For week #9 of the 2011-2012 Dark Days Eat Local Challenge, I made a crown roast of lamb to practice for Easter. As I’ve mentioned, we take turns with holidays and Easter is Mom’s (the vegetarian). If I can pull this off, we’re having this for Easter. If I can’t, we’re going with the old [...]
Posts Tagged ‘5th Annual Dark Days Eat Local Challenge’
Challenge Meal: Beef Short Rib Ragù
I’m a little behind in my Dark Days Eat Local Challenge posts. It’s currently week 8, nearly 9, and my last post was week 5! Still, it’s local almost all the time here—easily 80-90% on a daily basis. Unfortunately, it’s come down to choosing between doing local vs. writing about local lately. Here’s to hoping [...]
Challenge Meal: Christmas Pork Roast
In my family, we take turns with holidays. Mine is Thanksgiving. Christmas belongs to my sister (she has children). Our tradition includes the seven fish on Christmas Eve and multiple courses of our favorites on Christmas Day. Those courses are: the antipasto of Italian cheeses and cold cut meats, the primo course of fresh ravioli [...]
Challenge Meal: Turkey Bone Vegetable Soup
For week #4 of the 2011-2012 Dark Days Eat Local Challenge, I made turkey bone vegetable soup. Over the past year, I’ve learned about the nutritional value of bone broths, with their chondroitin, glucosamine, and collagen. So I made a stock from the remains of my Thanksgiving turkey. The stock can be used for a [...]
Challenge Meal: Pulled Pork Sliders
For week #3 of the 2011-2012 Dark Days Eat Local Challenge, I made pulled pork sliders on biscuits. I never heard of a picnic roast before, so I thought I’d get one and try it out. A picnic roast is also called a shoulder roast. Typically, they’d have some skin on and a shank. I [...]
Challenge Meal: Spaghetti Squash Latkes
While making Spaghetti Squash Alfredo, I noticed the texture of the spaghetti squash wasn’t unlike grated potatoes and thought perhaps latkes would be an experiment worth pursuing. My dish was loosely based on this latke recipe. Truthfully, it wasn’t wonderful. Two eggs were way too much for half a spaghetti squash so I had to add more [...]
Challenge Meal: Spaghetti Squash Alfredo
It’s been over a week since Thanksgiving and my refrigerator is still packed. Most of it’s not leftovers from the meal, but more of the extra things I bought just in case. Just in case something didn’t work out and I’d need a do-over. Just in case I needed options. Just in case I underestimated [...]
