Renata's Kitchen
Renata’s Top Picks From Elmhurst Farmers Market
Lots of delicious choices, but Renata says you must head to stall No. 6 for Jake's Country Meats' bone-in pork chops.
My best friend from college came over for dinner last week, so I decided to splurge on a few select items from Elmhurst Farmers Market, and what a treat it was! I bought lemon parsley mafaldine (www.pappardellespasta.com) and turned it into a vegetarian pasta salad chock full of farmers market veggies. The cheese I put out (www.thecheesepeople.com) with fresh berries was a visual stunner. The blue cheese, in particular, rivaled some I had the good fortune to sample in France. If you would like to taste it, go to stall No. 7, The Cheese People, and ask for a sample. That's what I did. “Give me the smelliest blue cheese you’ve got,” I said to a young man who was extremely knowledgable and demonstrated excellent customer service. Not …
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