Vegetables

While shopping today I appreciated again how fortunate I am to live in an area with a year round growing season. The climate is spring like most of the time – day time temperatures are in the mid 70s and in the mid 50s at night. While concerns about water shortages are real, at present there is enough rain and ground water for very successful farm. The result is what I was admiring in the market today – spectacular vegetables 12 months a year! I just like to look at them, and have found ways to use fresh many in my no/low carb way of eating. They are the coloriest vegetables I have seen in my travels around the planet.

My vegetable lady has a stall in the San Juan de Dios market and she keeps me supplied with mushrooms in addition to green beans, pea pods, broccoli, tomatoes, cauliflower, and, of course, chilies. The vendors always put in a free bunch of fresh cilantro which is used extensively here. So good. Basil is not as common so I planted some in the garden. The only fresh spice I have trouble finding is ginger but I am confident that will be solved soon. I will tell you about fruits and meats another time!

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