We're off to an unconventional start this week, with a family request to grill some fish, and most of the advertised sale fish this week either isn't suitable for grilling or doesn't appeal to me. I'll probably wind up touring Whole Foods' spectacular fish counter, looking for the best deal that suits. My requestor also wants a baked potato on the side, which will send me across the parking lot to Vitamin Cottage, where I last saw organic russets at a non-sale price of an amazing 69 cents a pound. Don't know if that exceptionally low price is what they do all the time, but I have lots to stock up on before their current sale ends on the 15th anyway.
Then back to what's freshest this season, I've been having fun with sorrel from the Farmers Market (it tastes like a spinach leaf with a sliver of rhubarb in the middle), and need something new to try it in. Looking around, I discovered sorrel soup with broccoli, spinach, and fennel from a fellow blogger. I'll be making a pilgrimage to north Boulder anyway for organic broccoli for 75 cents a pound at Lucky's (plus their red grapes, also 75 cents a pound), and spinach is abundant at the Farmers Market, in addition to the sorrel that's been available. What a cornucopia of antioxidants.
Having eaten so healthily, it might be time to grill a ribeye, $4.97/lb for the bone-in ones at Sunflower. Sunflower also has pesticide-free hothouse tomatoes for 99 cents a pound, which suggests a favorite casserole without a link - layer sliced tomatoes, thinly sliced onions, some fresh bread crumbs, grated sharp cheddar, scallions or chives, and ground pepper. Repeat, drizzle with olive oil and bake for around 45 minutes, delicious. And since this dinner falls on Mother's Day, if it isn't sufficiently festive, go out to one of our wonderful restaurants!
More ideas to come soon.
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