Fall lunches at The Farm Kitchen

So many reasons to lunch at The Farm Kitchen: It’s local, it’s delicious, you can walk your lunch off around The Farm and the chicken coups, and you can get desserts and cupcakes that look like this.

Read about the Grilled Chicken BLTDA sandwich on my Sandwich blog >>

Farm food

I joined Maya’s Farm CSA and started picking up weekly fresh veggies, herbs, flowers and occasionally eggs at the Downtown farmer’s market.

Each week there’s a different selection, some of which might be on my normal shopping list, some which I’ve never cooked, and some which I’ve never heard of.

So far I’ve had some turnip success, had a radish or two I enjoyed…and many I’ve composted. I’ve gotten peppers, greens, potatoes, and last week picked an herb/vegetable which the woman at the booth claimed tasted great if you “just saute with butter and garlic.”

What doesn’t taste great when sauteed with butter and garlic?

Above is a sample of unused basil that eventually made it to my compost pile, before I realized I could dry it and store it.

I just got the form about joining the CSA for the winter season. I like the challenge…but I’m not sure I like the stress.

Maybe I’ll shop the market for my regulars and get a secret ingredient each week.

Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery and Wine Bar

The new downtown market is still a work in progress, but when I picked up my Maya’s Farm veggies, what was available was open to the public.

The store will be open all day on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the official grand opening happening next Thursday, October 29.

Here are a few pics showing how it’s coming along:

The Royal experience

The new Downtown Phoenix Public Market building isn’t open to the public…yet. Royal at the Market coffeebar, however, is now open Monday – Saturday from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.

I ducked in after picking up my weekly veggies from Maya’s Farm and took a quick pick.

Small. Cute. Coffee.

Check it out.

Check it out at:

721 N. Central
SE Corner of Central Ave. & McKinley St.