Market Day

It was a freezing cold day here in Bendigo today.  An icy wind across the soccer fields saw us shivering while the little people played out their World Cup fantasies.

It was also the best day of the month, Bendigo Community Farmers Market Day.  Tye sky was clear for the early hours of the market but the chilly crowd seemed to scurry through their shopping more than usual.  Still I managed to collect together a decent haul.

Come dinner time, there was a couple of cases of man flu brewing at our house so no-one felt like having the usual farmers market night cook up.  I racked my brain trying to think of something to whip up.  Got it - market eggs, McIvor Farms Chorizo, Bacon Avocadoes and The Good Loaf pumpkin loaf. Baked eggs it would be.  

I based it loosely on a Karen Martini recipe.  Fry the sliced chorizo, add garlic, onion.  Once that's golden add a tin of cannelini beans, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, tomato paste and a tin of tomatoes.  Whenever a recipe calls for a tin of tomatoes it never looks enough to me so I throw in another.  Let it stew for 15 minutes.

Then I transferred to individual oven dishes, cracked an egg into it and scattered marinated feta over the top.  While they baked for 10 minutes that was enough time to toast pumpkin bread, butter far to liberally and smash the avocado.  

The meal could have done with more pumpkin bread and avocado.  There's a terrible thing that happens to pumpkin bread in our house.  You could be mistaken for thinking it was mice but I believe it is little fingers causing the dents in the loaf left on the bench.  It is rather more-ish.  Interesting thing though is that the same affliction happened to the avocado today.  One of the softest, ripest, creamiest ones got a little tear in its skin in the transportation home.  By the time dinner came round half the avocado had been hollowed out.  Oh, well suppose it is full go good oils for our little soccer star.

The star of the shoe though was definately the McIvor Farm chorizo.  I love pork.  I love McIvor Farm pork.  This chorizo was perfect.  So many times I have been disappointed by chorizo.  This was just moist enough, it was spicy without being too spicy.  It made the tomato, beans and egg sing.

This breakfast for supper meal was a hit on a Saturday night. Not only was it a great way to make sure we applied market goodies to a run-of-the-mill night, it didn't seem right to crack open something to have with it.  Let's call that our Dry July - a Saturday night with no drink and a Carlton facing Sydney is a big thing.