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Default Farmers' Market Haul!

Lin and I went to the Auburn farmers' market today, and came away with lots
of good stuff: an ambrosia melon, an Israeli Ogen melon, a couple pounds of
white peaches, a couple pounds of yellow peaches, a couple pounds of
tomatillos, a dozen medium farm-fresh eggs, a couple pounds of assorted
heirloom tomatoes, and some seafood: halibut, scallops, and king salmon.

I really don't know what I was thinking buying those melons: We already had
a cantaloupe, a honeydew, and a watermelon at home, and chances are good
we'll get another melon in our CSA box on Tuesday. [Edit: OK, I just ate
half the cantaloupe with blueberries and yogurt. So maybe we *can* work our
way through all these melons.]

I'd planned to make enchiladas tonight, but that'll have to wait. Instead
we're going to have halibut with salsa verde, green beans with lemon and
pumpkin-seed oil, and another of the "101 Summer Salads": "Cube watermelon
and combine with tomato chunks, basil and basic vinaigrette."

The salmon will be turned into that recipe we made for Memorial Day, the
soy-cured salmon with Asian pear and cilantro creme fraiche. We don't know
exactly what we're going to do with the scallops. Maybe we'll grill them
with some of the peaches. I haven't tried the peaches yet, but Lin tried one
and said it was mealy.[1] Grilling should be an improvement. Hmmm.... or
maybe broiling with a lime-molasses glaze; I wouldn't have to worry about
sticking if it was broiled.

Bob
[1] This really sucks, because in past years that farmer has offered the
BEST peaches. Oh well.