Friday, July 04, 2008

Wednesday Farmer's Market, Little Italy


Troy now has a farmer's market on Wednesdays from 3-6. It's in Little Italy, behind the old Vanilla Bean bakery. It's a perfect spot for a farmer's market-- lots of parking and lots of space. There were maybe about 12 or so vendors selling everything from fresh produce-- strawberries, greens, carrots--to yarn and candy. I stopped Four Brothers, a cheesemongery, and bought some delicious, fresh haloumi.




I also got some cookies at the nearby Ridvan bakery. And this is what I did with the haloumi:
Salad. First I toasted the walnuts and the haloumi in the toaster oven. Then added olive oil, pepper, and salt. The lettuce is from my neighbors' garden. Delicious.

2 comments:

  1. Just want to say thanks for this great blog...I check it often and quickly run out to try the new places you mention! I am a lifelong resident of Troy and am so thrilled about the recent revival. Looking forward to more great entries.

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  2. Anonymous12:29 PM

    dishanddirt! hi, it's troy neighborhood markets! aka jean krueger and donna mullen. thanks for the review last summer, i just ran across it. we have a web site now, www.troyneighborhoodmkt.com, that we're working on. we will also add another market on wed. morniong, 6/3 to 9/30, monument square in dwntown Troy, 10 am to 2pm.Stay in touch? do you twitter?

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