just a few things that made it home from the market…
Cabbage | Kabocha | Mint | Thyme | Ginger | Onions | Tomatoes | Fennel | Kale | Yu Choy | Apples |
It was the middle of the week and I was listening to an old episode of KCRW’s “Good Food” with Evan Kleiman on my trusty mobile phone. Each ep starts with what’s new and in-season at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market. I usually get through the “Market Report” with a *shrug* at the ready, but rarely fired. You’d think I could always “get it up” for a little ‘what’s hot at the market’ talk, but, yeah, no. Something different happened this time, though. I was transfixed by the coolest of winter squashes, Kabocha. A couple of chefs described delectable warm, sweet wintery flavors and shared recipes; a bartender’s experiments in squash mixology had my brain scanning the aisles of TJ’s for the requisite spirits. It all piqued my curiosity something awful. I think I rewound or came back to that portion of the podcast at least 8 times, just to hear all that squashtalk. It was so Harvest Festival-Day of Thanks.
As the weekend slowly approached, I kept checking to see how soon I could get my hands on some kabocha. Sunday, seemed to stay away on purpose. The morning finally came when I could wander the two blocks from Sunset to Hollywood; going from stall to stall looking for my obsession. I found them. One, a deep shade of sunset and the other, an ode to the perfect mottled forest. They were beautiful.
They still are, actually. They’re in the platter on the shelf. I haven’t decided what to do. Sounds familiar, huh? I should to listen to that Good Food, again. Don’t cha think?
n♥