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Yay!  Finally a Saturday without an agenda.  I got to spend the morning leisurely shopping the local farmer’s market instead of running through to grab everything before a t-ball game.  I was sad to see the berry supply dwindling.  I’ve been addicted to fresh blueberries and blackberries for the last 2 months.  But I was really excited to see some of my favorite fall veggies were already available.  Here’s what I got and what I plan to do with it.  I’m hoping that having a plan will help me to use everything up before any of it has a chance to go bad.  

• Spaghetti Squash and Mild Pastured Sausage - ”spaghetti” with meat sauce.  I made fresh wheat bread yesterday.  We love to dip it in the extra sauce!
• Eggplant - Grilled eggplant with salmon/pineapple kabobs.  (I have Salmon from the recent sale at Kroger’s and a bag of organic frozen pineapple.)
• Sirloin Tip Roast/green pepper -  slow cooker roast with green peppers, carrots and new potatoes
• Cucumbers/tomatoes/goat cheese – this ones is obvious…just add a little olive oil, vinegar, sea salt and pepper for a refreshing summer salad
• Whole Pastured Chicken – crock-pot chicken with pastured butter and green apples.  I’ll make a side salad to go with it.
• Pastured Eggs – scrambled eggs with spinach and goat cheese and a side of bacon – we have 1/2 lb of pastured bacon left from our last farmer’s market trip. 

Most of these are pretty basic meals that don’t require much of a recipe, but I will post a few recipes throughout the week as I prepare them.  What did you find at the farmer’s market this week?  What are you planning to make?