June 2009

June 27 Pepper Place Farmer's Market Report

June 27, 2009

Week 7: June 27, 2009 Weather: 86 degrees and sunny Arugula Basil Beets (Chiogga, golden and red) Blackberries Blueberries Broccoli Cabbage Cantaloupe

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Ciao, Bellini!

June 22, 2009

Chilton County peaches are one of the great benefits of living in Alabama. From early June through August, these sweet, drippingly juicy gems make life worth living. For the last few days I have eaten between two and five of them.Whole, sliced, diced, and pureed, with yogurt, thinly sliced prosciutto, and au natural, they are [...]

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June 20 Market Update: What's Hot at Pepper Place

June 20, 2009

Week 6: June 20, 2009 Weather: 77 and sunny Arugula Basil Beets (Chiogga and red) Blackberries Blueberries Bok Choi Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cantaloupe – Athena

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Market Update June 13: What’s Hot and Pepper Place

June 13, 2009

Week 5: June 13, 2009 Weather: 67 and raining Arugula Basil Beets (Chiogga and red) Blackberries Blueberries Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrots Cilantro Collard Greens Corn (silver queen) Cucumber (lemon, oriental, long green, small trey’s, burpless, pickler)

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First Bite: Saw's BBQ, Homewood

June 11, 2009

It was a stroke of luck that there weren’t any Saw’s BBQ ribs left in my fridge this morning because I certainly would have eaten them. Cold. What I am about to write cannot be overstated: Saw’s BBQ ribs are the best I have had in Birmingham. Available at retail for some time, Mike Wilson’s [...]

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