Up in Ontario

Winter Farmer's Market and 100 Mile Recipes

The Tyee has a great article (100-Mile Diet's Winter Menu) reminding me that the winter farmer's markets are set to start tomorrow, Saturday, November 4th here in Vancouver, at the WISE Hall (1882 Adanac Street at Victoria - Map).

The series of winter markets will run on the first Saturday or every month until April 10th. They start at 10 am and end at 2 pm. It's short and irregular, like something private.

I'd recommend getting there right at opening hours, or slightly before, to score the good stuff. I don't know how many stands will be in the place or how packed the place will be. We'll have to try it to know.

The same article on The Tyee also contains a very interesting recipe for Pumpkin Soup, a meal perfectly suited to the deluge of rain today brought. I feel some soup coming on. Here's what I'm imagining for Sunday:

• get up early and set the over to 275F
• slide that pork shoulder roast I seasoned with a rub the night before into the oven
• head out fishing (did I mention Darren and I went fishing yesterday too? We did, with good results.)
• return with a strong appetite to incredible smells
• watch the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play
• eat pork

Somehow I see some Pumpkin Soup added to that scenario now.