Farmers Market Score

I visited the Portland Farmers Market last week for the first time this year. The market is now open at least four days a week in various locations all over the city and there is a bounty of edibles that cannot be overlooked.


My first stop yielded a great big bunch of arugula which I put in burritos, in a salad and added a big, fresh bunch on top of a pizza. YUM!


I grabbed a pint of these delicious cherries and have been eating them all week with the fresh blueberries from Sauvie Island.



Aren't these tomatoes gorgeous? And so delicious. I sauteed them with these potatoes and


the purple and green bell peppers. YUM!!!




I am going back this week and hope to bring home some of the same and something different.

The market is open every Monday from 10-2 through October in Pioneer Square. Come join me and support our local farmers, bakers and meat and cheese artisans.

The Fruits of my Labor

Last Thursday, my husband and I went blueberry picking on Sauvie Island and this is only one tub of the eleven pounds we brought home.

What to do with all of those blueberries, you ask? Well, they will get frozen and eaten during the rest of the year and immediately made into some wonderful, delicious treats.

















From the Tassajara Bread Book, given to me by my mom, I created this wonderful blueberry tart. Which is almost gone. What's next? Maybe a loaf of Lemon-Blueberry Bread from The Silver Palate cookbook.

So, who will join me?

Laura

Coffee and cookies and friends, oh my!

A couple of weeks ago, Melissa and I met at Moonstruck Cafe to discuss THE BLOG. If you are lucky enough to live in Portland, visit the cafe on NW 23rd and partake of some coffee and a delicious shortbread cookie (and a piece of chocolate, or two).

It has been almost four months since either of us has posted to the blog and for that, I am deeply sorry. I promise that this will be the first of many exciting posts, full of information, projects and news about Krafti-Kit.

Until next time, have a great holiday weekend and knit, crochet, sew, spin and stamp your hearts out! I know I will.

Laura