A Sunday of Firsts!

Today was a HOT one....Matt and I were tempted to wallow in our sweaty sorrows on the couch and fight over who gets to be closest to the fan, but we got enough guts to brave the elements and took a stroll to the farmers market. Usually we arrive around 11am on Sunday, right around the time when the farmers are setting up their stands. Today we didn't get there until 2pm, right when they were closing. We decided this was a good time to go....they were pretty much THROWING carrots and celery at us, going, "Take them for 50 cents, we're about to leave". I mean, what farmer wants to take home veggies after they've carted them all the way there? At one stand, we were about to purchase some green onions when the girl asked us if we've ever tried zucchini flowers. Well..we've grown zucchini and watched the flowers fall right off once they get overpowered by the zucchini. We've never thought to eat them though! Apparently, this box of beautiful zucchini flowers (which do cost a pretty penny) were wilting in the heat, and the girl said, "Take them, they're yours!". We got home and found a recipe that has them stuffed with ricotta cheese and green onions (both of which we had) and blindly experimented with our first zucchini flowers. It was a success! They were crispy and cheesy....what a perfect combination! Definitely worth a sweltering walk to the farmers market!!





Another fun note.....I finished knitting my first pair of socks today! These are for Matt. Thanks to my sister Lesley, I have now moved out of my comfort zone of knitting scarves, and into a whole new knitting world!!! (Thanks Les!!)