the east lake farmers market is up and running again on saturdays from 9am to 1pm. it’s open through october and can be found at the corner of 2nd avenue and hosea williams drive in the east lake/kirkwood area. the market features lots of local farmers selling fruit, vegetables, eggs, salsas and all sorts of other stuff.

with tomato season finally upon us, we picked up some beautiful heirloom tomatoes from ora farms on our last trip to the market. we grabbed an early girl and an orange blossom. check out our july 4th blog post for a great tomato pie recipe we used with these wonderful tomatoes!

we also grabbed a couple of lemon cucumbers, which we had never tried before. these were quite interesting. the inside was slightly sweeter than normal cucumbers with a little softer texture, but the outside texture was very course and bumpy with small black seeds and they were the size of lemons. they were odd, but worth trying.

this saturday is the 2nd annual peachapalooza at the east lake farmers market. it’s a juried cooking competition celebrating all things peach! stop by to sample some amazing peach creations!

– ryan & gub

east lake farmers market

2nd avenue and hosea williams drive
atlanta, ga 30317

saturdays
9am – 1pm
may – october

we had a nice 4th of july! although the storms prevented many activities, like parades and fireworks, we enjoyed baking a tomato pie and hanging out with clementine!

recipe to follow.

ryan & gub

tomato pie recipe:

ingredients:
pie crust
3 large tomatoes sliced
1/2 onion sliced
1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
1/4 cup mayonaise
pinch basil

directions:
– preheat oven to 350 degrees
– sprinkle flour on crust & place in a pie pan
– poke holes in pie crust with fork
– bake crust @350 until lightly brown (about 10 minutes)
– slice tomatoes & onions
– layer tomatoes and onions on pie crust
– put cheese spread on top of tomato & onion layers
– sprinkle with basil
– bake for 20-30 minute
– let cool, slice and serve

clementine went on her first drive-in adventure last weekend! we took her to the starlight six, which is one of our favorite places to go in atlanta. we figured a drive-in theater was the perfect movie atmosphere for a newborn. if she started to fuss, we could just head into our car and close the windows.

so we packed our cooler and enjoyed a nice summer family outing! we ended up seeing bridesmaids, which was hilarious. hopefully we can do this a few more times before clem gets too restless for such outings.

– ryan & gub

starlight six

2000 moreland avenue southeast
atlanta, ga 30316
404-635-1087

i made this pillow with clementine’s silhouette as a gift for ryan’s first father’s day! step by step photos below…

– gub

i’ve been enjoying my first father’s day with clementine!

– ryan

clementine turned a week old today! oh, how fast they grow. here are some more photos of our first week together!

– gub & ryan

we’d like to introduce you to clementine rose sterritt! it was a long couple of days, but we finally have our beautiful daughter. here are a ton of photos for you guys to enjoy.

clementine was born at 3:06 pm on may 25th. she weighed 6 lb 9 oz and was 19 1/4″ long.

– gub & ryan

here are some sweet photos from the world beard & moustache championships! the 2011 competition goes down tomorrow in norway with 16 different categories, from “the delicate dali moustache to the anything-goes full beard freestyle”. sounds amazing!

– ryan

the 9th annual kirkwood spring fling is going on this weekend in historic kirkwood. the festival also features a 5k race on saturday morning and an open air artist market with a ton of vendors, good eats, and live bands. admission to the festival is free from 10am-7pm on saturday at bessie branham park, with music lasting until 11pm. tickets for the kirkwood tour of homes can be purchased at the festival or at local kirkwood businesses.

– ryan & gub

kirkwood spring fling
2051 delano drive ne
atlanta, georgia 30317

tour of homes
saturday, may 14th, 2011
sunday, may 15th, 2011
from 12pm until 6pm

5k race
saturday, may 14th, 2011
starts at 8am

artist market
saturday, May 14th, 2011
from 10am until 7pm

we had some morning cinnabon’s and are dying easter eggs today! happy easter!

– ryan & gub