Winterhaul! Almost.

It is seriously chilling out this weekend - I've just harvested the last of the herbs, since it'll be freezing at some point this noche. What happened to Fall? Sigh.

Still, there were some gorgeous heads of Bibb lettuce at the market this morning. I worry for their younger brothers and sisters.

Neato find - small hibiscus flowers used in brewing Red Zinger tea. Awesome.

And in further celebration of consuming our weights in burritos last week (sob, I miss you SF!!!), I made brekkie burritos. Nowhere near as perfectly made as any taqueria (burritoria?) in the Mission, so that'll be a project: How To Stuff and Roll the Perfect Burrito. And it wasn't like I wasn't hawk-eyeing whoever was making my 'rito every time I stopped for one - they just move SO FAST it's hard to catch the details.

Could it have been an overloaded with fillings problem?

Hmm. Maybe.

Octoberness

Sweet, sweet fungus. Can you tell what object in the picture I'm most excited about munching?

Oh yes. Wild puffballs. They're gonna get stuffed with something, so says I.

From the same awesome lady that foraged the Insane Chicken Mushroom last month. She also makes amazing goat cheese. I kinda wanna be her when I grow up.

Other awesomeness - tasty Japanese greens. Apples are everywhere. And bootleg goat cheese. We have really strange dairy laws in this state.

Large Faul

You know, Fall + Haul. Faul. *wince*

ANYWHO. Gorgeousness abounds. This is also more than I've spent in a while at the market - you're looking at about 65 buckolas worth of delicious local stuffs. Cool things this week - fresh chestnuts! Fennel! And a mix of greens including my new favorite spicy leaf - mizuna. Like kale, mustard and arugula, in one amazing leaf. Awesome.

Couldn't resist the flowers this time, either. Ah well.

Fallish Haul

Pickins are definitely slimming, but there's still tons. Late season lettuce and greens are coming in, still in bean-land, but the tomatoes are gradually disappearing. We're going to miss them.

But this is it, the weather I wait all year for - dry, breezy, cool. Leaves are already all over the dang place. Happy.

Cool stuffs this week - contraband goat cheese, freshly-ground cornmeal, and more awesome longbeans. And tons of mushrooms. Mmmm.

Seriously, I'm stoked about that 'meal. Isn't it gorgeous?

Anson Mills, eat yer heart out! Mwa! Just kidding, I love you.

(you know that stuff's gonna end up in a tamale, right?)

And free stuff is always prettier than non-free stuff:

Mmm, pears.