  The tomatoes here are so sweet and juicy.  I have no clue what makes them different than US tomatoes and tomatoes which are purchased at a grocery store.   Scott can attest.  The only way he would eat tomatoes back home was in a tomato sauce, grilled or with a pesto sauce.  Here he plops raw ones in his mouth.  I sometimes send Scott to work with fresh tomatoes and egg's for his boss's family.   From what Scott told me, they did an experiment.  They made a salad with the fresh tomatoes and added the rest of their grocery store tomatoes.  They said there was a distinct taste between the two with the fresh tomatoes stealing the spotlight.

Now on my to do list is to learn how to cook with the mediterranean favourites the olive and figs!

Here's a look at some of the tasty food which I purchased this past week.  Not all of the items would fit in the photo.  Pay attention to the small cucumbers on the left side of the photo.  I call them toddler cucumbers.  Makai loves them!