Yesterday was the first day of our Eat Local Challenge and yes it was a challenge. The day had complaints and road blocks but it also had some great food and surprises.
I started the day at the farmers market. The plan was to eat breakfast at the market and pick up some vegetables and beef for the week. I grabbed some corn for my breakfast which was great but my 8 year old wanted a burger from North Shore Cattle but the line was so long and I was not going to stand in it. So then came my first cheat. I decided to buy some bread that I would toast and he could have it with Naked Cow Dairy cream cheese.
I still had not planned what I was going to make for lunch and when I was at the Bale bread stall I came up with an idea. Bale also has many Vietnamese Sandwich shops and they were selling the bread for Banh Mi so I decided to pick some up to make Banh Mi sandwiches with the chickens I bought from a farm on the north shore.
Lunch was the banh mi sandwiches. I pickled the carrots and daikon that I bought at the market. All the rest of the vegetables came from the market or my garden. This is a great site for Banh Mi.
The eight year old did not eat the sandwiches and just had bread, By the time dinner came around he was complaing and said he was starving. So we had another cheat and made him chow mien noodles (locally made) with carrots and spinach.
The rest of the family had grilled local chicken. Which everyone said was the best chicken that they have had in a long time. Beet and Naked Cow feta cheese salad and sliced tomatoes rounded off the meal.
Raw Shaved Beet and Feta Salad
1 Pound beets, peeled and sliced paper
thin with a mandolin (Mao Farms)
2 Tablespoons sliced chives (garden)
1 Tablespoon chopped mint (garden)
1/4 Cup diced feta cheese (Naked Cow
Dairy)
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
(luxury item)
1 Sprinkle Sea Salt (Hanepepe salt bed)
Arrange sliced beets on a platter, sprinkle with mint, chives and feta. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt.
Shopping List
North Shore Chicken – cousin picked up on farm for me
Farmers Market
Cucumbers
Diakon
Carrots
Green Beans
Beets
Lime
Tomatoes
Cream Cheese
Peppers
Ground Beef
Brisket
