28 Nov 2011, Posted by Victoria in Dark Days Challenge,In the Garden,In the Kitchen, 7 Comments. Tagged I
Challenge – Eating Local
A few weeks back I joined the 5th Annual Dark Days of Winter Eat Local Challenge – and it started Sunday! The folks over at Urban Henry have been doing this for 5 years, and this is my first go at it. Once a week I’m challenged to make a sustainable, local(radius of 150 miles), organic, ethical meal; breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Looks like all of my canning and preserving will come in handy, but this will certainly be chalkenging. My first post will be this Friday!
Know of any DC/Baltimore area Farmer’s Markets? I’m also looking for local cheese and meat purveyors. Post or email me your recs, and recipes – I’ll need them from now through March 2012!
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December 12, 2011 11:24 am
Eating Local Week #2: Chili on a Chilly Day | The Soffritto
[...] When it’s freezing outside I want one thing, a mug of chili. Add some spicy toppings and something cool to wash it all down, and Im a happy camper. Since we were out of town part of this week, I needed one of my go to recipes to make it in time for the weekly DDC post. [...]
January 9, 2012 11:32 am
Breezy Willow Farm | The Soffritto
[...] picked up a lot of great stuff to keep me going during the eat-local Dark Days of Winter Challenge. The farm is growing and has a root cellar full of broccoli, beets, onions, garlic, red potatoes, [...]
February 7, 2012 9:53 pm
Eating Local: Valentine’ Day Sweet Treat | The Soffritto
[...] in The House of Soffritto, I was challenged to make a Valentine’s Day sweet treat for the DDC. Instead of creating something new, I launched my Epicurious iPad App and looked for inspiration. [...]
February 23, 2012 6:52 am
Eating Local: Spicy Salsa Soup | The Soffritto
[...] this week’s DDC meal I made a spicy soup from one jar of homemade salsa, homemade chicken stock, home-grown & [...]
February 26, 2012 9:29 pm
Eating Local: Seared Sirloin w/ Veg & Egg Noodle al Forno | The Soffritto
[...] week’s DDC meal came together with remarkable ease. After taking stock of the pantry, I had egg noodles, [...]
March 5, 2012 8:48 pm
Pizza Two Ways: Vegetarian & Sausage Extravaganza | The Soffritto
[...] the weekend we made some mighty fine pizzas. One was all veg and almost all local, for my Dark Days of Winter Challenge. Using ingredients from my garden, canned last summer, and a few non-local ingredients, olive oil, [...]
April 2, 2012 7:19 am
Eating Local: Herb Omelette & Tomato Jam Toast | The Soffritto
[...] ingredients. This is also the last post of the 2011-2012 Dark Days of Winter Challenge. For my last DDC post I wanted to highlight what’s in my garden and keep it [...]
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