Brighton's Farmers Market, Barbados

It has been over a month since I posted a blog.  A lot has gone on in that month - my son got married and we went on a sailing trip to the Grenadines.  Both of these events warrants major blog activity, but since my memory is fading, I want to blog this morning about going to something here in Barbados called "The Brighton's Farmers Market."

Oh, before I start on this mornings adventures - I just want to say - that I was told recently by a friend of James' that she had read my entire blog!  She loved it.  That made me feel so good - so, if you are out there - thank you!  Oh, and she also told Gary that he was "smoking hot!"  He now reminds me of this on a daily basis.  :)

OK, so this is going to be a rainy weekend and I will not go to the beach today as we normally do.  So, I got up early this morning and went to something that happens every Saturday here in Barbados - called Brighton's Farmers Market.  It is a nice way to buy flowers and fresh fruit and vegetables, but it is also a way to buy some yummy, yummy food!  Everyone knows everyone else on this island - so, a lot of folks get up and go there to socialize with their friends and have a cup of coffee.  I actually knew 5 people today!  I'm a Bajan!  :)

There is a fruit that grows here on the island called a soursop.  I find it very hard to come by.  I asked a local farmer yesterday when I could buy a soursop and he said probably next week, but that they are hard to come by because of the monkeys!  Now, when tourists come to Barbados - they love seeing the monkeys - but, if you live here - you come to despise them - they eat your bananas, mangos and soursop!  It was funny to hear this farmer talk, because he was an older gentlemen and I could tell he is a good man - respectable in his community - but, when it came time to talk about the monkeys and his soursop - he called them "the little bastards" and then he looked at me out of the corner of his eye - like, oops - I shouldn't have said that to her.  But, I thought it was funny and very true. Anyway, I was thrilled today to find that someone was selling the soursop drink!  So, I bought two - one for me and one for Gary.  There are studies out that state there is a property in soursop that actually kills cancer cells!

I should have been going to this market before now.  I was able to get some brule jol (salt fish recipe that is a Bajan favorite), fried fish in a bake (bake is a type of sweet bread - very good), chocolate chip monkey bread (I bought two - but, I think Gary is not going to get his share (shhh)), sugar free freshly baked oat bread, and a smoked salmon quiche!  Oh, so good!

So, if your ever in Barbados - be sure and get up early on Saturday morning and go check out the Brighton's Farmers Market.