One Local Summer, Meal 9

This meal was kind of thrown together, and we forgot to take a picture so this is a recycled shot. The fact that we were able to put a local meal together on the fly, though, is a testament to how we're eating more local foods in general. I don't think we could have come up with something quick before we joined One Local Summer. Also, I think this may be the last official meal of One Local Summer -- it's been a lot of fun!

Our meal this week was bacon, eggs & pancakes.



Bacon - Meadow Run Farm, Lititz (12 miles)

Eggs - Meadow Run Farm, Lititz (12 miles)

Blueberry Pancakes - Whole Wheat Flour from Daisy Flour, Annville (16 miles); Egg from Meadow Run Farm, Lititz; Milk from Kreider Dairies, Manheim (2 miles); Blueberries from NJ (more than 100 miles)

Maple Syrup - Brennemans, Salisbury (188 miles - not within the 100 mile limit, but the closest-produced maple syrup I could find)

One Local Summer, Meal 8

Our local meal this week was cheeseburgers on the grill! Yay!



Hamburger - Meadow Run Farm, Lititz (12 miles)

Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns - S. Clyde Weaver, East Petersburg (5 miles)

Cheese - Guernsey's Gift, East Petersburg (5 miles)

Corn on the Cob - Farm stand, Lititz (5 miles)

Roasted Potatoes w/ Grape Tomatoes - Farm stand, Lititz (5 miles)

Basil - My yard

Milk - Kreider's Dairies, Manheim (2 miles)

Summer Videos

Onil finally made a video of our summer pictures and I loaded it up this morning. I apologize for the jerky quality of the videos -- I really don't like the way they load up. They look a billion times better on our home computer. Onil tells me it's because it's a wmv file and the usual video sites don't relate well to wmv. It might also be because it's a big file.

These videos are totally giving me fits. They're not working or something is messed up with them. We've been trying to post them for weeks now and something keeps going wrong. I blame Photobucket. So I'm going to provide links to our Chinese circle fireworks. Onil built a sweet stand for it and after the first one fell over, we figured that we needed to put weight on the bottom. The second attempt turned out great!

The following video, which I am able to imbed because I loaded it up on You Tube, is about our summer vacation so far:



This next video is of us picking the girls up at camp and stopping at Crystal Caves in Kutztown. They had a good time at camp, by the way. They both made some friends and they're going to try to all come back the same time next year. Yay!

One Local Summer, Meal 7

We had a pretty simple meal of just sandwiches this week. I have a confession to make. If you haven't already been able to tell, I really don't like vegetables, especially raw ones. They are always the last to be put on my plate and I can only stand them in limited quantities (except for lima beans, I could eat a truckload of those). The kids are worse than I am (except Amy loves lima beans as much as I do). Onil will eat more vegetables than me, but really, for us, it's all about the meat and starch (rice/bread/pasta/potatoes). I ate a piece of fresh raw tomato last week and nearly gagged on it. We will eat fresh fruit, though, so we've got that going for us.

Anyway, this week we just had Monte Christo sandwiches, and they were very yummy!



Ham - Kunzler Meats, Lancaster (10 miles)

Turkey - Sensenig Poultry, Lititz (7 miles)

Cheese - Guernsey's Gift, East Petersburg (5 miles)

Whole Wheat Potato Bread - Martins Bread, Chambersburg (86 miles)

Eggs - Meadow Run Farm, Lititz (12 miles)

Milk - Kreider Dairies, Manheim (2 miles)

Maple Syrup - Brennemans, Salisbury (188 miles - not within the 100 mile limit, but the closest-produced maple syrup I could find)

Potato Chips - Kay & Ray's, Chambersburg (86 miles)


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I've gotten several requests for the cantaloupe juice recipe, and one for the Filipino adobo from last week. I haven't taken pictures of the preparation process for either but I'll try to describe them. If you have any questions, just ask! :o)

Cantaloupe Juice
Ingredients:

1 Cantaloupe
2 tbsp. Sugar, Brown Sugar or Honey (we like honey the best)
Water
Ice

Cut cantaloupe in quarters and remove seeds. Scrape out the inside flesh with this tool (Onil says a fork works well, too). Do this all in a bowl to catch the juices. Put the the scrapings and the juice in a pitcher and add the sweetener; stir to dissolve. Top off with ice and water and stir. Refrigerate and serve cold with juice and scrapings (you may want to include a spoon or a wide straw).

The link for Market Manila also suggests adding a little lemon juice or fresh mint to your cantaloupe juice. I'm not so sure about the lemon juice, but the fresh mint sounds like a great addition and something we're going to have to try in the future. If you're not going to serve it to kids, a little white wine also might be interesting.


Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo
Ingredients:

Bone-in Chicken parts (I use 2 breasts & 2 thighs, and I remove the skin)
1 small Onion, sliced
8 cloves Garlic, chopped
3/4 c. low-sodium Soy Sauce
1/2 c. Cider Vinegar
1/2 c. Water
2 tbsp. Brown Sugar
1 tbsp. Peppercorns
1 Bay Leaf

Spray inside of slow cooker with nonstick spray and layer chicken pieces in slow cooker. Top with onion and garlic. Mix together soy sauce, vinegar, water and brown sugar until sugar dissolves; pour into slow cooker. Add peppercorns and bay leaf. Cook on high for one hour and turn down to low for five or six hours. Serve with rice.