Farmer's Market

The San Rafael Sunday farmer's market is back in full swing. The cherries, blueberries, and strawberries are all amazing. Beautiful spring flowers are on every aisle. So many things to choose from and so many samples to taste. This time we got many of the ingredients we needed to make curried lamb burgers. Is there anything better than fresh cilantro, by the way?

Tahoe House

If you are ever in need of coffee and a bite and you are near Tahoe City I absolutely love Tahoe House. It's a specialty foods grocery that does all its baking on premises. My best breakfast there is to get the house smoked salmon. Fresh cream cheese and bagels made that morning. If you happen to have a heirloom tomato from the Farmer's Market... so much the better. Annika loves the pastries. Fresh fruit, sugar and dough baked into gooey goodness (in any combination) is hard to beat.

Marin Farmer's Market

When I first came to SF I would got to the Farmer's Market at the Ferry terminal on Saturday. I love locally grown food that is organic and really fresh. Really fresh, as in picked within 24 hours or so. Since moving to Tiburon we have found the Farmer's Market by the Civic Center in San Rafael. We go virtually every Sunday morning and hunt for what's in season and really fresh. Carol has made quite a few meals where the perfect ingredient came before the recipe. I tend to make a breakfast of the free samples. I also always get a tamale on the way out. The only other constant is that Carol always buys some flowers for the week ahead. The whole place has a wonderful vibe and energy.