Day 120 LocalrootZ Project (May 02, 2010)

Breakfast

Blueberry Oatmeal Cookie

w/ Honey Yogurt

Lunch/Dinner

Fiddlehead Breakfast Feast

w/ Goat Cheese & Mixed Taters

Spelt Toast 

Fermented Slaw

Cider

Today was a fast paced sunday with a morning spent gathering crate upon crate of vinyl to sling at the Vinyl Education Show @ Novare Res . A nice combination of art, vinyl and belgian brews...all in the name of a good cause; the Faraja Orphan Center in Tanzania.  In the end all the hard work that Shahin and the rest of the Novare staff put in, paid off raising $1200.  Yes, I also made a nice chunk from vinyl sales and gave my share by choosing the Belgian drafts that shared the sales with the Faraja Center.  Good times with some heavy music talk !

Dessert

Blueberry Oatmeal Cookie

w/ Honey Ice Cream

Day 119 LocalrootZ Project (May 01, 2010)

Breakfast

Plain Swallowtail Yogurt

w/ honey

 

Lunch/Dinner

 Fiddleheads and Spring Greens

w/ Fermented Slaw

Spring Greens and a Sunny Up Egg

side of Spelt Toast

Glass of Apple Cider

Mmmm and the fiddlehead start their run... and just in time !  We love fiddleheads especially when preparing it into a breakfast style meal. Ive actually been keeping my eye out for my own stash in the woods but no luck just yet...

Common Question ? How do you cook these tender little ostrich fern sprouts... we call Fiddleheads?

Welp, here is what I would suggest... first give them a quick rinse just to get the pine needles and various other leaf litter out, then boil a small pot of water and quickly blanch them for about 30 seconds, then strain and rinse with cold water.  From there I usually saute some green garlic and onions with a bit of butter and toss the fiddleheads in there for about a minute before serving. ENJOY... keep checkin in for more fiddlehead recipes to come.

I should mention today was also the first of the Deering Oaks Farmers Market and it was wonderful... there was a good turnout but I was rush rush in order to get home and cook some food before the beautiful day unraveled itself into Sunday.  More on the outdoor markets coming soon.