Northern California Farmer's Market Report: San Rafael

Bright orange carrots. Recipe suggestion: Carrots in Marsala.

Last Sunday, I went to the San Rafael Farmer's Market, which is in full winter swing. Christmas trees and cider were there, along with broccoli, kale, citrus, persimmons, carrots, brussels sprouts, potatoes, and many different kinds of squashes. The colors have changed from the summer; there are more oranges and greens and browns, and less reds.

I hope you enjoy these photos that I took, along with the recipe suggestions.

Braising greens and oyster mushrooms

Recipe suggestions:
Mushroom Soup
Cipollini and Mushroom Tart
Braised Escarole with Apples and Bacon
Easy Braised Collard Greens with Bacon

Fennel and heirloom squashes

Recipe suggestions:
Orange, Olive, and Fennel Salad
Cornmeal Fennel Cookies
Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Goat Cheese

More heirloom squash and persimmons

Recipe suggestions:
Winter Salad with Persimmons and Spiced Pecans
Warm Farro Salad with Roasted Squash, Persimmons and Pecans

The sign outside Prather Ranch Meats, and a huge banana squash

Pumpkins and orange Ranghpure limes

Purple kohlrabi and calamondini

Recipe suggestions:
Kohlrabi Slaw
Five Ways To Prepare Kohlrabi
Roasted Kohlrabi and Butternut Squash

Walnuts and French pumpkins

Recipe recommendations:
Herbed Pork Tenderloin and Squash Puree
Vin de Noix and Nocino
Apricots with Candied Rosemary Walnuts and Cream
Apple Walnut Bread Pudding

(Images: Kathryn Hill)

Comments (1)

Mmmm - thank you for the wonderful recipe suggestions. So far, I've tried the Mushroom Soup, which is fantastic (I went with pureed) and the Pork Tenderloin and Squash Puree. And thanks for the pictures, which inspired me to get to the local (LA) Farmer's market, though it didn't have all the variety San Rafael had.

posted by osfsh23 on December 11th 2008 at 7:17pm
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