Farmer's Market Meals! Who's in?

I do love fresh veggies!

But I have to be honest and say I've not been a regular down at my local farmer's market - 

I've been traveling a bit too much!

But I HAVE been able to stop in at my very favorite market when I'm in Montgomery

[photo cred: their facebook page, link above -]

- I love it in the spring because not only do they have fresh veggies 

[sometime washed, cut, and ready to cook!] 

- but they also have beautiful spring flowers for the porch / deck /flowerbed. 

So Pretty! 

But my favorite time to visit this market is in the fall 

when there are rows and rows of colorful pumpkins and squash to choose from - 

So beautiful!

But I digress... 

Here's a little meal that I cooked up this week from 

locally grown new potatoes and tomatoes 

[and basil from my own garden!]

I cooked the potatoes in the microwave then cut in half, scooped out the shell and combined it with a little cheese, onion [I usually use dehydrated - it's just easier that way -], and chopped bacon [again, we buy pre-cooked bacon - less trouble - ha] 

and maybe, a teaspoon of mayo [BLUE PLATE] 

then scooped it back in the shells and broiled until brown. Yum.

For the caprese' salad I loosely layered sliced tomatoes, sliced mozzarella 

and broiled until the cheese was melty - 

Then snipped fresh basil over the top and added salt and pepper. Double yum.

 

I also wanted to share a couple of other [relatively] healthy meals 

that I enjoy from time to time -  

This is the spinach shrimp salad from AppleBees 

[with French  Onion Soup - maybe not so very healthy -] 

We've actually made this salad at home - and it's pretty simple

 - spinach + almonds + bacon + grilled shrimp and and an Asian dressing. DELISH.

[Note - we leave out the onions - AppleBees serves it with tiny chopped up raw onions - ]

And then lastly, my all time favorite quick salad  -

The Southwest [grilled] salad from MickeyDs.

LOVE IT.

- It's easy to replicate at home too - 

Mixed greens + corn/ black bean/ pepper mixture 

+ just a few tortillas strips + grilled chicken and a little lime dressing.

Double Delish.

[That last photo is from a little instagram selfie challenge 

I'm participating it his month  - ha]

So, what are you doing to eat fresh this summer? 

I'd love to hear about some of your favorite summer meals!