October 20, 2008
The seasons begin to change here in a beautiful transition. The days continue to be warm and sunny, but now the nightime temperatures dip comfortably into the high 40's and low 50's. The mornings are crisp and clean. Bootsy, my 12 year old Siberian husky is coming in to her own again. She wakes up spirited and anxious to go out: Maybe we'll see a coyote again this morning.
The Santa Fe farmer's market is bursting with mostly natural or organic bounty. It was just a few weeks ago that the Santa Fe farmers market moved in to its own, permament building in the new Railyard district ( more about the Railyard district in a future blog). There are so many vendors that the stands flow out of the main warehouse and pour like a cornucopia out into the railyard.
It has been almost 30 years since I had a garden and so I started slowly this year. I had to remove the old railroad ties ( creosote!) and fill in with new earth. I am so excited by my efforts, the pure joy of eating and cooking the vegetables you grow yourself. I have plump carrots so sweet it seems like candy, kale so crisp it screams LIFE with every bite. And winter squash....well I did have one very delicious buttercup before the vine died, but my butternut is orange and sweet and deeply flavored. Tomatoes, yes tomatoes, eaten fresh from the garden is an unbelievable experience. Am I sounding like a recent New York City transplant? Well it is hard not to gush. Tonight I savored homegrown carrot and brussel sprout nishime, homegrown creamy squash soup and a Braised Halibut with a homegrown tomato braising juice. Yummmmm.
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