Market Report: It's still high summer in Santa Monica

There are harbingers of fall on display today at the Santa Monica farmers market, from pomegranates to winter squash. But the sizzling hot summer weather puts me in a mood for tomatoes, eggplants and Romano beans. To boil with the beans, a bay leaf, and butter, I also pick up some little German Butterball potatoes. Last but not least, I load up on peaches, because they won't be around much longer and I still haven't made my annual batch of peach chutney. That's at the top of my to-do list for later this week.