Amelia Saltsman, author of the Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, teaches how to prepare a Grilled Fig, Peach and Market Ham Salad on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.. Saltsman demonstrates how to prepare a complete meal from the food purchased at your local farmers market. Saltsman is a writer, cooking teacher, and host and producer of the television program Fresh from the Farmers’ Market, which teaches viewers how to shop for both common and uncommon ingredients and how to use them in exciting, simple dishes full of bright flavors.