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The regular farmers’ market is in Scranton, a pleasant drive, about 25-30 minutes from Honesdale.
It’s big and the vegetables plentiful, varied and pretty. They have, wait for it, fresh borlotti beans!
They call them cranberry beans and they seem to be a bit larger than the French borlotti but peu importe! I cooked some today and froze the rest for later 🙂
The market also had Tuscan kale which I’ve never heard of or seen. Alien! And also normal hakurei turnips that I knew about 🙂
What-a-relief!
Bavarian essence rubbed pork rib roast from the German butcher. Gina assured me that all of his meat is sourced locally 🙂
We’re living high on the hog here in Pennsylvania, baby 😀
Bavarian Pork Rib Roast
1 5-6 bone pork rib roast
Score the fat on the roast top, then rub Bavarian essence all over. Refrigerate overnight. Place the roast in a tajine, cover on, in a 375 F oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover and continue to roast for 30 minutes.
Hakurei Turnip and Tuscan Kale Stir Fry
6 hakurei turnips, cut into cubes
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup cooked ham, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 cups Tuscan kale leaves, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
Brown the turnip cubes in the olive oil. Add the ham and garlic, then cook until the garlic is aromatic. Add the kale, bay leaves, vinegar, salt and pepper, then cover and steam for 4-5 minutes.
Excellent – that sounds great and beautiful looking beans 🙂
Thanks Mad. I was thinking that I was lost in the wilderness 🙂
Those ribs look incredible! And I have never seen borlotti beans in their original casing. Such a beautiful plant!
Thank you oak. Borlottis are pretty and I am so happy that I don’t have to do without them until I get back to France.
i NEVER find fresh beans here and i am not that far away and bigger…damn!
They seem to be lurking around I guess and you have to be persistent. I just stumbled upon them 😀
Tuscan kale! aka “dinosaur kale,” aka “lacinato kale,” aka “cavolo nero.” it’s my favorite! less bitter and more tender than curly kale. you *must* try this kale salad — it’s unbelievably good. I know that because the children snarf it up! kids give the most un-biased opinions. 🙂 http://www.marinmamacooks.com/2012/03/lacinato-kale-salad/
Thanks Deedle. That looks like a great recipe that I will certainly try.
Now that is a damn fine meal for my belly right there. Love that Tuscan kale… Also known as cavolo nero 🙂
Thank you food. Everybody seemed to know about this kale except for me 🙂
Looks lovely! I’d like to know what you did with the beans!
Thank you Hausfrau. Here are two ways I’ve made them: http://cookinginsens.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/duck-breast-with-fresh-borlotti-beans/
http://cookinginsens.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/fresh-borlotti-beans/
Thanks! I should have checked! We eat a lot of beans here at the Frugal House, I know it’s a bit cliche! They are inexpensive and full of protein and trace minerals, but we also love them because they’re delicious!
It’s nice to know, too, that our cranberry beans are close to Borlotti. I often use the very small Navy beans (a type of white bean) in our more American “Bean Pots” which are basically simplified Cassoulet, brought over by the French fur traders.
The recipes have filtered down from the Northern wilderness into places like Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, Michigan, but tend to use pork and chicken and don’t have the lovely topping or the richness of a cassoulet.
those beans look fabulous …and they photograph very well too. Haven’t eaten Cavolo Nero since I left London and good Italian shops:)
Thank you Roger. I’d like to have some good Italian shops here 🙂
I was going to say it must be Cavolo Nero too – but I was late in commenting! it makes a really good and hearty pasta dish with beans or potatoes. The meat looks wonfderful and how lucky to have the fresh beans.
Thank you Chica. Pasta with the kale and beans sounds great!
Those beans are gorgeous. So you were in the electric city? I was posted there for work a few years ago. In february. Not. happy. I was living out of that Residence Inn that used to be a train station.
Thank you Amanda. Sounds grim. Scranton is just a big, country town but at least they have a farmers’ market 🙂
Wow. What a great produce! Wish we got them here, never seem to find them anywhere in India. I bet they must be really healthy too
Thank you yummy. I guess if the beans that you use in Indian food are imported, then you wouldn’t find them. Does India grow beans for drying?
Phew! Glad to see you’re able to find some good things.
Yes. I was losing enthusiasm.
I’ve never seen beans look so gorgeous! They’re positively jewel-like. I haven’t seen any at farmers markets here in London (maybe they don’t grow in colder climates?), but will keep my eye out for some.
Love your blog – the photography is beautiful.
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