Personal Project Update

So, for my second dish, I took another recipe out of the ‘Zucchini to Asparagus’ book, which was really more of just a side.  It was for herb-roasted red potatoes, which (being an Irish girl), really appealed to me.  I just love potatoes, period!  Another very easy recipe to make, and it turned out to be absolutely delicious:

·         1lb. red potatoes, cut in ½ inch pieces

                  ·         1-4 cloves garlic, chopped
                  ·         3-4 tbsp. of your fave fresh herb; parsley for me)
                  ·         3-4 tbsp. olive oil, salt and pepper to taste

Once everything is chopped and prepared, you simply coat the potatoes with the other ingredients, spread them out on a shallow baking dish, and roast for about 45 minutes.  They were ever so yummy and crispy!  But, I didn’t just eat roasted potatoes for dinner (although I would’ve been perfectly content to)…  I added an organic chicken breast, some salad, and bread to complete my dinner.  Here are some pics of the process: 

The ingredients for the potatoes came from the farmer's market

Fresh from the oven!

The chicken was purchased at Kroger

The complete meal- so good!

In terms of project critique, I still need to delve into some deeper research on Kroger and Marsh’s local and sustainable food policies (if any), as well as Bloomingfood’s.  Thus far, I have been to the farmer’s market a couple of times, and have completed two recipes from the ‘Zucchini to Asparagus’ cookbook.  My goal at the beginning of this project was to learn to make between five to ten recipes, as well as learn the basics of buying local/organic/sustainable foods.  At this point in the semester, I feel I still have a ways to go in terms of completing the tasks I have set to my satisfaction.  This next week, I plan to devote my time to simply conducting some deeper research into my topic, and blog about what I’ve found at the end.  Then, for each of the remaining weeks of the semester, I plan to try to cook one new recipe each week, as well as blog about additional information I’ve found to supplement my research.  I think that this should put me on track to complete about seven recipes total, and develop a good base of knowledge about the local food market in Bloomington.