Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Spaghetti with Peas and Parmesan


We had such a nice time at the farmer's market last weekend that we wanted to go again. This time we tried the Westside Community Farmer's Market at the Hill Farms Department of Transportation. There is a huge difference from the big one downtown! This one was ALL business. None of the spectacle of the big one. No balloon animal guy, no hippie clothing for sale, no kids running around the capitol green blowing bubbles or playing tag. Still, there is a definite reason to go to this one too. If you need great produce and don't want to make it a whole day activity, this is your place. You can park right up to the market and be in and out in half an hour. The food seemed cheaper as well, although I can't confirm that. We bought a huge bag of shelling peas, strawberries, rhubarb and sugar snap peas. I made a big pot of spaghetti and added the blanched peas, lots of grated fresh parmesan, salt and pepper and butter. We devoured it. As a matter of fact, I went back the farmer's market today (this time at Hilldale) and bought more peas (shelled because I'm lazier on the weeknight...) and we're having it again tonight with my watermelon, tomato, feta salad.

In other news... I'm an aunt again! I'm waiting for my sister to get home from the hospital so I can share some pictures! More on that later!
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3 comments:

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

this looks so good. I guess it's super time! I better go cook something!!!

merelythemoon said...

This looks super d-lish! I can't wait to try it!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the props for the Westside Community Market. There's free coffee there too, and music most days. We don't have the spectacle of the Square, but we do have great stuff after 9am and free on-site parking.

Barry
Westside Community Market board member