Yesterday afternoon I wandered around the Union Square Farmers Market for a bit before heading over to City Bakery (way too crowded, but incredible hot chocolate with oversized marshmallows) to meet Liz for some tea. On spring and summer weekends, the Union Square Market is the perfect date spot: we like to spend hours browsing the stands, planning the night’s dinner based on what we find (and maybe picking up some seasonal flowers). The primary offerings yesterday were apples and cider, but I could see the beginnings of spring starting to pop up (yay!).

I couldn’t resist buying some of that gorgeous-looking fresh mozzarella, and immediately spooned it over some tomatoes when I got home (with, um, a steak on the side…I was starrrving). It was creamy, salty, and buttery: perfect.