Haymarket

I got a little carried away this morning at Haymarket's open air market.  OK, very carried away.  My eyes were bigger than my stomach (and my backpack).  Haymarket is not a farmer's market, but an absurdly cheap wholesale produce market.  They sell everything so cheaply because it's very ripe, sometimes too ripe.  It takes a bit of looking and sorting to find the best fruits and vegetables, but it is well worth it.  For a whopping $21.50 I bought:

• 6 nectarines
• 2 containers of raspberries (they got a little smushed on the way home...I had red juice running down my leg)
• 1 lb. cherries
• 2 lbs. fresh peas (never cooked with them before)
• 1 bunch scallions
• 2 red peppers
• 1 bunch asparagus
• 8 plums
• 1 bunch bananas
• 1 bag baby carrots
• 5 heads of garlic
• 2 avocados (very ripe)
• 1 bunch each of parsley, cilantro and mint
• 2 heads of broccoli
• 2 bunches broccolini (is this redundant?)
• 2 lemons
• 3 limes
• 1 bag of onions

Can you imagine if produce was this cheap everywhere?  I think it would change the way a lot of people eat.

Can't wait to start cooking!