Our favorite market

Spending time in warm climate certainly has its advantages; one being fresh fruits and vegetables. An immense variety of textures, color, and fragrances greet us each day when we stop at our favorite little roadside market to and from our work project. Some of our favorites are strawberries, sweet cheeries, oranges, melons of all kinds, squash, avocados, fresh pineapple, sweet onions, giant red, orange, green pepper and two that might be unfamiliar to you.

jicama (slightly sweet, crisp and wonderful raw but also delicious steamed)


plantain (NOT a banana but a slight banana taste-boil and mash with butter)


Just this morning as we drove past the market I saw a sign advertising a new shipment of California sweet corn. Do we dare try it? After having experienced the ultimate in sweet corn on our Iowa farm can this even compare? We shall see, since tonight we've decided to buy it and give it a try. I'll share the taste test results soon.