This morning I went to the farmers’ market and snagged some pictures. It was raining, so these don’t portray the usual vibrance… but I think you get the idea. I love my farmers’ market. (This is the Mountain View Farmers’ Market, by the way.)
At the entrance were some flowers…
So many fresh nuts…
So hard to choose!…
Fresh catches of the day…
Mushrooms are delicious…
And lots of cheese options…
These were gorgeous. I miss having a garden…
Possibly the best honey ever!
Freshly grown herbs…
And lots of potatoes…
And my favorite… the samples!
Menu Plan for the Week of March 01 – March 07
Dinner ideas
- kabocha, bean, tomato, and swiss chard soup (recipe to come); farmers’ market bread and ezekiel pitas for carbs
- teriyaki tofu; balsamic red swiss chard and onions
- use up the leftover wontons
- kabocha fries (duh! always!)
- homemade pizza
- roasted squash, carrots, and onion with herbs
- going out!
Lunch ideas
- ezekiel pitas with nut butter/homemade hummus
- veggies and hummus
- baked kabocha fries
- grains! with nut butter, pumpkin, tofu…
- for Bobby – leftover wontons, various chicken and rice dishes, turkey dogs
Breakfast ideas
- fruit by itself
- whipped banana oat bran
- miso soup
- tofu yogurt
Dessert ideas
- one of Chocolate Covered Katie‘s desserts
- fruit
- vitatops/vitamuffins
- grilled cinnamon oranges
More great menus can be found at Organizing Junkie!
I’ve pretty much given up on dairy. It makes my stomach churn and I broke out for the first time in 3 weeks after having yogurt yesterday. Oh, well. I can find lots of things without it! And they are all delicious.
Around the blogs:
- For my first day of Tina’s 31-Day Yoga Challenge I did Tom Morley’s “Buns and Thighs Yoga” on Exercise TV (20 minutes). I plan on doing a YogaDownload.com gentle hatha session (20 minutes) later tonight as well.
- Coco is coming up with an Exotic Foods Challenge – what are your thoughts?
- Jenna’s going Meatless in March – are you up for it?
beautiful photos! I love farmer’s markets! I wish I was there! Ours won’t fully open for another month or so.
I’m going meatless in March! Haha…
Thanks for the idea of pumpkin fries! I’ve never thought of that. I wonder if they’re still selling pumpkins at my local Whole Foods… I need a chage from my beloved b-nut fries.
I absolutely adore kabocha squash – I just throw it in the oven and bake it for 40 minutes, with absolutely nothing. When it cools, it’s so sweet and delish!
I’m SUPER jealous of your Farmer’s Market trip! I’ve never been =/
I can’t wait to see the CCV desserts! YUMMY!
That market looks beautiful!
Love your menu for the week, can’t wait to see some of your creations!
I LOVE FARMER’S MARKETS.
re: dairy- true that. dairy and I are no longer on speaking terms.
I love your meal plan posts! I really need to do that to get organized – maybe I will do that tomorrow =)
Yes, Farmer’s Market Honey is the best. Gorgeous sunny pictures!!!!
I went to my farmer’s market today too! It looked pretty much identical 😀 I like your “idea” list, b/c making a set menu for each day kinda stresses me out, but yours is very flexy!
I love farmers’ markets! They aren’t always the friendliest to my wallet though.
And I am SO making those delicious-looking yogurt cakes!
Hi Maggie! Thanks for entering the contest!
Your farmer’s market looks beautiful!
Wow, the Farmer’s Market looks like fun! And mmmm, nuts!
I love the farmer’s market pics. Maybe Spring is here?!
Glad you and Tom got some QT today. I’ll share 😉
thanks for sharing so many pics of the farmer market with us! I wish I have one here too!
great menu plan, love that kabocha fries appear everywhere.
I’m seriously considering giving up yogurt too, both fage and ricotta make me feel bloated. I don’t know… I’ll do some more experiments. they’re just so good to give up.
And thanks for shouting out the challenge! 😀
Lovely farmer’s market and menu plan for the week!!
Butternut squash fries!!!! They look fantastic, I am going to give these a go for sure. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
MMmmm! This farmers’ market looks awesome! I love the fresh flowers…
I miss the farmer’s market!! I can’t wait until it gets warmer here again. Your menu sounds faaaaantastic 🙂
I haven’t been to a farmer’s market in so long! Your photos are beautiful!
I really need to get inspired by you and sit down and do a meal plan this week. I think it’s a good tool not to waste food (which I hate) and just feel more prepared for the week!
Wow…reminds me of the Ithaca farmer’s market. I go to Trenton….very basic stuff and nothing much this time of year. LOVED the pics…just wondering why people were wearing jackets. When it hits 60 degrees around here (NJ) people think it is summer and pull out their shorts…lol
We can be dairy free together. 🙂
I LOVE Farmers Markets! So jealous! 🙂
I LOVE farmers markets!
I like how you are thinking in advance of what meals you are going to make, I do the same thing too!
Great menu!
WOW. that market looks so gorgeous!!!! and great menu plan for the week!
LOVE the farmers’ market photos!! Wish I was there!
That farmer’s market looks AMAZING! Ah, I’m so jealous. I can’t wait for Spring to come because that means the markets are back!
Great pictures and great menu! I really do just love your blog!
NAOmni
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That market looks awesome. I love going to the local markets here in Adelaide. I have been cooking vegetarian a lot more. It is so much easier and yummier.