Weekend Rides

[Trek420]

I did a short ride to my local farm market. I'm wondering if there's a sign or a post-it on my vest that says "former souse chef. Ask me what to do with that fruit or veg" because I often end up with someone asking out of the blue "what do you do with that?" and showing how to prep. I should just put a cutting board and French knife in the bike rack.

So I'm almost done, just picking up some of the last of the summer peaches as it turns Fall. Woman at the booth is looking puzzled, baffled. "What's this?" she asks, holding a cucumber. A cucumber Another gal correctly id's the item telling her "it's what pickles are made from"

Discussion ensues of how to make a pickle. "Soak them in brine." "What's brine?" the vegie education deprived gal asks "water, salt, lots of salt, garlic, dill, herbs ..." "Oh, I don't need any more salt"

Well, she probably does not, she is very over weight but here she is at the farm market trying, like me to eat healthier.

So I start on things you can do with fresh cukes and how to prep them: peeled and sliced very thin with a little Japanese Rice vinegar as a side dish, sliced very thin with a bit of dill sprinkled on and toss in salad, cuke sticks and dip, sliced thin and on sandwiches or diced small in a salsa and all you need for that is right at the booth; peppers, tomatoes, onions ...

I don't know if whole new worlds of fresh food options opened up for her but it was fun.