Popping up is fun to do

Abeni and I had so much fun popping up at Samin's Pop-Up General Store! We were there with a woman who makes amazing English muffins, an empanada maven, Samin's dry goods counter (vanilla beans, high-quality cocoa powder), a kimchee goddess, and many many more food purveyors.

Since this was our first time, we brought a million things from the garden: favas, salad mix, braising mix, bouquet garni, artichokes, honey, candied fruit, leeks, and chantrelles wrapped in what we called a Hobbit shire ...