The produce, the people, and even the dogs wandering around.  It’s also fun to walk around and see what looks good (still waiting on peaches).  It makes my creativity come out to play!  So, here’s the treasures I came home with today – for under $30.  Yeah, baby. Bring on the week!

Let me introduce you to my new friend, the “Food Lover’s Companion”.

My lovely hubby got me a gift certificate for Sur la Table for Christmas.  Oh yeah, baby.  So, after much aimless wandering this afternoon I came across this book.  It’s been on my “to read” list for a while, so it came home with me (along with a new tart pan & micro planer).

Sometimes as I’m learning about new recipes, techniques or foods I come across a real stumper.  What the heck is “plonk”?  Well, any foodie worth their weight will tell you you don’t wanna cook with it. 

I’ve been unable to put this down, and I’ve learned some cool stuff!  Like the fact that “stracciatella” is both an Italian version of egg drop soup (sometimes with parmesan I might add) and an ice cream with chocolate bits floating in it.  Ok, yum & yum.

What other treasures of knowledge does this thing hold?  I’m off to find out…

[It's quite possible I'm having a little foodie-geeky moment, but that's ok.  ]

Feast your eyes on the produce and some other stuff I picked up over the weekend…

And of course, I topped it off with a stop at one of my favorite kitchen supply stores (and got some great stuff on sale!)

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