V.J.'s Launches New Blog

Liverpool native Valerie Jollimore and her daughter Sarah Jollimore will be back at their usual location at the Liverpool Farmer's Market, beginning May 2, six days a week.
In addition to offering fresh fruit and vegetables from their own gardens in Laconia, not far from the Queens County line in Lunenburg County, and from other local market gardens, they'll now be publishing the latest news and information about the produce and weekly specials in a new blog.
Click here to visit the website.

Farmer's Market Specials Until Season Closing Oct. 30, 2010

 

V.J.'s last day for this season will be Saturday, October 30. She wants to express her appreciation for the great support of customers this year.

Visa, Master Charge, and Debit Cards now accepted.

Strawberry Season Nearing End

This fresh strawberry pie is a once a year indulgence, and made from the Bridgewater berries sold by Valerie Jollimore at the Liverpool Farmer's Market. Note: The recipe for the pie as well as the “stabilized” whipped cream which doesn’t collapse is in the dessert book by Mary Mouzar and Joanne Uhlman.
V.J. is at the market every day except Sunday from 9 am to 5.30 pm.Strawberries this week (July 12 to 18, 2009) are on special at $2.75 per quart box or $32. for a flat of 12 boxes. Enjoy them now because the supply is diminishing.

It is now hodgepodge season and V.J. has all the right ingredients including new small potatoes, regular peas and snow peas, yellow beans and carrots.

Local Strawberries!

It's strawberry season here in Nova Scotia and boxes of fresh berries are available at V.J.'s fruit and vegetables in Liverpool Farmer's Market. Above, Sarah Jollimore, arranges the quart boxes of Bridgewater berries. The price is dropping as we head toward mid-season for the local berries.


Wild strawberries are also ripening and I picked and added these little gems to my bowl of cereal which also included uncooked rolled oats, diced apple, sliced banana, milk, and a bit of brown sugar.

Easy Cooking With Fresh Greens

Making Meals Ahead is soooooooo easy when using divided microwave-safe dishes. They can be frozen and enjoyed later when you are in a hurry or don't have the urge to cook. This plate contains ground beef stroganov on a bed of spaghettini, as well as carrots. While the meal was heating in the microwave, I cooked some Swiss chard that I bought from Valerie Jollimore at the Liverpool farmer's market. I added it to the heated meal and sprinkled it with salt, pepper, a bit of real butter, and a dash of balsamic vinegar. Yum...some good!
My first experience with high tech cooking was in the 1980s when I bought a Panasonic Genius Micro-Convection oven. My newest microwave is also a Panasonic Genius. The "Genius" feature is a sensor that automatically heats the food until it is the right temperature. There's no need to program power and minutes...just click the sensor button.

This is a great time of the year to enjoy greens because they are coming straight out of the local farm market gardens such as Valerie's.!