Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 09:42 PM

one day i'd like to go to the farmer's market with only my camera - and no plans to shop for food.  it's hard!  taking pictures and choosing produce and taking pictures and paying farmers and taking pictures and keeping track of children.  hard, but so so good.

tonight we made a delicious dinner: grilled tuna steaks on toasted buns with garlic-lemon aioli and sliced tomatoes, green beans sauteed in garlic and onion, pesto pasta with chunks of mozzarella cheese.  and for dessert, i made shortcakes to go with the black raspberries we bought this morning at the market and the vanilla ice cream hiding at the bottom of the freezer.  we ate on the porch.  and in between dinner and dessert?  we took a walk around the neighborhood.  perfection. 

hope your weekend was grand!

Comments

[sally]

Beautiful images! The donuts look so yummy.

[Ali]

Farmers Market dinners are truly the best. And now I'm hungry.

[Asiye]

perfection indeed!dinner sounds amazing, the photos are gorgeous all i wish for is to be in summer or better part of that dinner

[Rose]

I'm inspired; I'll have to make it to an outdoor market soon. My husband is growing some vegetables, but the fruit looks so tempting.

[Kendall Micayla]

oohhh, it sounds grand! i have always wanted to go to our farmers market here in virginia, but i never seem to get around to it.your meal sounds delicious... i think i will make a meal this saturday for my family. now to plan the menu!

[Rachell]

Not going to lie, I'm a little bit jealous. Sounds like a fabulous evening. I know what you mean about the Farmer's Market. I go -to- take pictures and end up buying, half the time with little to no pictures in the end. Great shots though.

[Tara Thayer]

These are gorgeous photos...and those mushrooms-amazing. And donuts, too?My way of juggling market shopping/photographing/kid watching is to send the kids to wait on line for pickles on a stick. Do you have that there? Works like a charm.

[martha]

I was thinking the same thing yesterday at the farmer's market. At least to not have children there. camera + purchasing + kid watching is one thing too many:)and it's such a rich place for taking pictures I feel like I've missed a great opportunity.

[Liz]

It does sound so perfect.

[Grace]

I'm not sure I "get" those doughnuts. I mean, they look like cheerios. They look so tiny!

[ani]

that dinner sounds divine. and those donuts! too cute!

[heather smith jones]

I adore your farmer's market photos Em, esp. the top one.

[Modern Crush]

Everything - beautiful! I love it all!

[erin]

oh! what a fantastic day you had!

[annamaria]

Absolutely marvelous!!How on earth do you do it??? You are such a great source of inspiration!Thank you-Annamaria

[amisha]

i always felt self-conscious about taking farmer's market pics until i went to union square and saw how full it is of shutterbugs :) it is one of the best places to play with a camera, isn't it? that you get dinner out of the deal too just seems like icing.

[Tracy]

I find it really hard to go to the farmers market to buy things and take pictures at the same time too.

[gracia]

A mighty fine list of loves and links to follow... and here's to blurred edges and accents of red. Enjoy your summer days, g

[blair/wisecraft]

Outdoor eating, farmer's market, family walks, that's summer, right there. xo

[this little light]

I wish I lived near a farmer's market. i love going to them. We live in rural Georgia and the closest one is in Savannah. Seems crazy that with all these farmers around here that we wouldn't have one...

[melissa]

your photos are so lovely, emily. they are making me long for summer! i think your children are very lucky to eat at your house. :)

[SarahKate]

Beautiful pictures! Farmers markets are so inspiring and your pics capture that perfectly!

[Jessica/Domestic PDX]

Your pictures are lovely. I especially like the ones of the donuts.