Do you try and cook with local ingredients - what about the 100 mile diet -?
By Lindalinda
@Lindalinda (4111)
Canada
November 22, 2011 8:42am CST
We all know about the high cost of fuel and the effect on food prices. I live in Eastern Canada and a lot of our food comes from Florida and California. Thousands of mile away. No wonder things are so expensive, especially when you are on senior's budget.So, entertaining relatives becomes a challenge. I am hosting an upcoming family get-together. Here is my menu of mostly local ingredients.
Bison pie from Northern Ontario,
Ham from a local butcher
Locally grown butternut squash,
Chutney made from community garden produce
Fiddle Heads, those are frozen ostrich fern buds (they grow wild in wet areas)
Bussels sprouts from Ontario
Ice cream from a local factory
Raspberry sause made when Ontario berries were in season.
Do you cook with local produce?
1 response
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
23 Nov 11
No if I can get cheaper elsewhere because everything is just so expensive Quebec fruits and vegetables are more expensive than california so I buy california. I do by quebec meat only that is one thing I don't compromise on.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
23 Nov 11
I buy quebec meat because that is what is sold here, there is the odd butcher that has calgary meat, but frankly I like the taste of quebec meat better.
