09-23-2012, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by femmennoir
I had panzanella (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/i...ipe/index.html) with a glass of Merlot, grapes from the green market for dessert.
It was the first autumn market: the first apparition of the woman who comes only in the fall from her farm upstate, with eight different kinds of grapes, fresh grape juices from all varieties, and wines; besides grapes I bought two varieties of Asian pears (a russet and a golden kind), leeks, Florence fennel, two big bags of tomatoes for making the last batch of sun-dried tomatoes, tiny fingerling potatoes (a French variety), a large bag of perfect shallots, a huge bouquet of basil for the last batch of pesto, and figs. The pumpkins and squashes beckoned, but I could not have carried much more! Next week!
Need I say I love the fall and its abundance?
Elle*
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Ooooh yum! I'd love to invite myself to dinner 
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