Country Style Farmer’s Market

Happy weekend! All sorts of low key fun has been had in the past twenty-four hours. This is a food blog though, so let’s focus on some great eats and foodie fun!

Last night I made quite a simple salad that had so much wonderful flavor. I topped a bed of romaine with two lime grilled chicken tenderloins (marinated in lime juice, lime zest and steak seasoning, and yes it was organic, hormone free, etc. chicken), cucumber, lime juice for dressing and something I haven’t had in ages – goat cheese! Goat cheese was amazing, tangy and creamy, and my body seemed to handle it better, which makes sense because I think goat milk has a lower lactose level than cow milk.

Breakfast this morning was simple – PB&J oats!

To make the oats for my husband and I, I made a big pot of 1 cup oats, 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup water, 1 Tablespoon chia seeds, and 1 mashed ripe banana. I whisked it with a fork several times throughout the cooking process and voila! Creamy, delicious oats! We usually split it so Ross has about two-thirds and I’ll have about a third. I topped mine with half a tablespoon of organic MaraNatha peanut butter and half a tablespoon of fruit sweetened Polaner apricot preserves. So yummy all mixed together!

Afterwards we headed out on our adventure to the day – Waldo Farmer’s and Flea  Market. 

On the way there I sipped on half of this Mystic Mango Synergy Kombucha (they’re growing on me! I think the Mango is a good flavor for Kombucha newbies!).

The Waldo Farmer’s and Flea Market was about a half hour away, but it was supposedly a really big, great farmer’s market. Honestly – it was ok. I’ve noticed there are different kinds of farmer’s markets. You have your green, healthy, farmer’s market with people stopping by usually fresh from yoga or a run, and you have your country style farmer’s markets, where fried breakfasts and funnel cakes are the norm. This one was definitely a country style farmer’s market.

All was not lost though, we did get some great deals! (Including filling up on gas for twelve cents a gallon cheaper than the cheapest we’ve seen it in Gainesville!)

We found local honey (sorry for the blurry picture!):

This whole bag of produce (a ton of sugar snap peas, four zucchinis and four pears) for five dollars:

This whole flat of Plant City strawberries for eight dollars (pretty good deal, considering there are twelve small containers in there, and I think I saw those containers for $1.25 or $1.50 a piece yesterday!):

This new nonstick pizza pan (cheap, and we figured we’d try it since sometimes it can be a hassle to use our pizza stone):

Not bad! I’m hoping to use some of those strawberries to make a few dark chocolate covered strawberries tomorrow, and the majority I’ll be washing, slicing, and storing in half cup or one cup bags in the freezer – perfect for grabbing and dumping in a smoothie!

After our country adventures, I took my husband someplace he was dying to get back to with me, since there were never a ton of vegan-friendly options there: Firehouse Subs. This man loves Firehouse like no other. I got the Engineer sub (turkey and mushrooms) on wheat. It was filling though, I ended up eating all of the insides and about half of the bread.

Our afternoon was spent enjoying a nap, cleaning up a little, and working on our respective assignments/ work while enjoying some old movies. One movie was Two Weeks Notice with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. Love that movie! She always ordered Chinese take out in the movie, and considering we both still have work to do and don’t feel like cooking, we decided to hit up the Chinese take out place in the plaza next to us. I think we got Moo Goo Gai Pan (chicken and veggies), some other veggie something, and vegetable spring rolls. Here’s hoping it’s decent Chinese (it has seriously been years since I had Chinese take out).

Have a great night everyone!