Even if you're cooking for one, you can treat yourself to delicious local food from Around the Sound.

We sell eggs in half dozens and rainbow trout as single fillets. Our pork chops are one or two in a package, and we have small packages of premium elk sirloin or beef tenderloin. Brenda makes her tourtieres in individual pods you bake yourself, or Axel's individual lamb pies are already to heat and eat. Potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beets - buy them one or two at a time as you need them.

Thanks to Vicki for her prize-winning salad, good for one, two or a dinner party.

Fresh arugula salad made with market arugula, thinly sliced ripe firm pear, shredded parmesan cheese with a very light dressing- lemon infused oil is nice. Add some fresh crunchy bread with bread dipper and it is summer instantly instead of winter.

WoolDrift Farm's pecorino could be used in place of the parmesan, and Kelsey's Rustic Italian is the perfect bread and freezes well for another day.

If you're looking for something special for Valentine's Day, perhaps a pheasant, glazed with apricot hot pepper jelly and served with braised leek and bok choy.

Or rainbow trout accompanied by some organic noodles tossed with some mustard greens and a little sunflower or olive oil.

Or maybe it's time for a winter barbecue. Choice Charolais rib steaks or a T-bone brushed with maple or citrus barbecue sauce.

Finish the dinner with one of Brenda's wild blueberry or pecan tarts.

Or take home a frozen apple or peach pie from Soundview Orchards and bake it yourself.

And nothing says love like a little bit of chocolate - organic, fairly traded and handmade.

We're open Thursday and Friday from 10 until 7, and Saturday 10 to 4.

See you then at Around the Sound Local Food Market, 972 1st Avenue West.
www.aroundthesoundfood.com