Sunday Farmers Market and Burgers

There is much irony in shopping for some community conscious eats at the Farmers Market and greasy burgers & fries the very next moment.

I started my Sunday at the Belmont farmer's market with my friend Elaine Chan (yes another Elaine) and her baby Ari. I got some incredible heirloom tomatoes, white nectarines, yellow peaches, mixed greens, sweet potatoes, and something I'd never bought at the farmer's market before: raisins.

The raisins were huge and plump, unlike anything you'd find in the grocery. I bought a bag of Raisin Medley, a mix of different grape varieties. The guy was super generous and threw in another bag of Golden red flame raisins for me to try. They were yummy and were great in the quinoa I made this eve. I'll also be using them in zucchini bread and oatmeal. I have never liked raisins by themselves, but I found myself snacking on them today and liking them.

For lunch, Adrian had a craving for a burger (which he mentioned yesterday), one of his 3 favorite foods. The other 2 being burritos and pizza.

We were at a neighbor's birthday party when someone overheard us talking about where to get a burger. We contemplated In and Out but the drive is a bit far to go to Millbrae, close to the airport. His favorite burger place is Jeffrey's in San Mateo. She told us about a place that is right down the street from us. Classic 101 Burgers & Shakes in Belmont. It's one of those places you drive past and ignore. We've been doing that for the last 4 yrs Adrian's lived here.

It looks like it was once a drive-in where the waitresses ould come out to your car. But this was a normal burger joint that was owned by Asians. Turns out the burgers are pretty good and their fries even better. Since Colin was crying in the car, we decided to grab it to go and eat at home. I had a mushroom burger, but I did not know it didn't come with cheese. I added the cheese and some tomatoes from the Farmer's Market, since they had some pathetic little pieces of tomato on theirs. So much for a no-fuss burger!

And so much for a health conscious lifestyle. The burgers we ate likely have a large carbon footprint that stamped out the vegetables & fruit from the farmers market. And don't share with me how the meat was processed. See Food, Inc. I didn't eat meat for a few weeks afterward, but then slipped back.

Finally, does my post-partum state excuse the burger/fries slip-up?