Farmers Market

Saturday we went to a local farmers market that takes place every other weekend.  It's just one metro stop away from the closest stop to our house.  It was a slightly longer walk than anticipated - not unbearable, we were just afraid we'd missed it somehow.  What a cute place!  First thing that surprised me - no flower stands, but given the time of year and the weather over here I guess that's to be expected.  They had meat, fish, cheese, vegetables, soaps, honey, pelts, and the coolest thing - a pancake booth!  They made hot, fresh, thick pancakes and then you got to choose from a variety of jellies and preserves to top it off with.  Kids were walking around with them folded like little sandwiches.  We didn't try any (the line was SO long), but they looked quite tasty.

               

  

We did buy cured trout, fresh camembert, whipped honey, red potatoes, and our entree for our Norwegian Thanksgiving - deer tenderloin!  The vendor explained that its not elk, but one of three local deer that roam the surrounding area.  Turkey is not readily available here.  In fact, Ty discovered that there is only one farm that breeds turkeys here in Norway.  They only breed about 20,000 a year and you have to preorder them.  Needless to say that is not an option.  Not like it was really an option in the first place since I don't see how a turkey could possibly fit in our oven over here; it's just about half the size of our oven back home. Ty also looked into getting a whole chicken instead, knowing that would definitely fit in the oven.  Would you believe a 5lb. chicken costs about $50?!?  So we decided to go for something unique and when we came across the deer it seemed like a fun idea :-) It'll be interesting to see how Thanksgiving turns out for us this year.  For example, where does one find french-fried onion rings for green bean casserole in Norway?  Will keep you posted!