shopping haul!

I found out about a neat local organic farmer’s market near where I live!! Finally! Living in whoop-whoop land has it’s payoffs! But that’s soon to change (maybe?) I’m being kicked out of my apartment and will need to move. Being super busy lately, I will probably have to move into my ever accommodating bf’s apartment. Thank you for taking me in. My friends laugh and say he should be saying thank you instead because he now has a free maid. Ahh, things always have two sides .. ANYWAYS, back to my blog topic. Shopping. Yes I went shopping, but for FOOD. aha, I’m sorry but shopping for food makes me happier than buying clothes. I told my friend the other day how I haven’t been shopping in ages and her response both shocked and offended me a little even though I guess she’s right. She simply said, I know, I can tell. OUCH.

Well, here’s my ORGANIC haul for the day! And I had this bottle of organic wine in my treasured cabinet and I whipped it out because it just seemed to go perfectly together.

Here’s what I got: 

- Eggplants

- Cherry tomatoes

- Onions

WINE~~ This is my first time trying organic wine. But it’s from Barossa valley, South Australia and I love South Aussie wine, so I figured it was a no-fail wine. And it is good. Mm…

And here is my pasta dish in the making. First, I sauteed some garlic in olive oil and then added the eggplants. I added a bit of wine so that the eggplants won’t taste so bland. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes or until soft. Then I added the onions and cherry tomatoes. Season with basil, parsley, black pepper and some salt. Finally, toss the drained pasta back into the pan and drizzle a bit more olive oil. Then I added just a little bit more wine (as you can probably tell, I am a wine fanatic).

And here’s the final product. Top with a little more basil and cracked pepper. Delicious never seemed so easy!!

Enjoy! 

xo

jam.