This is the kind of thing you really want to see at a farmer's market. The tamale vendors were very cheerful and friendly and the market itself is very laid back and casual. Designer dogs seemed to be a real status symbol here, but they were all very well behaved and kept on short leashes.
The musical entertainment was also kept from misbehaving by keeping them in this little red trailer.
The smell of saurkraut on a hot dog was so tempting, but we were just about to head off to Comox to The Avenue for lunch, so I abstained.
I bought some fireweed honey from Big D's Bees. It's very delicate, almost clear in color and runny.
Back at the cabin, we dined on crepes with hazelnut chocolate spreads--one local one from BC and an organic one from Italy. I like the local spread because the nuts are not as finely ground, so it has a creamy/crunchy texture.
This is where we bought a live crab and some barely alive spot prawns. They were on ice, slightly twitchy. Ideally they would have been kept live in tanks but we couldn't find anywhere that sold them like that.
Chef Pierre sautés garlic with panko crumbs and then quickly pan fries the prawns just until they are cooked. They are really big and juicy this year. Notice the glasses of "Woo Pop" we buy from Hazelmere Farms at the market. (It's carbonated raspberry and sour cherry juice.)
This is the kind of thing you really want to see at a farmer's market. The tamale vendors were very cheerful and friendly and the market itself is very laid back and casual. Designer dogs seemed to be a real status symbol here, but they were all very well behaved and kept on short leashes.
The musical entertainment was also kept from misbehaving by keeping them in this little red trailer.
The smell of saurkraut on a hot dog was so tempting, but we were just about to head off to Comox to The Avenue for lunch, so I abstained.
I bought some fireweed honey from Big D's Bees. It's very delicate, almost clear in color and runny.
Back at the cabin, we dined on crepes with hazelnut chocolate spreads--one local one from BC and an organic one from Italy. I like the local spread because the nuts are not as finely ground, so it has a creamy/crunchy texture.
This is where we bought a live crab and some barely alive spot prawns. They were on ice, slightly twitchy. Ideally they would have been kept live in tanks but we couldn't find anywhere that sold them like that.
Chef Pierre sautés garlic with panko crumbs and then quickly pan fries the prawns just until they are cooked. They are really big and juicy this year. Notice the glasses of "Woo Pop" we buy from Hazelmere Farms at the market. (It's carbonated raspberry and sour cherry juice.)
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