Sunday, January 2, 2011

Day 1

Sunday's are a good day to get prepared for the week. I usually put a weekly menu together on Sunday mornings, which then follows up with a trip to the co-op. Making a weekly menu will help you with time and also money.  This week menu consists of:

Sunday- Vegetable Lasagna (Fresh Homemade pasta, homemade ricotta cheese, and of course vegetables)

Monday- Roasted Fennel Chicken with homemade Gnocchi and roasted cauliflower

Tuesday- Chicken Pot Pie

Wednesday- Spaghetti and meatballs

Thursday-  Clam Chowder with BLT

Friday- Homemade veggie burger with roasted red potatoes

Saturday- Oxtail with Mashed Potatoes and braised cabbage

The Begining

Location: Washington State

 My family and I are choosing to eat at least 90% locally produced food for the year of 2011. Our goal is to inform and educate people on eating local and how it can help the whole community.

Goals for 2011

- Interview 52 local farmers
     ( Brief history about their farm, what they produce, and how you can get in touch with them)
- Weekly in-season foods list
- Weekly recipes
- Gardening tips
- Events and local venues

 Please remember that eating local requires you to eat what's in season. This means that eating in the winter can be difficult, but possible.