100-Mile Chili Man
Congratulations to D. for collecting 2nd prize at the office's United Way chili cookoff this week! Not only was the chili delicious, it was based on the 100-Mile Diet idea, made using only ingredients produced within a 100-mile radius of Ottawa. No salt, no cumin, none of the other fancy stuff he couldn't find.
He dehydrated local chili peppers in the oven and ground them with a mortar & pestle. He peeled tomatoes grown in our little backyard garden and used some of our herbs too. Ground beef came from a beef co-op in Fitzroy Harbour and red kidney beans from a farm in Mountain.
I'm reaping the benefits of his research too. Thanks to him, I'm now aware of a farm 25 miles outside of Ottawa that grows its own wheat and mills its own flour. Who knew?
Kudos to you D.!
He dehydrated local chili peppers in the oven and ground them with a mortar & pestle. He peeled tomatoes grown in our little backyard garden and used some of our herbs too. Ground beef came from a beef co-op in Fitzroy Harbour and red kidney beans from a farm in Mountain.
I'm reaping the benefits of his research too. Thanks to him, I'm now aware of a farm 25 miles outside of Ottawa that grows its own wheat and mills its own flour. Who knew?
Kudos to you D.!
Labels: Environment, Food, Friends and family
posted by Steph at 10:37 a.m.
1 Comments:
Thanks!
If it wasn't for voting irregularities in 2 electoral colleges I'd be presi... err.. 1st...
I wanted to spread the word about eating locally and becoming more connected with where your food comes from. Which I think I sorta achieved, though I was a little disheartened as people just shuffled by to get their fill without having a look at my poster. I tried my best to let people know it was 100% local, and had no salt or other non-local ingredients.
IMHO, my chili could have used both salt and cumin (and less garlic) but I stuck to the 100-mile idiom and did without... and still managed something tasty so I am happy with the results. If anythng the research I did helped me find some local sources for things.
I am no eco-warrior, however, I am too far gone to give up coffee to become a "locavore". Unless someone knows of coffee beans grown in Canada? ;-)
However, I will gladly eat something out of my garden over some hothouse and/or pesticide drenched produce anyday!
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