Rainy Day at the Market

A couple of days ago Boston experienced some crazy rains.  Every hour it would rain for 15 minutes really hard.  Of course, I did not plan appropriately and got caught (but only once!) in a downpour.  I happened to be at the Central Square farmer's market at the time and, after purchasing my corn, sprinted into the Harvest Co-op to escape.

When I got home I spread my veggies out into various photogenic spots on my patio and then had to wait for a torrential downpour to pass before finally taking the photos I needed for this post.  Once completed, I chopped up some of the tomatoes I bought from the Kimball Fruit Farm stand and did some taste testing.

First up, Roma tomatoes, which I haven't tried just yet:

Next, Lemon Boy tomatoes. They were really lovely, a bright flavor and just slightly crunchy:

Finally, some Italian tomatoes that the guy at the stand said were the quintessential tomato flavor.  I really enjoyed them and I might have to agree with Mr. Farmer:

I also bought a few ears of corn and some yummy, super crunchy green leaf lettuce.  I'm getting really good at taking salads to lunch.  I buy a head of lettuce on Monday's and wash and tear it up that night.  I also get some tomatoes and chop those up.  Then I buy feta or goat cheese and keep balsamic vinaigrette at work.  This way I just plop some lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese in a container before work and have a nice little salad at lunchtime!

I highly suggest the prep work before you start the week.  The payoff is healthier lunches :).