The market was sodden and stall keepers were pushing poles into their low-slung white canopies to pour the water off in streams.
Summer glut is upon us: tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, onions, beans, herbs, blackberries, plums, peaches. I did my usual tour and then bought some flat onions, leeks, white corn, heirloom tomatoes, donut peaches and bunches of zinnias. I chatted to Sigrun again, the Icelandic lady from whom I bought masses of red currants for the jam I made a few weeks ago. One pot found its way to Emiliano and Anna at Al di la and another to a security officer at JFK. It had been destined for Vancouver.
Tonight's menu:
Ajo blanco
Roasted red peppers (see Estorbo's comments here) with garlic and anchovies
Chicken legs and thighs roasted with leeks, lemon, tomatoes, onion and fennel
Sweet corn salad with terrace mint
Peeled white donut peaches in Prosecco
Sounds wonderful. Hopefully Estorbo will come down and join the festivities.
ReplyDeleteHe did indeed. Chicken wins over smoke.
ReplyDeleteIt was EWR but same difference. :-) I still dream of that jam...
ReplyDeleteOh, you're right! *&^^$!ing Newark!
ReplyDeleteI discovered a stash of red currant jam last night - five huge bottles I'd forgotten about.I gave E 'n M a little one :-)
you mean you had bigger ones? sheeesh. we polished half of the "just a little one" just now. yummmy; I too will now dream of red currants.
ReplyDeleteEnM
It was in seach of the little one that I found the big ones - I promised my mom red currant jam and was panicking that there would be none :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was so nice to see you - take pictures of figs in Corfu, please!
Marie,
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog thru Last Night's Dinner. LOVE it!
I will bookmark the page!
Stacey