The first few days of the Eat Local Challenge were not terribly successful, as they coincided with a work conference that required me to eat several meals in a hotel. One lunch was particularly comic in its seasonal schizophrenia, with asparagus atop sweet potatoes. The weekend farmers market visits enabled me to re-stock the fridge […]
Entries from October 2008
Eat Local Challenge, Week 1: Sweet Potato & Sausage Skillet Saute
October 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Beer Can Chicken + Sweet Potatoes
October 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Beer Can Chicken + Sweet Potatoes
This is a favorite fall meal, when we’re in the mood for roast chicken but it’s still nice enough outside to grill. The only problem is that we rarely have cans of beer in the house, but I improvised by pouring beer into an empty coke can instead. The beer steams the chicken from within […]
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Apricot and Pepita Quinoa
October 3rd, 2008 · 7 Comments
Quinoa is one of my favorite quick side dishes. A high-protein ancient grain*, it has more health benefits than cous cous, a mild nutty flavor and is just as simple to prepare. The cooking process is the same, you bring 1 part quinoa and 2 parts water (or broth) to a boil, cover and cook […]
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Grilled Butternut Spears
October 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments
There’s no reason to pack up the grill just because the calendar says summer is over – fall is a great time to grill, particularly here in DC where summer humidity (and mosquitoes!) drives us indoors too much of the time. Char-marked root vegetables are a fun way to blend summer flavors and seasonal produce. […]
Eat + Shop Local Challenge
October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Today is the first day of the Eat Local Challenge*, which lasts the month of October. Despite my enthusiasm for the One Local Summer challenge, I hesitated a bit before deciding to join the ELC. It’s not that I don’t think we can eat entirely local, but more that I was wondering whether we really […]
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