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Eat Local Challenge: Monday night dinner—Artichokes & Snow Peas

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I'm still working meal-by-meal without a menu plan for the week and I'm going a little nuts as a result.  I haven't had time to think about what to do with all my produce yet. Hopefully tomorrow.

Tonight I steamed some local artichokes (Watsonville, CA) and served them with Meyer lemon butter. Usually we're mayo folks, but the jarred stuff wasn't local and I didn't feel like making any. Along side those we had quickly stir-fried snow peas with garlic and baguette with a nutty, spicy spread made by a friend (our exemptions). We also had some leftover potato salad from lunch.

Hopefully, by tomorrow morning I will have my menu-planning act together...and will also have time to run out for fresh fish.

April 24, 2007 in Summer flavors, Vegetables |

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KimMae

Mmmm ... to eat local in CA. It would NOT be the same here in Pittsburgh.

Posted by: KimMae | April 24, 2007 at 07:55 AM

Porter

I have to make artichokes, I haven't in such a long time. Are they in season now? Of course they aren't grown locally so I don't know when they are in season...but the ones in the produce dept have been looking really nice the past couple of weeks.

Posted by: Porter | April 24, 2007 at 11:38 AM

Lia

Yum! Two of my favorites.

Posted by: Lia | April 24, 2007 at 02:07 PM

Doug

I literally grew up on these two vegetables. They were among the few that I would eat. I was very picky, but for some reason artichokes (of all things!) never bothered me. I haven't heard of them being served with mayo, I usually go with some drawn butter.

Posted by: Doug | April 25, 2007 at 07:26 PM

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