My parents were in town.  So we took them to the market and came back with many things, yummy and/or festive.  We even tested our mistletoe before purchasing!  We thought it was important to make sure it worked.

Note: last week's cabbage flower is visible in the background.

Bounty List

tai soi greens

flat leaf parsley

mistletoe  (*smooch*)

apple cider

extra sharp Rogue Creamery cheddar

Fraga Farms chipotle goat cheese

Opal Creek cheese, Ancient Heritage Dairy

raspberries

carrots

fingerling potatoes

collard greens

green leaf lettuce

assorted pears and apples

tomatillo salsa, Gathering Together Farms

Nonna's Noodles, rainbow fettucini

holly

scallions

More stocking up.  Squash this time.  I bought one spaghetti squash.  We'd been looking for them.  Then, I went back and bought a second one.  You never know if this'll be the only weekyou see something

Also, we discovered the tender delicate delectableness that is Nonna's (handmade, fresh) Noodles.  We tried the lemon fettucini and tossed it with a cream, pea, and shallot sauce.

Bounty List

spaghetti squash, 2

mustard greens

lamb loin roast

yellow onion

fingerling potatoes

baby leeks (to wrap in bacon)

russet potatoes

parsnips

carnival squash

dumpling squash

rainbow carrots

eucalyptus

Nonna's Noodles, lemon fettucini

apple cider

garlic pepper havarti, Willamette Valley Creamery

French Prairie brie, Willamette Valley Creamery

cabbage flower

Great.  I got another green that can't be identified.  I'm sure it was delicious.

Bounty List

aforementioned mystery greens

rome apples (see, only two this time!)

other apples

apple cider

celery

fingerling potatoes

garlic

mountain huckleberries

flat leaf parsley

cauliflower

flowers (with no cauli)

sweet potatoes

pepper jelly gift set

We must have been making lamb stew (little tiny red potatoes, a parsnip, and a bunch of carrots).  (Oh, and lamb.)

Bounty List

carrots

fingerling potatoes

little tiny red potatoes

parsnip

garlic

Borenkaas, Willamette Valley Creamery

Smoked Fontina, Willamette Valley Creamery

beeswax moose candle

d'anjou pears

serrano peppers

rome apples (Yes, more rome apples.  What?  We ate the last ones!)

loin of lamb

curly parsley

yellow dahlias

apple cider, our weekly quart

lettuce

Catch up week.  Boxes are done.

Bounty List

dahlias

eucalyptus

brussels sprouts, on the stalk

parnsip

figs

turnips

garlic

russet potatoes

regular potatoes

Winter Green Farm marinara sauce  (2 jars, it was yummy)

apple cider

cream of the crop acorn squash

strawberries

romanesco cauliflower

sweet potatoes

chicken

cliff bar samples

Yes, Rome apples are my favorite.  Next to macintosh.

Bounty List

strawberries

figs

mustard greens

kohlrabi

frisee

leeks

roasted peppers

russet potatoes

rome apples

d'anjou pears, red and green

kale

cranberries

flowers

delicata squash

onions, yellow and red

carrots

green zebra tomatoes

lamb loin roast

fraga chef's blend goat cheese

assorted peppers

herbed goat cheese log

The acquiring of winter rations has begun in ernest.  To add to our frozen stores, this week we acquired extra lamb chops, dried beans, and cases of wine.  We also got bulbs for the early spring.

We also discovered a new delight.  Let us tell you how wonderful grilled fig and brie sandwiches are.  Wait, it can't be described.  You'll just have to try them with us next fall.

Bounty List

assorted flowers

white acorn squash, cream of the crop variety

2 kuri squash

wine - three cases - one of Reversal, one of Rose, and one split between Syrah and Cabernet

Hanna Bridge Cheese, Ancient Heritage Dairy

2 Willamette Valley Creamery cheeses, Brindisi and unknown

potatoes

green leaf lettuce

red cabbage

rome apples

figs

large assortment of bulbs

tomatoes

purple haze carrots

apple cider

parsnips

Winter Green Farm marinara sauce

yellow chard

copra storage onion

shallot

pimento pepper

yellow italian pepper

yellow and red bell peppers

dried beans

honey, 2 jars

fire roasted peppers

lamb chops

butternut squash

whole chicken (for roasting)

decorative ghost squash