OK, How I manage to sorely alliterate that one, I haven't a clue.
The point here is that while I am not really a great chef and don't really SHOP around much, this morning Samuel and I headed to the new Bethesda Central Farm Market (www.bethesdacentralfarmmarket.com) which is held in teo spots (check the website) each Thursday (3-7pm) and Sunday (9am-1pm) in Bethesda nad while currently small and growing offers a plethora of tastes for any palate.
Samuel loves hard cheese, but ventured into the realm of soft today, loving a mild goat, albeit firm and slightly aged. He adored the barbecue sauce from one vendor and shunned the superb braised lamb shanks from another (he dislikes sauces alot!), which I fell in love with instantly.
You can almost eat a meal here going from bread to cheese to home made sausage (the Lamb Merguez is DIVINE!) and then throught the fruits and veggies as well.
Today, both Sam and I discovered sour cherries...a local treat apparently only availabkle for a bout 10 days to 2 weeks annually. These tiny bright red cherries pack a punch and will be indeed packed into Samuel's camp lunch bag every day this week! We have all always loved snap peas, but somehow the ones we purchased today have such a burst of flavor and crunch, it will be hard to go back to the store bought brand.
Parking in Bethesda can be a bitch (oops!), but there is a free lot a block away if you can find a space....go early before everything is gone..and there was even wonderful entertainment from a folk singer.
If your palate isn't into massive munching, just buy and then head to one of the wonderful nearby dining spots for brunch! While we may be away several Sundays in July, I can assure you I'll be back there in August!
