Week 8: Western Region

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

I’m glad to see that the record high temperatures in the West haven’t kept my stalwart regulars from participating this week.

Blistering heat in Portland convinced Joan of Old Dog…New Tricks to escape to the coast, where she picked up some fresh local crab, and ate it with a lovely stuffed squash dish. Sounds delectable, and her post made me miss living by the ocean all the more.

Anita of Married…With Dinner kind of lost track of time this week, so she tells us about a tasty Pea and Radish Salad with Feta she made earlier in the growing season, which she found to be the perfect balance of crisp and creamy.

Beany of The Middle Way made a quick local (and what looks like filling!) lunch this past week of egg curry using local eggs, tomatoes and onion, paired with her husband’s lentil curry, local lettuce, and some rice. Looks delish!

Kathleen of Our Life in the Country, up to her eyeballs in zucchini (boy, can I relate - who knew a single plant could be so damn prolific?), decided to use them up by stuffing them with a mostly local turkey sausage mixture. Definitely a good way to use up all that squash.

Hard to believe it’s almost August already, and there’s only a month or so left of One Local Summer. I have no doubt that these ladies will continue to surprise us with their creativity as we move into the final stretch…