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The Market:
Torrance
Farmers Market
Torrance, Calif.
Charles H. Wilson Park
2200 Crenshaw Blvd.
Tuesdays and Saturdays
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
(310) 781-7520
Market-Goer: Mark
Thompson
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What I Bought:
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Strawberries,
Fava Beans, Blood Oranges It's still a
little too early for strawberries, in my opinion. It's
got to get hotter for them to sweeten up -- and
that'll happen in about six weeks. But the price is
coming down, so I figure it's time to try my first
strawberries of the season. Blood oranges won't be
around much longer. Time to buy a bunch, juice them,
and boil the juice down to reduce it by half or more
to make syrup for salad dressings that I'll freeze and
use for months to come. Fava beans have been in the
markets for some weeks now, but at $3 a pound
unshelled, they're a pricy delicacy. They'll get
cheaper until they vanish in about month. Today, I got
these for $2 a pound -- a fair price for a fleeting
springtime treat. Here are nine
fava bean recipes that I like. The Catalan stew is
time-consuming, but well worth it, once a year.
Price: $2/lb. for fava beans
$5/three-pack of strawberries
$2/lb. for blood oranges
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Sugar
Snap Peas, Fava Beans
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Chives
(top), Lemon Grass and Aloe (right) The
sign on the table where I bought the aloe
recommended adding a small chunk of the peeled
stem to a green smoothie that also includes
dandelion greens, spinach, mint, parsley, the
juice or two oranges or grapefruits and some
honey. Hmmm. Can't say it doesn't sound healthy.
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Price: $1/bunch
for chives
$.50/stalk
$2/stem of aloe |
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Baby
Celery
Price: $1.25/bag
Fresh
Spring Onions
Broccoli,
Cucumbers
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