 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 2008 | ||||||
SU |
MO |
TU |
WE |
TH |
FR |
SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
- oh yeah
- Love
- successes and failures
- Hurrah for (kind of) local juice!
- Wow, it has gone fast!
- You must be brave
- Perhaps to give you some insight
- Finale: The Meaning of Life
- Meeting Joel Salatin ... and other posts from the cutting room floor
- The snack that does what?
< GLAD TO BE BACK | Main | whining >
What to bring to a dinner party?
Posted at 11:49 AM on April 16, 2008 by Sareen Dunleavy Keenan (2 Comments)
This thought always stumps me. I have all of these high hopes for impressive appetizers and then reality sets in and I just don't have time to mess with making all these little snacks. Baby on board gets so excited at any food smells, so whatever I do make, it has to be fast. The first baby isn't much more help, pounding away on the pots and pans only lasts for 10 minutes max.
So, while my dinner party offerings slow down, friends are picking up. Kassie and CJ came over for home brew and appetizers. For that evening, they took up the challenge of eating locally and managed to bring two of my absolute favorite party foods! One is a guilty pleasure that Brendan makes fun of me for making: pickles with cream cheese and meat. The other was deviled eggs. Seriously, who doesn't love those?! Eggs are easy to find locally, and the condiments can be made.
Both of these appetizers are great examples of foods that are completely reasonable for a local food diet. The pickle appetizer (try it, seriously) involves homemade pickles, cream cheese from WI and local salami from MN. Combine these and you have yourself a tasty meal. It is always fun to hear what others will do with the same ingredient restrictions. Instead of looking at it as a pain, just think of it as an iron chef competition. That will get your creativity flowing!
Photo credit goes to Kassie. She is much more practiced at photographing her meals. I simply can't quite manage to remember before the meal is eaten. Oh well.
Comments (2)
Sareen, I love the idea of salami- and cream cheese-wrapped pickles! My family has a similar favorite appetizer, except with green onions, cream cheese, and ham. I'm going to have to crack open a jar of dill pickles and try your version. Yum!
Happy local eating,
Autumn
Posted by Autumn Long | April 18, 2008 2:24 PM
Give them a try, if you are a pickle fan, it is an awesome stand-by snack. I cannot get enough of these!!
-sdk
Posted by Sareen | April 18, 2008 4:08 PM