Local Potluck: Summer ’09 |

Wild strawberries growing in our backyard - very local!

About three or four times a year, usually about once per season, some friends and I gather together for a completely local meal. We plan a menu based upon what is available at the local farmer’s markets, divide up the dishes between us, and gather at one of our homes for an afternoon of delicious, 100% local food & drink.

Last weekend I was the host and we lucked out with a rare, 4-hour window of sun in the endless rainy weather. Sadly I didn’t manage to take any pictures of the bounty, but, just in case you are planning your own version of “local potluck”, I’ve presented the menu below.

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Local Potluck: Summer ’09

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Appetizers

Lemon verbena and local chile’ powder crostini, made with Wave Hill Pain de Campagne
Cranberry chutney
Pickled peppers, put up last fall from Holbrook Farm peppers
Local cheddar from the farmer’s market
Spiced local pumpkin seeds
Flageolet & Roasted Garlic Spread (a bit of a cheat, although I ‘allowed’ it because I brought the beans home from San Francisco myself)
Fresh strawberries from John Boy’s Farm in Pound Ridge, NY

Main Courses

Scottish whole grain rolls
Grilled Flying Pigs sausages: Jamaican Jerk, Hot Italian and Chorico
Grilled Flying Pigs pork cutlets, marinated in a mixutre of homemade raspberry-apple jam, wild raspberry vinegar (both put up last summer), local wildflower honey and local chile’ powder
Grilled local chicken thighs with homemade Local 131 BBQ Sauce
Grilled chicken breast (Empire Kosher Organic), marinated in Rhubarb BBQ Sauce
Fresh green salad with radishes and Blueberry-Goat Cheese Dressing
Local vegetable gratin with potatoes, spinach, and green garlic