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This weeks lunch is all local!

Posted at 6:24 PM on February 19, 2008 by Sareen Dunleavy Keenan (3 Comments)

We decided to have pierogi's. At first, I recommended it as something that was simply easy on the stomach. My pregnancies have been very easy as a rule, but one unifying theme has been that I do not like the smell and often the texture of meat. Nutrition wins out and I do not go completely vegetarian during this time, but I do win some battles. This week is one of them.

Brendan and I, out of convenience and frugality, make one meal that we reheat throughout the week for lunch. I know what I am going to eat, and the meal cost is between 50 cents and $1.50. Well, little did I know that this pierogi idea would lead to a completely local meal (minus the spices).

We stuffed ours with potatoes, caramelized onions, sour cream, butter, thyme and paprika. The dough is the basics: flour, eggs, water, nothing we cannot find up here in the Midwest! It is exciting to think that for once I was not bemoaning what we cannot get, but celebrating what we can without much effort.

Comments (3)

As a fellow Minneapolitan attempting to eat locally, I'm curious where you found your local onions (and sugar as mentioned in a previous post). I've been lazy and only checked the Wedge so far, but their February onions come from afar. Any hints?

Thanks!
-Rose

Posted by Rose | February 19, 2008 8:33 PM

My answer unfortunately isn't going to be terribly helpful in the onion department. We pulled our onions from the freezer for this recipe. The only onions I can find right now are from either Oregon or Washington.

I do a lot of my shopping at Midtown Global Market. That is where I found the local sugar (beats) and where some local produce can be found. This time of year it has been really difficult though.

-Sareen

Posted by Sareen | February 20, 2008 8:49 AM

The perogis sound great! Would you mind sharing your recipe? As for the sugar, Crystal Sugar is a compnay headquartered Moorhead, MN that uses sugar beets grown in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota. It's widely available in grocery stores. I consider it local (even though its four hours from St. Paul, MN).

Cari
Station Relations Rep - APM

Posted by Cari Ness | February 20, 2008 10:00 AM