I'm back! It's been a ridiculously long time since I've posted here. I'm sorry! (Stupid Sims 3!)
My last post was about May 31, the 12th day of going locavore. Today is the 29th day. So what have we been doing for the last 17 days?
Local Foods
Well, we've been eating plenty of local food, including:- Breakfast
- Eggs (scrambled or omelets)
- Sausage patties
- Lunch and Dinner
- New potatoes
- Yukon gold potatoes
- Broccoli
- Peppers
- Garlic
- Snow peas
- Sugar snap peas
- Butter
- Garlic chives
- Cheese
- Carrots
- Lettuce
- Basil
- Tomatoes
- Green beans
- Radishes
- Turnips
- Spring onions
- Kohlrabi
- Zucchini
- Squash
- Dessert
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Rhubarb
We've also been buying "semi-local" milk (from Oberweis Dairy) and bread mix (from Hodgson Mill).
Cooking
We've been doing quite a bit of cooking. (Actually, most of the cooking is being done by Dawn, but I help!) Meals have included:
- Veggie lasagna (non-local noodles, but local garlic, spinach, kale, chard, onions, peppers, zucchini, and squash) -- Yum!
- Strawberry rhubarb crisp (non-local crust, but local strawberries and rhubarb) -- Delicious!
- Potato soup -- Good, although a bit thick
- Turnip soup -- Frankly, not so great
Our garden is growing fairly well. We even had our first harvest -- some basil, which we used in the lasagna!
Non-Local Moments
Of course, we've also had some very non-local moments. Most notably, we went to a potluck picnic. Actually, to be more precise, we organized a potluck picnic for a club, of which I'm the chairman. In addition to all of the non-local food we ate there (bratwurst or hotdogs, anyone?), we also wound up being the ones to take home whatever unclaimed food was left over (e.g. potato chips, hotdogs, brats). That means we've had a recent influx of junk food into the house. Since Dawn is a vegetarian and Lando is a picky eater (he's 4), that means the brats and hotdogs have been my responsibility to finish up.
We also had an ice cream truck moment. There we were, minding our own business, when suddenly we heard it. "Hello!" If you live in Springfield, you know that sound. Lando immediately declared that he wanted ice cream. We dithered for a few moments -- long enough for the ice cream truck to pass our house and head around the corner -- before (semi-)reluctantly agreeing. Now I just needed to catch up with the ice cream truck! It was probably 3 blocks away before I caught up to it. When I turned around, there was Lando, a block away and running full tilt! I doubt there's anything faster than a 4-year-old chasing an ice cream truck!
I think we also went out to eat a couple of times. Dawn insisted from the beginning that we allow ourselves to eat out twice a week, although we haven't been doing so.
Onward!
So not too bad over the last 17 days. The variety of food we're getting from the CSA on Tuesday evenings and the farmers' markets on Wednesday mornings, Thursday evenings, and Saturday mornings have been keeping things interesting.
Finding a local source of butter was quite helpful, and I think we'll soon be getting some local wheat for grinding into flour. Once we get local flour, we'll be able to make truly local bread, as well as local pasta!
Now that I've given a brief summary to get things caught up, I'll try to avoid falling behind again. One problem I had was, the farther behind I fell, the more effort would be required to get caught up, so I put off posting, falling even farther behind!
I've got photos from the CSA, a tour of Veenstra & Heck's garden, farmers' market stuff, and more! Stay tuned!
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