
It occurred to me today that I hadn't managed to eat a single completely local meal all week. So much for "getting a bit easier with each week." You can't eat locally without thinking about it, apparently. So this morning, I quickly did a bit of a copy-cat meal and made up a
kale and onion frittata with
new potato homefries. Relatively easy and I used up some of the leftovers from the week.
Despite the fact that I hadn't eaten a completely local meal all week, I did eat a number of local side-dishes and used mostly local ingredients in everything I ate. There was plenty of basil and parsley from my tiny little garden. From the farmer's market I had:
- zucchini and squash

- onions
- tomatoes
- freshly baked rolls
- red new potatoes
- apricots
- white peaches
- Bing cherries
- Swiss chard
And from the CSA:

- kale (left over from the previous week)
- 2 small heads garlic
- 1 lg. bunch scallions
- 1 lb. red new potatoes
- 1 head of lettuce
Week 7 probably won't be much better on the meal development side. I'm heading out of town at the end of the week and have a lot of work to do before then, so I'm not sure if I'll get in a local meal, but I'm going to try. I skipped the farmer's market today because I didn't want to end up with a bunch of food I wouldn't eat before I left. I've still got veggies from the CSA pickup last Tuesday and I'll be getting more in two days, so there was no sense in buying additional stuff at the farmer's market. I did stop by a produce stand to get a few tomatoes for the week, but other than that the goal is to use up what's already in my refrigerator.
So, are you sick of kale yet?????
ReplyDeleteBetsy - Am I ever! And it turns out we'll be getting more later in the season. So lucky!!! :p
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