The farmers market bounty 5/9/10

It was a good weekend here in the Eman's corner kitchen! This delicious bevy of beauty came from the Hollywood Farmers Market this last Sunday. Golden Beets: Ramps, Almond Top mushrooms, baby squash, and squash blossoms, green garlic, and some delicious fresh peppers! Oh how I love springtime!

Quality control inspector...

Yeah, he's pretty picky too... Thanks for all your hard work buddy! "Now get off the !@#$ing table".

A simple sunday brunch...

It may not look like the most appetizing thing in the world, but rest assured, it was fuckin goooood!

Can you say roasted asparagus and chorizo scrambled eggs in the same sentence? I certainly can... and it was goooooood! Go do it for yourself people!

What the Quark?

Fresh organic strawberries from my fav. farmer at the market. Blueberries from a hand picked farm in the next stall, and fresh quark from Spring Hill Farms. What is Quark you ask? Well, check it out here. This particular brand of quark is a vanilla bean quark. (I just like saying that!) It's fantastic with fresh berries! It tastes similar to a nice cheescake filling, only slightly different. If you can get you hands on some of this fresh... I highly recommend you do!

Cheers!

Radishes, mint, chevre

Sometimes, you just need a simple salad to refresh you palette. The refreshing crispness of the radish, the rich creaminess of chevre cheese and the sharp hit of mint was just what the moment called for. A small drizzle of good Olive Oil would bring everything together nicely!

Roast lamb...

This was a boneless roast of lamb that I got an itch to make last weekend. I butterflied it out, stuffed it with rosemary, rolled and tied it, and roasted it in my cast iron skillet for about half an hour. The sauce is a madiera butter sauce with sauteed chanterelles. Frickin amazing all. 

With the leftovers, I got an idea for some lamb, chanterelle, and jack cheese burritos. I just bought some whole wheat flour tortillas for my mom when she visited for my birthday, so I decided to try them as well. The results? Well, you decide. They say you eat with your eyes...if that's true, Mine are bugging out of my head!

A gift from Central California...

 

I love chanterelle mushrooms. I found these beauties at the Burbank farmers market on Saturday. They were harvested from Buellton, just north of Santa Barbara. Can't wait to cook these bad boys up with a little butter and white wine. Cheers!