Local Seasonal Eats

Pork Chop and Sides Photo:Chad

I ended up being surprisingly busy last week, and didn’t get to post some of the simple meals I put together while Lindsay was out of town.  So here’s a couple of the hits of last week that I cooked up for myself.

I wanted to use the sorrel I had picked up, but didn’t feel like doing anything too fancy, so adding it to some mashed potatoes sounded like a reasonable option.  The meal ended up being a pan-fried pork chop, steamed spinach with sauteed garlic, and a side of sorrel mashed potatoes.  This meal featured pork chops from Pecatonica Farms, spinach from Prairie Farm Produce, garlic from Country Line, and sorrel from Cook with Herbs.  The potatoes ended up having a unique flavor.  I would call it almost sour, but not in a bad way.  The steamed spinach was flavorless, and I vow to go back to my traditional method of cooking it up in oil, even if it isn’t as healthy.

Carmelized Onion Pizza Photo:Lindsay

Friday, Lindsay rubbed in that she would be having some great sushi for dinner (third time that trip), so as a form of childish revenge, I decided to make a kitchen sink pizza, which just happens to be one of her favorite meals. I started with the frozen pizza dough from last time, topped it with a “sauce” of caramelized onions, leeks, and garlic.  Then I added sliced orange tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, blue cheese, and pepperoni.  I used onions from Black Earth Valley, leeks and garlic from Country Line, Orange Tomatoes from Don’s Produce, mozzarella from Crave Brothers, blue cheese from Hook’s, and even the Pepperoni was “local” coming from Patrick Cudahy Deli from Cudahy, WI.

I made this pizza in the oven on the new pizza stone, instead of on the grill.  Except for being a little “wet” from the high-moisture mozzarella, it was amazing.  I even saved a few slices for Lindsay.

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