Comments on: Green Bean, Tomato & Herb Salad a la Marketman

By: acousticpot

acousticpot — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:52:47 +0000

MM, i will surely bookmark this one. but you know nothing beats the KKKK you had before. specially with a fresh anchovies from Pangasinan. wow i bang level ang deliciousness nya. thanks for being there and very generous. idol kita.

By: kurzhaar

kurzhaar — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:52:19 +0000

Sister, I must second what eej says: Costco produce in California is usually pretty nice and not a bad choice if you missed the farmers’ market, although where I lived there were at least 2 farmers’ markets each day of the week in the area, and failing that I normally shopped either at my local Trader Joe’s (which had a local farmer’s organic fruit/veg cart out front!) or at a locally-owned market run by owners who made a point of sourcing produce, dairy, etc. from local farmers. I was spoiled by year-round quality produce in California!!!

I have not bought Costco produce here in the northeast except for carrots and dates, which were OK. I do notice that east coast Costco’s and Trader Joe’s do not carry the same items as those on the west coast Most of the year I now grow my own vegetables (in reaction to the depressing quality of produce in most supermarkets here…most stuff is trucked in from the other side of the country) so I don’t buy as much as I used to from farmers’ markets.

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:57:37 +0000

Love it!

By: el_jefe

el_jefe — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:33:12 +0000

Interesting and very easy to prepare…will definitely try it with young local beans…

By: eej

eej — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:39:57 +0000

@sister: I’m from SF Bay Area and our Costco produce are quite fresh and tasty! I’m sure our fresh picked veggies didn’t stay too long in vacuum sealed containers to get to our dinner table while yours had to endure a long haul flight all the way to NY. I agree, Farmers Market win hands down on fresh produce but Costco follows in close second.

By: lojet

lojet — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:05:03 +0000

Have a small package of “french bean” from the local grocer (Key food) in the fridge right now and i just checked the price, $6.99 a pound…I also can’t wait for spring!

By: farida

farida — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:25:29 +0000

the salad really looks good and yummy. sister, you are spoiled. I’d love to be able to buy fresh produce from a farmers’ market but Seattle and vicinity is 2 hrs away. Been to one in Bellevue one Tuesday and just beautiful fresh veggies and fruits. bettyq, finally got me a couple bags of dried scallops from Chinatown. Friends were in Vancouver the other day. So I will try making the XO sauce. I did buy a small bottle of it here in Bellingham. And also made the Hainanese chicken, altho I used the cornish game hen. There were just 3 of us. They loved it! Mentioned the blog and they are going to check it out for future recipes.

By: sister

sister — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:37:31 +0000

eej, Are Costco vegetables weird? I usually buy my veggies at a farmers’ market, where they are no more than 15 hrs. off the vine. A Costco opened up near me and off we went to check it out. From the cold room we bought packages of French beans, spinach, carrots, romaine lettuce, and grape tomatoes. The beans were dry and tough, the spinach soapy, the romaine chewy, the tomatoes waxed, and only the carrots seemed normal. Is it because they are sold in oxygen deprived packaging for longer shelf life or am I just spoiled by the freshness of the farmers’ market? It’s winter here and we must depend on Florida and California for produce (I try not to buy imported veggies and fruit) and I can hardly wait for spring. Inspite of the bitter cold I returned to the farmers’ market this morning for local celeriac, rutabagas, and parsnips and greenhouse lettuces. No more Costco produce for us.

By: i love sta.rosa

i love sta.rosa — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:26:22 +0000

pwede na rin siguro ang baguio beans… ma trty nga….tamang tama mag grocery ako today…Thanks for the idea MM

By: eej

eej — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:30:13 +0000

Even better if you use your microwave for fast, easy and less clean up. I always get this in bulk @ Costco to complete our daily serving of 5 fruits and vegetables.