The Eugene Saturday Market

Two days after I moved to Eugene, my sister and I were driving around, and chanced upon a gigantic gathering of people. We parked our car, got out and asked someone what was going on. He looked at us as though shocked that ignoramuses like us had been let out of whatever institution we must have hitherto been locked up in.

"It's the Saturday Market", he said.

That was my introduction to the oldest weekly open-air market in the U.S. (see wiki page). I went a few times last year until it closed for the winter, and then I regretted not going more often.

It opened up for the year again today - the first Saturday in April. It was cold and wet, but I went, and am happy I did. I wish I had taken more pictures, but I did not. I bought hazelnuts and a large batch of Spring greens that you'll see in my salad pics all week.

My favorite part of the Saturday market, however is the food:

Leek and Onion Pasty at Cousin Jack's Pasties

Some kind of cheese and veggie thingy at a Mexican food stall. Tasty!

And local hazelnuts - wonderful to snack on!

Over the rest of the day, I also ate:

Broccoli-Potato Soup w. Blue Cheese and Sourdough Bread

Champagne - really fitting because I'd love to be in France right now!

No Time To Cook

If you look at my pictures from the last two weeks, you'll notice that I have not eaten much home cooked food. I am not a big salad eater - especially in the winter. So what I really need to do is just to cook some stuff. I have the needed ingredients for at least five meals at home - so not having groceries is not really an excuse for me. I just have been busy. Swamped, overwhelmed, washed away on a giant wave of things from my to-do list!

I had a late Valentine's dinner with a friend, and then went to a Greek night event at my folk-dance group. I am not a skilled folk dancer. So, although I can pass muster at my beginner's class, I can usually be found at the folk dance parties sitting on a chair wide-eyed and open-mouthed staring at the beautiful moves that the people who have been doing it for decades pull out of their dancing repertoire. Sigh!

Breakfast
I went to bed at midnight, woke up at 4am and decided that it was not worth going to bootcamp class. So I went back to bed for another three and a half hours and woke up realizing that I only had a half hour to get ready for work and drop off my car at the workshop for servicing. So, I ended up eating:
Half an apple

Snack
I ordered a box of Samoas. But the girl scout cookie order ended up being delayed. So, the girl scout I ordered the cookies from and her dad, baked me this Valentine cookie.

Lunch
I work at a stupid food-facility-free building. The rain was pelting down, and my plans of getting lunch at the cafe were foiled because there was no way I was going to get myself soaking wet. So, I ate:
An apple

Hot Chocolate and candy. I also ate four more bits of candy after this.

Belated Valentine's Dinner
Savory crepe w. spinach, mushroom, tomato, artichoke, pesto & cheese
Spinach, walnut and chevre salad w. Raspberry dressing.

I also ate a small plate of Greek desserts at the Greek night at the folk dance club.