Going to a farmer’s market is good.  Real good!  In fact, it is one of my favorite things to do in the entire world.  It is true!  Seeing all the fruits and vegetables piled high in the stalls takes my breath away.  And then I buy too much because I want to take advantage of everything available.  (I know – I have a problem.)  For the record, I do believe I did better this time.  I was determined not too buy too much and thus waste food.  For once, we have been able to eat almost all that we bought.

What a beautiful way to package the okra.  With the okra we bought, I cooked Okra and Tomatoes, (click HERE for the recipe.)  and it was delicious.  I think I could live on okra and tomatoes.  When I eat okra and tomatoes, I know deep in my heart that I am eating good healthy food.  I don’t care if the people up North think of okra as horse food.  Bless their hearts.  They are missing out.

Honestly, I did go a little overboard on the tomatoes.  (I do not think this is a picture of the tomatoes I bought.  I was too busy buying tomatoes to take a picture of those tomatoes.  Ugh!)  I bought heirloom tomatoes.  Heavenly!  The different colors make the prettiest salads, and the taste is so much better than the tomatoes at the store.  In case you don’t know – store tomatoes at room temperature.  Putting the tomatoes in the refrigerator does something funky to the tomatoes, and they loose some of their flavor.  Just want to keep you informed.

We bought squash, and I made a squash casserole out of my mother’s cookbook, A+ in Cooking.  (It was blog worthy, and I will post the recipe soon.)

I didn’t buy these banana peppers, but don’t they look purdy?

Be still my heart.  How gorgeous.  We bought cucumbers and now have cucumbers and onions in the fridge.

Love this stall.  You can buy several varieties of peas and beans.  We bought a bag of Purple Hull Peas, and cooked up a “mess”.   Yummy, yummy, yummy!  Eating peas brings back sweet memories of my childhood.  Peas, cornbread and fresh tomatoes for a meal was living the good life – it still is.

As you walk along the market, vendors offer you samples.  The watermelons were pretty, but somewhat lacking in flavor – so we didn’t buy one.

It was hard not to buy corn.  Maybe next time.

We bought Texas peaches (in another stall), and we now have a delicious peach crisp.  Some of the stalls have cold storage fruits and vegetable, but we try to buy local produce.

The Dallas Farmer’s Market is at 1010 S. Pearl Expressway in Dallas.

It is open from 8 AM to 6 PM daily  ( Not on New Years Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.)

Do go to the Dallas Farmer’s Market if you can.  You have heard about “farm to table” cooking.  Well, this is it.  Getting to buy fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables is good.  Real good!

Blessings to you and yours,