We went to the farmers’ market this morning, and quite possibly bought too many berries. I don’t really believe it, but …

• strawberries
• raspberries
• blackberries
• blueberries
• white peaches
• plums
• hummus
• pita
• green harissa
• Roumanian eggplant
• olives
• cucumbers
• eggs

On Thursday, Michael got braces to correct a couple of teeth that were going to cause long-term damage.  He’s still pretty sore, so we’re aiming for softer meals.  Those white peaches are wonderfully juicy.  The hummus, pita, harissa, and eggplant are all from Oren’s Hummus, which I suppose we don’t really need to buy at the farmers’ market, but it was there and looked like it would make for a couple of good meals.

So, dinner plan:

• Sunday: hummus, pita, et al
• Monday: hot dogs, whatever salads are left in the fridge, fruit, etc
• Tuesday: eggs, toast
• Wednesday: hummus, pita, et al
• Thursday: date night?
• Friday: smoothies?
• Saturday: dinner out before the Death Cab for Cutie show in Berkeley

The week has a fair amount going on.  The household calendar shows a doctor appointment, our HOA meeting, a financial advisor appointment, and a concert.  The meal plan is optimized for things we can put together quickly.

• Sunday: mushroom bourguignon
• Monday: hummus, pita, cucumber salad, baby carrots
• Tuesday: frittata, fruit
• Wednesday: choose your own adventure from whatever’s in the fridge?
• Thursday: mushroom bourguignon again?
• Friday: dinner out before the Punch Brothers concert
• Saturday: no idea at all

We went to the farmers’ market and picked up:

• eggs (for baking and the frittata, which might be simplified to scrambled eggs)
• brown and white mushrooms (for the aforementioned bourguignon)
• clementines
• strawberries
• kalamata olives
• hummus, pita, green harissa sauce (most of Monday night’s dinner)

Today is sunny but windy.  The market was busy, although everyone was complaining about the cold.  Someone from the market was going around and asking all of the vendors to tie down their stalls.

This week, I picked up the following:

• onions
• green onions
• carrots
• potatoes
• mushrooms
• red peppers
• cauliflower
• Asian pears
• satsumas
• chicken
• sirloin tip

This, combined with the contents of the fridge, should turn into:

• Sunday: black bean beef, steamed rice
• Monday: roasted chicken, roasted potatoes and brussels sprouts, spicy cauliflower
• Tuesday: dinner out with friends
• Wednesday: lavash, hummus, chicken, vegetables
• Thursday: date night
• Friday:  pasta, tomato sauce

For the most part, my husband Michael and I do our grocery shopping at the Mountain View Farmers’ Market.  It’s open year-round.  Our home is just a couple of blocks away, so we’re there almost every Sunday morning.

Today is New Year’s Day, which meant that the market was open but not all of the usual vendors were there.  Also, Michael and I are just getting over the flu, so I didn’t want to be too ambitious with our dinner plans for the week.

This week, we bought:

• Fuji apples
• leeks
• potatoes
• cauliflower
• red and yellow peppers
• sirloin tip
• spinach bolani

Everything but the beef and the bolani is organic, since it’s so easy to get organic vegetables directly from the farmers.

As for what we’ll do with this (in combination with what’s currently in the fridge):

• Sunday: leftover ham, carrots, perhaps something like this savory mushroom bread pudding if I’m feeling up for it
• Monday: black bean beef, steamed rice
• Tuesday: yoga night, so probably leftovers
• Wednesday: spicy roasted cauliflower; roasted carrots, onions, and potatoes; hummus; bolani
• Thursday: dinner with friends
• Friday: frittata with whatever veg are still left in the house