ABUNDANCE! I GO TO THE FARMERS’ MARKET year-round, but there’s nothing like the pleasure of seeing pristine summer crops piled up one after the other. Since I don’t have a family of eight, I try to be reasonable in my purchases but it’s hard to resist.
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![Cubanelle peppers—I have just the stuffed eggplant recipe for these.](https://mediterraneanista.com/wordpress2019/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/500-italianpeppers5949.jpg)
What do you get for $16 at the market?
A Renaissance painting.
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Cherry (tomato) candies.
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A riff on the Italian flag.
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Peaches so juicy you have to eat them over the kitchen sink.
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