New Delicious Experience

The Farmer’s Market on Railroad was a new experience to say the least for myself. I’ve of course heard of these types of markets around my hometown, but never made the attempt to try one out.
Walking down the many booths they had set up the first question I asked myself was “where do I begin?” I stopped at a stand where a woman was selling a variety of vegetables and asked her what her favorite item was. She responded by denying that she had a favorite, however recommended her red tomatoes. I responded “no favorite huh?” I than asked her how she started selling at the market. Her family has always grown their own food and said she wanted to share it with others. She also mentioned a small financial incentive as well. After my conversation with the woman I purchased three tomatoes and went on my way.
For my dish I made a fresh tomato sauce. The recipe called for 1 to 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, about 3 large tomatoes, 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper, to taste, 1 pound spaghetti, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. I’ve cooked my own spaghetti in the past, but never my own sauce. To avoid a biased critique of my own cooking I asked my roommates to sample it as well. To make a long review short they simply said I should cook it again sometime.
The farmers market may not be in my near future, it is definitely something I would like to try again.

Recommended Article
* Etter, Lauran. Food for Thought: Do You Need Farmers for a Farmers Market? Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. Web. Apr. 2010.