One Local Summer Challenge - Week 9

The week's OLS meal was on Wednesday night. I made stuffed green peppers and home fried potatoes. I stuffed the green peppers with non-local rice (tried to find some, but I have a feeling rice is not available in CO?), mushrooms from Rakhra Mushroom Farm in Alamosa, CO, and tomatoes from my garden. I blanched the peppers prior to stuffing. After stuffing, I put a piece of cheddar cheese on top and baked for about a half hour. On the side we had my style of home fried potatoes. I boil the potatoes in cubes until almost done, then fry them in the skillet with spices and a little olive oil.


I had also bought a cabbage at the farmer's market over last weekend and didn't really know what to do with it. I sliced it up and boiled it in beef base, along with a few carrots I had left over from Miller's Farms. It was very simple and tasty. Reminded me of fall. Tonight we're having corn from Olathe Sweet Corn in Olathe, CO. The corn festival is this weekend and I so wish we could go!!!

I am going to miss the farmer's markets after the summer is over. What am I going to do!!?? I am looking into doing a CSA for next year, that would be so wonderful to support the local farmer's up front and get 'goody bags' of surprise fruits and veggies weekly. Stay cool this weekend. It's going to 100 here again. Ugh! We need a break from the heat.