Day five started out with some seven grain sourdough and Stover’s Very Berry jam. What?! You mean you do not know of Stover’s?! Time out! Time to be educated.

Stover’s does not attend Green City Market. Instead, I have to visit them at either the Federal Plaza Market or Daley Plaza Market in the Loop on Tuesdays and Thursdays, respectively. They have so many different jams that I often just marvel in front of the huge layout. To prevent myself from drooling too much while I pick my poison, I generally just ask the advice of the friendly shop guy!

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So after breakfast I left to go over to DePaul with Tim to attend a picnic. I know what you are thinking, that I immediately fell off the Locavore bandwagon! But I didn’t! Nope! Instead I brought along a homemade salad and a juicy, cold pear from Nichols Farm!cute apron

For dinner, along with not-so-local pasta, I had delicious sweet corn! Local and fabulous!

Oh! And I have had a lot of questions lately as to where my adorable apron came from that I wore to Saturday’s market!

It is from Jessie Steele who obviously excels in making the cutest aprons on the planet! As a matter of fact, I am on the hunt for a new apron that is equally sweet, so if anyone has any suggestions, just make a comment!

Also, I have another recipe idea for you guys, this time using River Valley Ranch’s Asparagus Spinach Dip. Thanks to River Valley Ranch’s shopguys for giving me this idea on Satuday!

Asparagus Spinach Pizza

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 pre-prepared pizza crust (or you can make yours with whole wheat, local flour!)
  • 1 jar of asparagus spinach dip from River Valley Ranch
  • 2 large heirloom tomatoes (try them from Tomato Mountain!), sliced into 1/4 inch slices
  • 2 cups soft sheep’s milk or goat’s milk cheese

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Spread asparagus spinach dip over pizza crust then top with tomatoes. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes. As soon as you pull the pizza out of the oven, sprinkle the cheese evenly over the entire surface! The cheese will lightly melt!

Enjoy and see ya tomorrow!

Dev xx
PS, only 2 more days until Green City Market Day!!!! So excited!!! :-)

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