The more I think about the
Dark Days Challenge the more I realize what it entails. I thought I was doing pretty well already. What veggies and fruits we don't grow and preserve I buy locally. But wait! This means no citrus, no avocados, artichokes, olives, bananas, etc., as well as what happens when I run out of what I have canned, dried, or frozen. I've been getting flour and cornmeal from a local mill, but I don't know where they get their grains from. Rice is right out. Local butter is exorbitantly expensive and cheese, well, don't get me started. Cheese is expensive anyway, even before going local. But I can do this. It's one meal a week. And I am going to learn so much!
This week's meal is trout from
Big Pine Trout Farm dredged in cornmeal from
Big Spring Mill (where I also get my flour), tarter sauce, roasted butternut squash bought in bulk from
Wade's Orchard (where I also get my apples in bulk), and green beans that we grew and canned. Dessert is apple dumplings.
