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On Sun, 6 May 2018 08:13:10 -0400, jmcquown >
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>I stopped at a nearby farm stand yesterday and picked up some nice fresh
>produce. I picked up three lovely leeks. I also got a couple of pounds
>of small white potatoes, a small head of cauliflower and a few zucchini.
> Not a bad haul for $9.
>
>The fresh tomatoes and bell peppers looked quite nice but I only buy
>those if I know I have an immediate use for them. I looked at the corn
>(pretty!) but was disappointed it was already shucked. I adore grilled
>corn but prefer it still be in the husks.
>
>I plan to roast the whole head of cauliflower. It's delicious! I'll
>probably braise the leeks. Of course I could change my mind and make
>potato-leek soup; kill two veggies with one pot, so to speak.
>
>Jill


Sounds good, I'd go with the soup. The farmers here haven't plowed
their fields yet, much too wet. We planned on doing some mowing today
but woke up to heavy rain, and it's still raining. We need two weeks
of hot sun before we can work outside. We figure it'll be a very
short growing season.