As long as there is a farmers’ market to photograph, I will be blogging farmers’ market photos. I hope that’s okay with all of you. I never get bored of looking at beautiful food, and it really doesn’t get more beautiful.
This past Friday, as usual, I hit up my normal Copley haunts, Siena Farms and Atlas Farms, in addition to some others for my weekend produce. Since my husband was working all weekend, I wanted to make a little special vegetarian something for myself, and that I did. There are lot’s of photos, but I promise there is a recipe at the end 😉
But first, the market. Siena Farms had this beautiful fennel, perfect for soups and salads.
Beautiful yellow tomatoes
Some of my favorite greens
Garlic, one of those ingredients I can’t live without
An Epicurious.com cooking demo (that I missed) by Chef Benjamin Knack from Hell’s Kitchen
Strawberry, peach, and blackberry tarts that were to die for
Little heirloom tomatoes
And now a recipe for Zucchini Pancakes with Spiced Yogurt
Zucchini Pancakes
1 large zucchini, grated
2 eggs
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
pinch salt and pepper
The pancakes are simple. Mix all of the ingredients together. In a frying pan, add a tiny bit of olive oil just to thinly coat the pan. Using a spoon add several scoops of the zuucchini mix to the pan, and use the back of the spoon to pat them down into flatter cakes. Cook on medium heat for a few minutes, 3-4 depending the thickness of the cake. Then flip over to the other side. Keep flipping until each side has a little golden color.
Top the finished pancakes with spiced yogurt (and hot sauce, if you want to eat them like I did!)
Spiced Yogurt
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 TSP each curry powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper
3 TSP olive oil
The pancakes were so light and fluffy, and the cool spiced yogurt was a perfect accompaniment. I only wish the oil didn’t make it look so ugly. . . really it was delicious!
I enjoyed a nice quiet evening at home with dinner at a book on the deck. I missed my husband, but alone time can definitely be nice!
What is your favorite way to spend your alone time?
