Saturday at the Farmer's Market

This morning I went to the Athens Farmers Market again, but this time I knew to come with an empty stomach. I had my breakfast of organic blueberry pancakes at Farm 255's last Farm Cart at the market. They were knock your socks off good! The smells of breakfast cooking are intoxicating.

At the market I bought some two heads of different types of lettuce, a Romanian garlic, celery, and home-made ravioli. When I asked Antonio, my new Italian friend, which ravioli he recommended, he said it was an easy choice - the sweet potato. Trusting his wisdom, I bought some of the orange colored ravioli and can't wait to try to it!! Needless to say, I was ecstatic to meet Antonio because of my love of everything Italian! When I expressed this love, he invited me to help him set up during market days and speak Italian with me. I can't wait to take him up on his offer! Antonio makes his pastas using freshly picked herbs and vegetables from his own garden. He also makes the ricotta and mascarpone that goes into the ravioli himself. I can't wait to try more flavors and learn more about Italian culture and cuisine my next time at the market. You can learn more about Antonio and his pastas at his website: http://antzenere.wix.com/antoniosfreshpasta#!

Once I got home and finished unloading my produce from the market, I decided to cut open the cantaloupe that I brought home from the garden on Monday. After smelling the sweet fruit every day to check to see if it was ripe, I couldn't wait another day. And the wait was worth it - I sliced it open at its peak of ripeness!