Walked through Pike Place market after work today to get a couple things for the pizza planned for dinner.
While the corner grocery has a few things year round - potatoes, onions, peppers, mushrooms, carrots... it's the seasonal things that make the market special.
The asparagus has been slowly marching northward. In the winter it comes from Peru, then Mexico, now in spring we're seeing California, then shortly Oregon and then Washington toward the end of April. The local apples are also fading out. California citrus has been big lately. Berries are starting to creep northward as well.
There's something that's continually optimistic about noticing the progression of seasons through what you eat. It's impossible to be bored with food when it is only around for a few months at a time, and it helps pace life. Stock the pantry with a few staples - rice, beans, noodles... and add whatever's interesting as it shows up.
This kinda goes hand in hand with the focus thing-a-day from earlier in the week. Since moving out here and slowing life down it has been far more enjoyable.
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