Sky Rockets In Flight, Farmers' Market Delight

Two weeks off + one chubby girl = baking!
The family I nanny for is on vacation for the next two weeks, so I have designated this time to be Farmers' Market Desserts week(s). This is based "loosely" on the cookbook, Farmers' Market Desserts by Jennie Schacht. (I say "loosely" because it obviously totally copies the name. Did you pick up on that? You don't care? Okay.)

This cookbook couldn't be more perfect and helpful! She tells how to deal with different fruits and vegetables, what fruits and veggies are in season at certain times, and of course, has many recipes that look amazing. I've tried to get to as many farmers' markets as I could this summer so I can eat 'locally' and 'seasonally,' but mostly just so I can take 'cool' pictures. Also, this is what French woman do, so you know I'm on top of that. If French women love fresh markets, so does this girl!

I don't end up buying all that much food when I'm there because I think to myself, "Now Stacy, are you really going to end up making Gwynth Paltrow's kale chips from that $12 bunch of kale you just bought? Do you even like kale?" I think we all know the answer to both of those. However, I really do enjoy myself at the farmers' markets and it's nice to see that not all the food we eat is super manufactured and mass produced! DEATH TO CORPORATE FARMING! (Fyi, most of your USDA approved 'organic' food is not even slightly organic and you'd be better off buying 'non-organic, but local.') I highly recommend getting out to a farmers' market if one is near you! Berry season is almost over, but peach season has only just begun! And don't even get me started on the tomatoes, don't even get me started. If nothing else, there's usually a coffee stand and muffin/donut/pastry stand set up!

Now I will bless you with visions from the markets! Is there anything more beautiful than fresh fruits or veggies? Heavens no, as Mother Marianne would say. ***Pictures had to be edited because I now sell them on Etsy! If you would like to see these little gems, you can visit my Etsy shop, Farmers' Market Delight! Hope you like!***

And if you're totally against all of the other pictures, there's always this guy.......I'll let you know what I've cooked up at the end of the two weeks. I just spent $20 on blueberries, so my fingers are crossed this isn't a total flop!