The Spring 2009 Inaugural Haul

[leahbobet]

Wherein it finally gets warm enough for Leah to go to St. Lawrence Market for Saturday groceries and then feel the need to gloat about them on the public internets!

(This is a medium-sized haul, since I did not bring my granny cart and could only purchase what I could physically carry home. Or I would have got some fish too.)

Pears, four
Blackberries
Ataulfo mangoes. The number of the delicious yellow mangoes is three! Ah hah hah--
Giant ominous-looking garlics, two
Three pounds ground beef, destined for Chinese dumplings, chili, and my freezer.
Bocconcini, destined to be eaten before I actually make a caprese salad. But apparently it's cheaper at the market than at the local grocery store.
Ricotta, also destined to die by snacking before I make that lovely cheese and honey and figs toast--

(Crap. I forgot the figs.)

Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
Five counties cheese. Nom.
Pierogies, two packages, being the sauerkraut and mushroom sort.
Indian candy. I get five dollars' worth of this every time I'm there. Because it is one of those small delights.
Montreal bagels, six. The object of this is to bring them to work and freezer them, and then I won't have to spend $2 on a bagel and cream cheese on the way to work if I don't have time for breakfast. Since the six bagels were only $3.50, I'm already winning here.
Soba, a metric assload. This may last two weeks. Mmm. Soba.
Acacia honey, to put on that toast with ricotta and tomatoes and the figs I didn't buy.

And!

One aloe drink and one cheese crepe, because all this looking at food was making me snacky.

I still don't have pasta, or teafilters, or...well, figs. But that isn't the point of a market trip. *g*

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Comments

[wirewalking.livejournal.com]

That sounds like .. one hell of a market. Want!

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

It is a wonderful market. I didn't even get into the game/rare/weird stuff butcher or the fish stalls or the artisan cheese or the bakery or the jams or the place with the fresh pasta...

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

When I went to the market today, they had apples, bananas and strawberries.

That was it. First time I've seen strawberries on sale, so I grabbed two containers. I'll wallow in what I can get. :/

Jealous. Very jealous.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Well, that's a smoothie right there. The apples, bananas, and strawberries, that is.

[hysteriachan.livejournal.com]

Mmm, market haul. Now I'm tempted to blog ours, but it's not nearly as lovely-sounding.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Do! Yay market hauls!

[kchew.livejournal.com]

The market was crazy busy today, so John didn't get to the egg people in time, but he got lots of other yummy things.

It is, indeed, a Great Market.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I didn't get to the egg people either, alas. But it was all to the good. :)

[kats-kradle.livejournal.com]

I have to remember it is worth it to take the first subway down next Saturday morning.

I have a hankering for fresh eggs and tomatoes on rice bread toast. Also figs sound really really good, but they're always so expensive. I guess I am spoiled because in Texas we had a few neighbors with fig trees and pecan trees and we could just go and get them both for free whenever they were ready.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Well yes, everything is expensive compared to free. :p

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

There are 500 ml French presses at Kitchen Stuff Plus for only $10. I tell you now because I might forget.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Eee!

Damn, closed today, too!

*plots*