When Elly of Elly Says Opa! confessed her preference for Bulgarian feta (over Greek), I knew that I was about to make an awesome food discovery. Something in my head said, "I have got to try that." Do you guys ever get that or is it just me that wants to eat the world? After one of my routine Saturday mornings at the farmers' market, I made a pit stop at Bay Cities in search of the said cheese. I found a nice block of the said cheese and since I was there, I also picked up a loaf of their bakery (it's in their basement) fresh bread. Danger, I mean dangerously delicious! I so badly wanted to start eating the bread on the way home. Just a nibble of the crusty end. I behaved myself and just left it in its sleeve. I felt like my parents' dog, Foxy. Her best "trick" is when my mom holds out a snack in her hand and says, "leave it". She'll turn her sad face away even though you can tell she's dying to snatch it out of her hand. Yup, Foxy and I sure have a lot in common. We both have these insatiable appetites. Must run in the family, right? By the time I got home, my stomach was humming. Armed with farm fresh produce, warm bread and feta that I couldn't wait to test out, I whipped up this playful lunch. The white carrots from Weiser Farms are particulary sweet especially when eaten raw. I thinly sliced one up and marinated it in orange juice/zest, olive oil, parsley and S&P. Note to self: I should invest in a mandolin. For my salad, I sauteed asparagus and shallots with thyme. While this wilted down, I deshelled some snap peas and threw them in at the end. These are so sweet they taste like candy. I topped each piece of baguette with the salad and crumbled feta over it. I had also picked up some olives from Bay Cities, so a quick tapenade was drizzled over the feta. Lunch is served.
Thank you to all my fellow bloggers for all the food enlightenment and culinary inspiration. You guys are awesome.
[das ist gut] My mom would LOVE that-she’s a big fan of asparagus,and feta goes well with a lot of things-I want to try a mango-feta-red onion salad I saw on the food network.I don’t need an excuse to eat feta cheese!
[this is good] How could you possibly know? Asparagus, shallots, snap peas, feta..olive tapenade and bread. All my favorite things in the world, down to the thyme.
Freaking Yum! I love a good Bruschetta! Nice cheese choice too. I not only want to eat the world of domesticated foods but also the wild ones, so I totally relate.
[this is good] Mmmm this looks perfect, as always. I hope you liked the feta. My favorite is the Bulgarian they carry at this Polish market (lol, I know, kinda funny) but I love pretty much any sort of salty feta goodness. There are so many days I just want to get a baguette, a chunk of feta, and maybe a few slices of mortadella for lunch and call it a day.
I am a big fan of Feta. I usually get mine from Costco and use it fo my Greek salads and such. Never did heard of Bulgarian feta but you did spark my interest. Delish.
Yum! I love the elegance of the carrot carpaccio, and so healthy too. I havent tried asparagus with feta (let alone bulgarian feta), but I have a recipe for <a href=”http://skinnygourmet.blogspot.com/2007/08/asparagus-and-blue-cheese-bruschetta.html”>asparagus based crostini</a> that uses lemon and blue cheese that is wildly addictive and very flavorful. So I may have to give this one a try.
[this is good] Bay Cities bread…you just sent me down memory lane. Might have to stop by there while visiting my mom this weekend. And get me some bulgarian feta as well. White carrots aren’t so easy to find in my neck of the woods, but I now know what to do with them should I find them.
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piscesgal
16 Apr 2008 05:04 pm
[das ist gut] My mom would LOVE that-she’s a big fan of asparagus,and feta goes well with a lot of things-I want to try a mango-feta-red onion salad I saw on the food network.I don’t need an excuse to eat feta cheese!
Purplesque
16 Apr 2008 07:04 pm
[this is good] How could you possibly know? Asparagus, shallots, snap peas, feta..olive tapenade and bread. All my favorite things in the world, down to the thyme.
I want to get on my knees and beg.
cheff jonny
16 Apr 2008 07:04 pm
Freaking Yum! I love a good Bruschetta! Nice cheese choice too.
I not only want to eat the world of domesticated foods but also the wild ones, so I totally relate.
Elly
16 Apr 2008 07:04 pm
[this is good] Mmmm this looks perfect, as always. I hope you liked the feta. My favorite is the Bulgarian they carry at this Polish market (lol, I know, kinda funny) but I love pretty much any sort of salty feta goodness. There are so many days I just want to get a baguette, a chunk of feta, and maybe a few slices of mortadella for lunch and call it a day.
MoOgooGuypAN
17 Apr 2008 02:04 pm
I am a big fan of Feta. I usually get mine from Costco and use it fo my Greek salads and such. Never did heard of Bulgarian feta but you did spark my interest. Delish.
reesie
18 Apr 2008 12:04 pm
Wonderful and tasty! Looks so great! Hehe…
Erin
18 Apr 2008 04:04 pm
Yum! I love the elegance of the carrot carpaccio, and so healthy too. I havent tried asparagus with feta (let alone bulgarian feta), but I have a recipe for <a href=”http://skinnygourmet.blogspot.com/2007/08/asparagus-and-blue-cheese-bruschetta.html”>asparagus based crostini</a> that uses lemon and blue cheese that is wildly addictive and very flavorful. So I may have to give this one a try.
TahoeGirl
25 Apr 2008 07:04 pm
[this is good] Bay Cities bread…you just sent me down memory lane. Might have to stop by there while visiting my mom this weekend. And get me some bulgarian feta as well. White carrots aren’t so easy to find in my neck of the woods, but I now know what to do with them should I find them.
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