Shopping List

5 lbs. fresh peaches
1/2 gallon Fat Free Organic milk
1 pint homemade creole cream cheese
1 lb. medium shrimp ($3.00 for what would cost about $13.00 in Califronia)
1 jalapeno and cheese tamale (lunch)
1 small jar of brandied cherries (oh yeah!) from Louisiana Sweetheart

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It's just a small market tucked into a tiny parking lot on Magazine Street close to the CBD. It doesn't come close to the kind of markets I'm used to finding in California, especially the big Saturday market at the Embarcadero. It's pretty slim pickins on the fresh veggies (unless you want a WHOLE LOT of okra!), but fresh - really fresh - shrimp at $3.00/lb. goes a long way making up for that. And there are some nice home made pestos of various varieties, and a raspberry iced tea to die for.

And then of course... there are those cherries.