july at the market
what's in season, eating notes + a playlist for cooking
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July is a month when time seems to slow to a sticky crawl- the cruel sun making the air shimmer and vibrate with heat, thighs sticking together, piles of tomatoes, night swims, eating peaches over the sink, juice dripping down to elbows and chins. “July. Silence. Complete silence. The whole world floated.”1 The solstice is behind us and we are reveling in the feeling of neverending summer, deep time, blessed with sun and not yet ready to admit that the days will march steadily shorter now that we’ve passed the peak of the year. July is a month to forget everything, to sink into the simplest of routines and stay there for a while. We get our work done in the early mornings and evenings to avoid the heat, and luxuriate in long, idle, quiet afternoons inside.
During this month of summer’s zenith there is so much to choose from for the table. Sweet corn is incredibly delicious right now and we eat loads of it, alongside zucchini,