At the Market : Golden Watermelon!

Okay. I am eating the most delicious melon right now (after yesterday's Findlay Market trip). After every sentence I am stopping, biting, dripping juice everywhere, and grabbing the towel to wipe my hands. Back to typing another sentence...but I just can't stay away. (Bite, drip.)

This Amish-country grown golden watermelon is sweet, thick, and refreshing. (Bite, slurp.)

I love knowing that the fruit I am eating was grown less than 30 miles away, ripened on the vine, and picked yesterday! (Bite, slurp, drip.)

At the Market : Purple Fingerling Potatos

Back to the market! My last fun find at the Findlay Market was this parrot tulip, but now it's on to something edible... purple fingerling potatoes! They were nestled right in there with all the other potatoes that normally line the market shelves.

I think they are so beautiful! Did you know that purple is a naturally occurring color in lots of tubers? Carrots were naturally white or purple before they were bred into the orange tubers we eat today.

Does anyone have any favorite recipes for purple fingerling potatoes?

At the Market : Tulips!

If I had to pick one SINGLE place as my official "Favorite Place in Cincinnati", it would be the Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine. The vendors are adorable, the selection is awesome, the food is fresh AND local. When I moved to Cinci almost 3 years ago, Findlay Market was the first place that inspired me to believe I would love it here.

As of April 1, the farmer's market portion is open as well, so A and I hit it up this morning.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND : the most stunning, beautiful green parrot tulip! Best part is, they sold it to us with the bulb. Therefore, after the flower wilts, I'll replant it in one of our side gardens. Here's to hoping it blooms again next spring!

I may have gone a little overboard with the pics....But I love things that are beautiful because they are weird! Especially ones that are green.