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We’ve been a bit AWOL for the last week. That is because we were in Texas. Because we were away, we missed our usual Saturday morning visit to the Union Square Greenmarket, but we did get to go to the local farmers’ market in Houston with our friends Sarah and Paul. Accordingly, this week’s (belated) Market Day post is a Houston edition! In local eating, the grass is always “greener” (haha). Back home in New . . . → Read More: Market Day: Houston! We spent the week in sunny Texas, but got home yesterday to dreary drizzle. Blech. Luckily, we had fun brunch plans and all the ingredients for a steamy soup ready for today. There’s really nothing better, in my opinion, than a warm bowl between your hands on a dark winter night. Even better if the contents of that bowl are sprinkled with bacon. This recipe comes from a great book called Art of . . . → Read More: Dark Days: Pumpkin Bisque  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Dark Days, Recipes  bacon, Dark Days Challenge, farmers' market, local food, pumpkin, Recipe, soup EatLocal365 Dark Days Recipes EatLocal365 Dark Days Challenge Posts EatLocal365 is participating in Urban Hennery’s Dark Days Challenge. It’s not that difficult to limit yourself to local and sustainable food in-season, when the bounty of the harvest provides everything fresh, from berries to baby lettuces to tomatoes. It’s also easier to dedicate yourself mentally to cooking a meal when the sun stays out past 9:00pm. When the days get short, and the selection gets . . . → Read More: The Dark Days Challenge This versatile recipe comes in very handy during the “dark days” of winter when the local vegetable selection is limited. It’s flexible, it uses a lot of root and storage vegetables, and it makes a lot of food. It’s also delicious. This time, we used sweet potatoes and an amazing braising mix that we bought from Keith’s Farm at the greenmarket. However, you can substitute any root vegetable and any leafy green. The last . . . → Read More: Dark Days Gratin: Root Vegetables and Leafy Greens One comment - (Comments are closed) Dark Days, Recipes Dark Days Challenge, Recipe, Root Vegetables, Sweet Potatoes The greenmarket is really starting to slow down now that Thanksgiving has passed. There are fewer vendors each week, and their stalls are getting smaller. The south end of Union Square will be crowded out by the Holiday Market through the end of the year. (Look for a post tomorrow about the Holiday Market.) The greenmarket features fewer freshly harvested vegetables, and we already have ample photos of those are that are still being sold, . . . → Read More: Market Day! |
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