We have been taking advantage of having a farmers markets just 10 minutes from the apartment. The trip to the center of town has become a Saturday morning tradition, and finding recipes that take advantage of the fresh produce has been a weekly challenge.
Almost everything we cook is from the market. We have enjoyed the hand made pasta and ravioli with veal. I made a quiche Loraine (including a homemade crust). Yesterday we had scallops with an endive salad and raspberry vinaigrette. This Saturday's market brought a couple selling oysters -- they even sold us the special knife to shuck them open for tonight's appetizers. This weekend ended with grilled steak, roasted sweet potatoes and asparagus. Most meals have been healthy. We do need to down size the portions. When we ask the vendors a quantity for two people, I think they really give us enough for three. Even in France, making a profit is an objective. But, we're learning. Next time, we'll just ask for one serving.
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| Veal, with homemade pasta, and roasted red peppers and broccoli. |
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| Quiche Loraine |
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| Salad, homemade ravioli, and veal. |
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| Scallops with orange, asparagus and endive salad. |
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| Fresh from the market oysters. |
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| Steak, sweet potatoes, and asparagus. |
