Week 10-The latecomers

Well it's time for the final One Local Summer update from the late comers.

Karl enjoyed a steak dinner with pickled beets among other things.

Kristin had spaghetti bolognese, and she has some thoughts on eating items not from your foodshed, and how intense it can be when it's a special occurrence.

Carmen had pesto pizza! Yum-O!!

Thank you all for participating!

Week 9-The Latecomers

This week Carmen enjoyed a simple dinner that allowed her to taste the flavor of each item and enjoy the freshness of eating locally.

Faith's group had to throw something together quickly, and they recycled the picture from an earlier meal. I've had week's like that.

Karl's group enjoyed some spaghetti sauce this week.

Week 8-The Latecomers

This week Kristin rejoins the group after a few hectic weeks. Including dessert!

Carmen enjoyed fresh bread in a sandwich with some goat cheese she made herself! Jealous!

Faith and her clan had some hamburgers with fresh buns. Fresh buns are the best!

If you've been reading Karl's blog you know his family have been enjoying a lot of tomatoes. In fact, I'm wondering when they will just turn into tomatoes. :-)

Karl's enjoying OLS that he keeps doing extra credit. You're an overachiever Karl!

Keep it up ya'll!

Could I have any more exclamation points?!!

The Latecomers-Week 7

Faith and her family enjoyed Monte Cristo sandwiches this week, and she put up the recipe for cantaloupe juice.

Carman enjoyed some local fried potatoes and a salad.

Karl is enjoying the bounty of fresh, local tomatoes.

Week 6-The Latecomers

Carmen enjoyed a salad and some corn on the cob.

Karl enjoyed multiple local meals, it seems all at the same time. He definitely has an active household!

At Faith's house they enjoyed some Filipino food. I remember something I had once at someone's house, whose wife was Filipino, that was rice stuffed into banana leaves. Man it was good. Good memories. She promises cantaloupe juice next week.

Week 5-The Latecomers

Well, I'm late today. Way too much going on this weekend, but here's the run down.

Carmen decided to join the breakfast club by having some whole wheat pancakes. By the way, is it OK to say I like that movie even if I am a guy? Well even if it isn't, I'm going to say I like that movie quite a bit. Same with Can't Buy Me Love and Sixteen Candles...anyway...

Karl was so busy eating local meals I don't know how he found time for anything else. One time he ate a cow named Merlin (now that's knowing your food). They also had some fresh chicken noodle soup to help recover from an illness. (Somehow we got off on our numbering but I think we're back on now) And in this post he talks about local ketchup and links to a recipe. I remember my Dad telling me that my great-grandmother use to make her own ketchup too "back on the farm". He really liked it. Maybe some day I'll get to that level.

Faith enjoyed her new picnic table, some local BBQ chicken and a drink called Cantaloupe Juice. She fails to share detailed instructions, but I am demanding right now that she share a more detailed instructional post, with pictures, with the world.

Week 4-the latecomers

Karl and his Pile of O'Melays enjoyed a relative feast with a ton of local ingrediants. And Karl did an extra credit local meal this week.

Katrien is glad potatoes finally came into season at her market, and she has a nice note about how thankful she is to be eating locally!

Faith decided to get into the action with all the other people enjoying breakfast foods for their local meal this week.

Carmen enjoyed a tomato pesto pie, that I'll be labeling for future use in my little kitchen. Looks delicious.

Week 3-The latecomers

Karl and I had a miscommunication about signing up for OLS, but he's got one of his local meals up now. Really, it sounds like almost all of his meals qualify as local so it should be easy for him to find one each week. He has an interesting blog about homesteading down in Missouri.

Faith had a local meal featuring ribs and broccoli, and if you look at her most recent post they built a picnic table. I can't imagine a better place to enjoy your next local meal!

Carmen had some fried okra!

Katrien enjoyed what appears to be a well balance meal, and she is excited for her upcoming potato harvest. (Or is it potatoe??)

Week 2-the Latecomers

Tracy enjoyed a July 4th local meal, and she has a little something to say about how easy it is to cook for yourself.

Katrien really enjoys here local meal this week.

Carmen enjoyed a very simple local meal.

Faith also enjoyed a July 4th cookout, and she had turkey apple sausage, which sounds very yummy!

Patt chimed in that even while they are crazy busy at their farm picking all the sweet corn that's ready they were able to enjoy a July 4th meal.

Local 4th of July meal: Venison brats (husband hunts), potato salad-potatoes & eggs from O’Rourke Farms-mayo & mustard not local-onion from our farm; cantaloupe-1st of the season from our farm, unfortunately the procuitto isn’t local, but I’m working on that!

Week One-The Latecomers

Faith accomplished an impressive feat this week. She had an all local all-American cookout meal!

Carman enjoyed a salad and some baby red potatoes.

Katrien enjoyed a nice supper with some fresh local strawberries!

At my house we decided to give our hearts a test by frying our dinner. And no, we didn't fry the raspberries!!

Tracy enjoyed an elk steak, which isn't something I've had an opportunity to try before!

Patt (who runs a farm in Illinois, with a CSA for those of you looking) had a breakfast of local eggs, pork patties and canteloupe. No blog entry, but her website is here.

It was a great first week!