One Local Summer Week 8: Northeast

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Melissa took inspiration from Farm to Philly and Bobby Flay, but threw in plenty of her own ingenious ideas. Would you believe she turned a botched batch of pasta dough into pizza dough which she threw on the grill with plenty of local toppings?!

Mama Urchin went with a savory and sweet brunch of crustless quiche and something called a plum kuchen. She made it all the night before and simply heated it up the next morning. Way to plan ahead!

Ami, my fellow Marylander made a meal that I actually featured on my blog recently. Great minds think alike! We had both made potato and green bean salad with a honey mustard vinaigrette.

Dawn made a cabbage salad with tons of local summer produce. Glad she is enjoying the great summer vegetables like tomatoes and squash while they are in season!

Leslie made an impressive meal, with no power! I bet her pasta dish with homegrown zucchini tasted just as good in the dark.

Lexi the Lighthearted Locavore created a smorgasbord of local shellfish including Peconic Bay oysters, Long Island little necks and steamers.  She served this with a warm local potato and green salad with a mustard vinaigrette.  Yum! Recipes included.

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Erica at the Brave Potato visited the rooftop garden in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn and made a rustic pesto with swiss chard also procured from Brooklyn.

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In other Brooklyn action, Kristin, our Brooklyn Forager, made a dish of pan-fried local bluefish fillets with fresh salsa and a mixed green salad.  She also had a little local vino - Benmarl Slate Hill White.

Robin, the South Jersey Locavore, cooked up ranch steaks with a 10 garlic marinade that sounds fabulous served with sauteed farmers’ market mushrooms.  She also served a variety of summer vegetables including corn on the cob, squash and zucchini in a foil packet.
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