(not so) Urban Hennery

The East

Heading back into the archives, Stacey (Fessenden Farmstead) makes a repeat Dark Days meal of broccoli quiche with winter CSA vegetables and local dairy. On the side, dilly beans from last year, and a mixed-greens salad — spinach, mustard, chervil, sorrel and lettuce — from her cold frame and even an apple tart for [...]

The East:

Stacey (Fessenden Farmstead) couldn’t decide what to do with the vegetables in her crisper — golden beets from her winter CSA, and the last of the garden’s parsnips. So she ran them through her brand-new juicer and made herself an all-local breakfast in a glass.

It was a glorious 70° spring day in Philly, but [...]

The West:

Dark days are definitely behind us on the coast, as Kristen (Arugulove) shows with her weekly local meal. Spring shallots made their way into a dish with roast top sirlon and mushrooms, all served over mashed potatoes and paired with a Bordeaux-style Sonoma wine.

Over at my house (Married …with dinner) Cameron made a traditional [...]

An over-the-fence gift from a neighbor — freshly caught fish her sons brought home — helped Carly Mae (A Growing Girl) rejoin the Dark Days fold this week. Into the cast-iron skillet went the cleaned fish, plus heirloom tomatoes from the freezer and local onions; then the whole delicious dish was cooked over a backyard [...]

The East:

Jenny (Daftly Smitten) used up her monster head of cabbage to make dishes that will feed them for weeks to come (some went in the freezer). First up was a rustic cabbage soup with carrots, rutabagas, onion, garlic and sweet Italian sausage. Next was a recipe for braised cabbage with apple and mustard.

It [...]

Where has everyone gone? There are 3 weeks left in the challenge (it ends March 31) and hopefully we’ll finish strong and not just dwindle off until no one is left…

I apologize for the lateness of the recaps this week. Anita was traveling and Mike and I have been working hard on the bathroom the [...]