If you'd like to share the recipe of what you brought this evening please post a comment and I'll get it up for everyone to see. Here's as complete a list as I can recall of what we enjoyed tonight:
- Vegan Pilaf - Ben
- Bison Sausage & Brat Pilaf - Ben
- Cinderella Squash - George & Denise
- Bison Summer Sausage - George & Denise
- Sweet Potato Pie w/ homemade Dream Whip- Melissa
- Walnut Pesto w/ whole wheat crackers - Clay
- Smoked Turkey Mornay w/ Pumpkin Muffins - Clay
- Freezer Pickles (Cuc and onions) - Clay
- Applesauce, Forsberg Reserve- Clay
- Wheat Bread & Honey - Melissa
- Pear / Apple Crisp - Dave & Reta
- Sweet Potatoes & Apples with Cranberries - Rhonda & Raad
- Whole Wheat Pasta with Cheese - Dave & Reita
- Apple Cider - Louisburg Cider Mill
- Tallgrass Beer - Wheat
- Manhattan Municipal Water
The consensus was to try again in two months and try to keep to a once-a-season schedule (February, May, August, November).
Finally, I read a small portion of Depletion and Abundance, by Sharon Astyk. If you'd like to read it, I can loan a copy (as soon as I'm done with it) or you can order your own from Claflin Books."... All of us need to share in the project of creating food security in our communities and around the world. Every bite of food we raise for ourselves cuts back on global warming in several ways -- every vegetable and fruit we raise is one that isn't grown with heavy applications of nitrogen fertilizer (which produces nitrous oxide, a gas that warms the planet far more than carbon), that isn't trucked across the country and wrapped in plastic. Every bit of compost and organic matter we add to our soil, enables us to sequester carbon in the ground. Every tree, bush and plant we raise takes up carbon. Every bit of independence we earn from the supermarket makes us richer and more secure." (Emphasis mine.)One person at a time does it all.
I'd just like to say that I had a great time, enjoyed the food and the conversation. Our recipe was "home-made," but based on some recipes I saw on the internet. It also just sounded like it might taste good. Here is how it goes: 1) plant some sweet potatoes, 2) weed the sweet potatoes, 3) harvest the sweet potatoes. By the way, it helps if you've planted apples about 10 years ago too. 4) boil the sweet potatatos that are too small/skinny to store. Peel them after they are boiled. 5) put them in a bag in the freezer until you need them. 6) thaw them out in time for thanksgiving. Make several dishes of this at the same time, and freeze for later if you want. Mix about 3 parts sweet potatoes to 1 part chopped apple, and maybe one orange or two. Also, chopped nuts go good with this, and grated ginger if you have it. If you have a chance to pick up some fresh cranberries, add those, either whole or chopped (we got ours fresh from a farm in Wisc. this fall and put them in the freezer whole. Then add salt to taste, a little sugar to balance out the cranberries (not too much), and bake just long enough to heat all the way through. EAT. Makes good leftovers too.
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