Posted in Farmer's Market on 04. Oct, 2009
Today’s shopper is Daniel Laga. He’s a personal trainer and his website lists the classes he teaches, including a kettle bell class on the beach. Sounds like a workout!* He’s making a fish salad, using fish from the Smart Fish Co. here at the market. (That’s him on the right and Ali from SmartFish on [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 27. Sep, 2009
Today’s shopper is Jaclyn Mullen, who calls herself a “Jaclyn Of All Trades”. She writes for Hollywire.com and YourDailyThread.com, and in her spare time she does marketing consulting for small businesses. She credits the juice recipe she’s going to share with us as the source of all her energy. I need some of that! Jaclyn’s Juice: [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 20. Sep, 2009
Today’s shopper is Tracy Hepler, co-founder of YourDailyThread.com, this very cool online magazine dedicated to green, sustainable and local living. Their goal is helping people navigate the concrete jungle with a “green foot” forward. She’s going to make Split Pea soup, perfectly-timed for the beginning of Fall this week! It’s a recipe inspired by the [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 09. Aug, 2009
Today’s market shopper is Elise Derby, my neighbor and the blogger responsible for everything you’ll find at Elise’s Ramblings. She’s going to make Chicken Kebabs with veggies, making use of these incredibly beautiful peppers,onions, eggplant and mushrooms. She marinates the chicken in a little soy sauce and beer, chops it into kebab-size pieces, skewers them [...]
Posted in Family Fun, Weekend Plans on 31. Jul, 2009
In a beautiful coincidence, the farmer’s market and I are both celebrating birthdays this weekend, mine is on Saturday and theirs is on Sunday. Another difference between our birthdays? The market is turning 3; Me? A little more. Looks like fun! I’ll be there, as usual. Hope to see you all there, too. Plus on [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 19. Jul, 2009
So much new stuff today! First of all, there is a shady dining area next to the Post Office, and the coffee cart, fish booth, lemonade and nachoshave all formed an open area. Plus the kids’ craft booth is in a new spot, behind the Vegan section,and there’s also a new food booth: wood-fired pizza!The Mar [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 28. Jun, 2009
Today’s Market Shopper is Amy Jurist, a renowned chef and caterer. (And a friend!) She’s making great use of the summer’s bounty of stone fruit, and is offering up her recipe for plum-almond cake. Doesn’t it look delicious? It is. Trust me, I had some. The plums she likes to use are the kind with [...]
Posted in Business Profile, Community, Mar Vista on 18. Jun, 2009
There’s a chance a marijuana dispensary will open up on Venice Blvd, just west of Grand View. We call it our little downtown business area, and many of us don’t want to see that kind of a storefront there. I certainly don’t. I already know about 2 other dispensaries in the neighborhood (one just about [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 14. Jun, 2009
Today I set out to write a post about cherries, which are plentiful and gorgeous right now. Best of intentions, right? Chelsea and I staked out the cherry stand and waited for someone to come by planning to make a pie. But after a while it became clear that no one would be doing that [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 07. Jun, 2009
Today’s shopper is Sean Anderson. He’s going to grill this zucchini and make a lovely side dish — or veggie main course. Start with these cute, round zukes, slice them 1/2′ thick, toss with fresh, chopped garlic, olive oil, cracked pepper, kosher salt, and balsamic vinegar while you prepare your grill. Then cook them for [...]
