First Farmers Market of 2022: what I bought and what I cooked day 1

I went to the first day of Fox Point Farmers Market of 2022, located in Fox Point Wisconsin. This time of year the pickings are slim, but I knew it would challenge me more. Well into “middle age” I am still picky like a five year old except I hate chicken nuggets. But I love things many adult friends don’t like; steak tartare, sushi with raw fish, and a Wisconsin tradition, cannibal sandwich! Look it up. 🙂

I am getting sidetracked. The only two not challenging foods for me today are red scallions and green beans. The challenging foods are beets and bok choy! I also picked up buckwheat honey which looked intriguing. The egg and chorizo burrito was breakfast I got there, very delicious! I am sorry I didn’t get the names of the people I bought from. I will be back in the coming weeks. I will have other farmers markets I will go to.

I will start off with the green beans and beats from one vendor. I am really scared of cooked beets. I was telling the woman I have only had beets raw, diced up and put in a salad like you would a radish. She has never had raw beets. So I promised to cook beets and she promised to try them raw. I haven’t cooked them yet. I will either roast them in the oven and/or go with a friend’s suggestion of a root vegetable hash. The vendor woman also suggested sautéing the beet greens. I did that the same way I did the bok choy below. I am not really into cooked greens in general, but this was successful. I was pleasantly surprised. I basically cooked them in oil, onion, garlic, soy sauce, a splash of water thrown in.

The green beans cooked almost the same way but they were boiled in water first. A little different for me since I usually steam them. The important thing is that in the end they are al dente. You will never want frozen or canned green beans again.

The red scallions and bok choy were from another vender. The scallions I just chopped up to use wherever. Probably salad and fried rice. I have seen bok choy cooked and look delicious. I used a Bon Appetit recipe cooking it in oil, onion, soy sauce, a touch of water. Unfortunately too bitter or something for me. I don’t think it is how I cooked it, I just don’t think I would like it regardless. But at least I tried it. Where is my gold star? 😺