Diane T.
Yelp
Once summer hits, I'm at this place at least once every couple of weeks. I love the fresh summer produce and have had fun embracing some of the southern preparations for them. Who knew that green beans and those small red potatoes (creamers?) cooked together (with a little ham or bacon fat - mmmmm) for longer than I've ever cooked green beans or potatoes could be so delicious. Just add a salad and corn bread and mmm-mmm-mmm! And how delicious is maque choux (okra, corn, tomato, andouille, etc.)?! And peach-blueberry cobbler. In the next few days, I'm going to continue this culinary journey and make something I've never made or had before - Tomato Pie (there was a recipe in the June 2012 Southern Living mag that sounded really yummy - http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/old-fashioned-tomato-pie-50400000122170/). The East Texas tomatoes I've bought the last few weeks have been really good. The Hubs (who had never lived in the South before we moved here 5 years ago) never knows what's going to hit him for dinner!
Of course there's plenty more produce than what I've yummied above, but that's the stuff I look forward to every year. Oh yea, and Vidalia onions, and purple hull peas, and yellow squash, and .... They also sell some Boar's Head products and Horizon organic milk. Fresh salsa. Fresh tortillas. Dried beans. Nuts. Chips. Pickled goods and jams. Peanut brittle with jalapeno! Etc. Etc.
They also have a very sizable garden center. I haven't spent nearly as much time in there as I have inside with the vegetables, but every spring it's a riot of color.
The people who work here are very friendly making it a pleasant place to shop. The only problem is the tiny parking lot which can make parking a challenge if you shop at peak times.
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BTW, the tomato pie was REALLY good!