Produce Bargains at Haymarket? Hold On…

mesclun

I love a good outdoor market. A closure brought me through the Sumner Tunnel the other day, and I found myself at Haymarket, where the senses are delighted.

$17 later, I was carrying four bags of produce with amazing bargains:

  • 3 avocados for $2
  • 2 pints of blueberries for $5
  • a head of lettuce for $.50
  • 2 giant leeks for $2
  • a giant head of cauliflower for $2
  • a giant bag of grapes for $1.50
  • an eggplant for $.75
  • a cucumber for $.50
  • Three scallion bunches for $1.00
  • a GIANT bag of mesclun salad mix for $2.00
  • a big bag of fingerling potatoes

All I could think of was the savings of $25 or more vs.… Read the rest

Oil Crisis and Healthcare Crisis Related!

Who do you know that “cannot eat fried food?”

In the old days, we enjoyed fried clams, onion rings, chicken, french fries, fried dough etc. with only minor issues.

Now, we get diarrhea just thinking about it. Why is that? Many reasons really, from portion size, to lack of fiber, to poor chewing.… Read the rest