Sunday, May 28, 2006 - - Farmer's Market

I went to the farmer's market this morning. It's just down the road at the Cooper Center Community Center, maybe a mile from our house. I was amazed at the selection. There were the expected tropical fruits (mango, papaya, pinapple, bannana). I was impressed by the vegetable selction. There were all the veggies I would normally buy in California; zuccini, tomatoes, potatos, cucumbers, green beans, lettuce, etc. Needless to say, I'm thrilled at this local resource. There were also baked goods, premade meals, and books for sale.

We toodled over to Kathryn's to figure out (okay, for Mark to figure out) why the wireless at Nohea was being hinky. Like all of Kathryn's cottages, its an amazing place. Check it out: http://www.volcanoplaces.com/. Anyway, Mark did his magic and it all seems good now.

After getting the provisions in Hilo and veggies at the market I finally cooked. I found a great recipe for baked brown rice, made some modifications and wa la...a meal. Keep in mind that we still have only one knife that cuts and only one dish that can be heated. Oh, and also...I'm leaning toward whole grains at the moment in a effort to improve our diet.

It goes like this:
1.5 cups brown rice
2.5 cups water
1/2 onion (yes, found at the farmer's market)
salt
3 chicken breast halves, cut in 1/2 and marindated for 1 hour
(I used a teriyaki-type marindade, but I think anything would work)

Sweat the onions in a touch of butter
Remove onions from dish (remember, I only have one)
Boil the water with the salt
Add rice, cooked onions and chicken
Cover with foil
Bake for 1 hour
Stir and let sit a bit (maybe 1/2 hour)


TV......yay! We went to Sears and got a TV that would fit in the house. The old one would have filled up half the living room. A small house is a great excuse to go to flat panel. : )
Still no satelite to provide channels to watch anything on our fab new TV, but we're getting there.

Chicken at KTA story