Columbus Foodie

Can I just say how overjoyed I am that the farmers markets are back again? I mean, the winter market at Worthington was nice (and better than having nothing at all), but there’s just nothing else like waking up at the crack of dawn to head out (in admittedly crappy weather today, it is dark and rainy) to get to the market as soon as it opens for the best selection.

And the early bird gets the worm, indeed. Guess what I found at the North Market, at the Wish Well Farms stand? Morels!!! And cheaper than at either the Greener Grocer or Weiland’s - roughly $40/lb. as opposed to $55/lb. (and sold out immediately) or $48/lb., respectively. And super fresh, they were foraged yesterday, if I remember correctly. Aren’t they pretty? I’m already formulating a plan for what to make with these; this is one of those cases where you plan the meal around the ingredient versus vice versa.

To see what else was available at the market today and what I actually got, click on through (warning: picture intensive - I usually cull it down to 6 pics for my market reports, but today I couldn’t narrow it down to any less than 10.
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::pant::pant::pant::

That’s it. I absolutely must have it. I’ve been planning my outdoor kitchen for a while, never finding quite what I was looking for. Then I spied this, just before I was going to order the grill I had settled on.

I wants it. And I will haves it. My Precioussss. 40,000 BTU grill. 15,000 BTU searing burner. Rotisserie. Sink. Refrigerator. Granite countertops. 2 burners and a griddle. It’s modular, so it will fit my deck. It’s nicer than my indoor kitchen, and I just may take all my cooking outdoors this year. Impulse buy? Maybe. But all you locals are invited over for BBQ later this summer. Off to wear out the credit card…