I love this time of year at the Greenmarket. Saturday we snagged tiny little potatoes, asparagus, a bunch of miniscule radishes and the freshest mesclun mix-- all locally grown.
Dinner was easy and mainly eaten with our hands. We layered sliced radishes on good bread with butter; roasted the asparagus spears and those darling potatoes with olive oil, lots of fresh lemon thyme and a sprinkling of fleur de sel. The warm potatoes went on top of the baby greens with a little lemon juice. Simple and delicious.
Recently Deeba of Passionate About Baking nominated me for an Excellence Award. Thank you, Deeba for such an honor! here are my own nominations:
Tammy at FOOD ON THE FOOD for always making me smile and for influencing me to join a CSA this year with her wonderful narratives about The Farmer (and his produce).
Ann of A Chicken In Every Granny Cart for her urban observations, stunning photos, and mouth-watering creations.
Adele at Tales of The Basil Queen where the writing is so rich that photos are superfluous.
Jessie at Cakespy who knocks me out with her anthropomorphic pastries.
And finally, to the Heart of the Matter founders, Joanna, Ilva, and Michelle, for more than a year's worth of healthy recipes.
Such beautiful bounty from the farmers market! I love taking the fat asparagus and throwing them on the grill, then tossing in olive oil, sea salt and pepper. I never bother with a knife and fork -- I just eat them like candy!
Posted by: Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) | May 05, 2008 at 08:35 AM
Oh, Thanks you so much! We are honoured and it is really very inspiring to receive this award for the HoTM! Thanks again!
Posted by: ilva | May 05, 2008 at 10:05 AM
for some reason, i like fingerling potatoes better than regular-sized ones. i also prefer mini cupcakes and muffins. perhaps it's because i can eat 'em like candy and not feel so guilty. :)
Posted by: grace | May 05, 2008 at 10:53 AM
OOOOOOH! Aren't you awesome! Thanks for the honor! I was gobsmacked by the greenmarket this week too. So fabulous to actually see vegetables again! By the way, I made pasta con vongole last night because of you! Thanks so much for the great idea. It's my favorite dinner ever!
Posted by: ann | May 05, 2008 at 03:10 PM
oh i love everything on this plate; the asparagus, the mini-radish and salad...yummmy!! congrats on your E award you truly deserved it dear :-)
Posted by: dhanggit | May 06, 2008 at 07:55 AM
Congrats on the award Ann. well deserved! And you got me with your post title... fresh, simple, delicious... spring is definitely in the air!
Posted by: Aran | May 06, 2008 at 08:14 AM
Even before I read the text, I knew someone had been to the farmers market. Lovely bumper crop of goodies, Ann. And well done on the E!
Posted by: Susan | May 06, 2008 at 09:05 AM
I decided to take a break from reviewing for Civ Pro by making the rounds of my food blog links... your nomination came as a lovely, unexpected surprise. Thank you!
And roasted baby potatoes and fresh asparagus? Yum. :)
Posted by: adele | May 06, 2008 at 01:27 PM
Your dinner is complete perfection! I cannot think of a more ideal spring supper! Gorgeous! Congratulations on the very well deserved award!
Posted by: Astra Libris | May 06, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Congrats on the awards and thanks for introducing the rest of us to such wonderful bloggers!
Posted by: Neen | May 08, 2008 at 05:09 PM
Those little spuds remind me of the ones we had at Studiofeast. Of course you remember! :-)
Posted by: Zenchef | May 17, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Ann and Jack, Thanks so much! I just saw this as I have been out of the loop for a couple of weeks trying to get things with my job settled in. And congratulations on your own nomination!!
Posted by: michelle | May 25, 2008 at 04:12 PM