This time of year can be a particular challenge for eating locally in this part of the world. The stores from last year’s harvest are dwindling and we can watch this year’s seedlings come up and dream of their bounty – which is not yet available. This has led to us digging into our freezer for – meat. We are not particularly carnivores, we really do eat a largely plant-based diet. Not being able to eat gluten, dairy, soy or eggs between the two of us has led us to frequently

Price: $$  Servings: 6 Budget Value Rating: 3  Time: 10 minutes or less (after canning peaches and roasting potatoes) It is easy to run out of the house and under-serve or totally skip “the most important meal of the day.” It’s really great to get a solid start to the day with a good breakfast; having some solid protein helps the meal last longer to not get hungry before lunch. With a little pre-prep of roasting the potatoes ahead of time, and being able to pull some canned p

Brats on sale at the Co-op is too good of a thing to pass up, so here’s another quick and easy weeknight or busy-weekend, local and seasonal meal idea to serve up with them – A red cabbage and carrot winter salad can kick up the veggie factor as a pairing with grilled bratwursts. Also, Brats are a great thing to have with all manner of the remains from last summer’s preserves. I chose to serve homemade bread and butter pickles, preserved peach chutney (peaches from Wilson Ban

The Moscow Food Co-op had a sale on citrus this morning in celebration of Owners Week- I love catching deals there using things like their app or their facebook page One of my favorite recipes in the mid-winter, when citrus is in season, is: Baked/Broiled Grapefruit- Serves 4 (1/2 grapefruit) in 20 minutes -Wash your grapefruit and then slice in half -Place into a 9 x 9 baking pan, lightly coated with butter or coconut oil -You may sprinkle with cinnamon and/or sugar or maple