I woke up this morning, washed my face, grabbed my bag, and headed out to the Farmer’s Market. I was on the hunt for peaches and champagne grapes. I didn’t find any champagne grapes, although there was a great selection of fresh-picked Thompson grapes.
I picked up some peaches, but they felt a bit hard still. The farmer assured me that they would be perfectly ripe by tomorrow morning. I tried one later in the afternoon and it was sweet, but had a mushy, mealy texture that I did not like.

Do you ever have trouble picking out peaches? You do? Okay, …read more