Well, this is it -- the last week of the One Local Summer challenge! It's scary how quickly time slips by, no? Here's my meal for this week:
I made eggy-hashbrowns (chopped potatoes with eggs scrambled in -- a Torborg family classic) with red bell pepper and onion, served on top of wilted chard and topped with two tiny tomatoes. Everything came from my garden, apart from the eggs.
And the tomatoes, well, get this:
Move over cherry- and grape-tomatoes, make room for pea-tomatoes! This is the very tiny fruit from one of my volunteer plants. The other tomatoes aren't this small, although they definitely aren't as big as the original (hybrid cherry) fruit they came from. And I think they actually taste a lot nicer than the hybrid, as well. Interesting!
Mo and I were talking about the OLS challenge when she was here last weekend, and she asked if I'll do it again. I'm not sure. I feel like it's done its job of opening my eyes to all the local products that are available -- lots of grains and beans up here, in particular. At the moment, most of my meals are easily 75% local, and I'm not sure how valuable it is to me to make an extra effort to have one meal a week be 90+% local, you know?
It will be interesting to see how local I can remain as we move into Autumn and Winter. Things like those grains and beans will remain in the stores year round, and I've managed to freeze a certain amount of green produce, but we'll see. There's always the Dark Days challenge!
it is the cutest tomato ever :) and an awesome effort for OLS.
That looks like the most delicious meal ever :o) I feel like having that for breakfast tomorrow... I have no potatoes, though :o) Your pea tomato is very cute, too. Have a fantastic weekend!
xox,
Linnea
Oh my! that IS the cutest tomato ever! Everything looks delicious as usual
Awww, the pea tomato is cute! I think there really should be a breed like this. It would be right up there in awesomeness with those teeny champagne grapes!