MARKET MEAL
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| Rice growing near Arles |
Last Thursday wasn't the best of of days and the Mahon Point Farmers Market
had moved
indoors (into the covered car park) to avoid the forecasted wind and rain.
Still, I enjoyed the visit and called to some regulars (such as Woodside and
Arbutus) and also met one or two new folks.
Back at the ranch, we put the purchases to good use. You’ll probably
know that the mozzarella from Toonsbridge Dairy in Macroom was in the
presentation made to the Queen on her recent visit to the city market.
But did you know they also make a Philadelphia type cheese with the same
buffalo milk and it is called Buffadelphia . Picked up a packet at the Real Olive Company stall in Mahon (they probably have it in the
English Market also) and used it in a salad that included some beetroot from
Lolo’s stall, where a three head bunch cost just €2.50. The salads came from
the back garden and all in all it was very tasty.
At the market, I had bought some potatoes and vegetables from Ballycurraginny
Farm and also from Ballintubber Farm but none of these was required for that
night’s dinner.
The centrepiece here was Lamb Tagine from Flynn’s Kitchen. Iain Flynn’s
stall isn't the biggest but he has quite an excellent range including soups,
pates, jams and prepared dishes.
Brought some rice back from the recent visit to Provence and decided it
to use it with the Tagine. Had visions of a nice photo as we added red and black
rice to the white. But the colours all ran and so no photo as we spooned out
the purple mix!
Still it tasted very well indeed and proved an excellent accompaniment
to the Tagine which, as usual for Flynn’s Kitchen, was spot-on, the ingredients
top class.
