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The Market:
Santa Monica Farmers Market
Santa Monica, Calif.
Arizona & 3rd Street
Marketgoer:
Mark Thompson, publisher of this Web site
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What I Bought:
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strawberries,
blood oranges, green almonds
Price: $4.75/three-pack of
strawberries; $5 for 3 lbs. blood oranges; $5/lb. for
green almonds
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asparagus, artichoke The
stalk of the asparagus -- peeled, sliced thin and sauted
in olive oil, salt and pepper -- is as good as the heart,
and much easier to get to.
Price: $2/bunch asparagus;
$3/giant artichoke
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rutabaga,
cilantro with roots attached, onions and garlic
Some Southeast Asian recipes calls for
cilantro, roots and all.
Price: $1/bunch for cilantro;
$1/lb. for rutabaga
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sugar
snap (top) and snow peas
Price: $3.50/lb.
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