I love living local, so with that, I’m using this Week in Review to review…one day. Of living eating in the lap of local luxury. I’d apologize to Meghan for skewing her link-up into a What-I-Ate-Saturday, but I know she shares my passion for fresh ingredients–so maybe I’ll get a pass on this one?
One of my favorite things to do on Saturdays is drive to the Franklin Farmer’s Market. This bustling hub of high-end farm-snobbery isn’t where I get much produce, but it is where I get the world’s most amazing biscuit sandwiches (from the Biscuit Love Truck) that are chock-full of local eggs and cheese on perfect, tangy scratch-made biscuits. This week the market also featured two rather cute dudes from local roasters Eighth and Roast serving up what they promised would be the best cup of coffee I ever had. Now, I will vote for it as pretty damn good and, perhaps, the most caffeinated cup of caffeine, but best? Well, I’ll just have to do some more research about that one. As soon as I work through these caffeine-withdrawal shakes…
And true to my current lame-blogger form, I forgot my camera. There was no way I was waiting and not chomping and slurping down on the drive home. You can just imagine how spectacular the biscuit was.
The local love wasn’t over after that brunch (meaning, I also ate breakfast and lunch, but wedged a giant biscuit meal in between), since I had big party plans for the evening. I went all out, by getting all my food in (from my garden).
From top to bottom:
- Quinoa-Caprese salad featuring homegrown cherry tomatoes and basil.
- Fruit salad contributed by the lovely Heather and man-friend.
- I’ll have you know that, “London” tag aside, Burnett’s is straight out of Kentucky. Practically homemade!
- Roast veggies featuring my own rosemary, zucchini and eggplants and my parents’ yellow squash.
- Mediterranean Chevre from my favorite Noble Springs Dairy, served with homegrown tomatoes and cukes and homemade oat flatbread.
I also roasted up two chickens from my Hidden Springs Farm CSA. Local, loved and fresh food just tastes better!
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Do you like to eat local? Best local goods you’ve found lately?
ForgottenBeast 
Someday I will become a local eating machine like you! (sadly that day will probably have to wait until I have my own place and a job that pays the bills…).
BUT I do have some local honey that I have been loving on the last few weeks (seriously I didn’t know that was what honey was supposed to taste like!)
Surprisingly enough, a lot of local eats (well, and of course everything homegrown) are cheaper than store versions! Especially if you want the organic versions. And ohh, REAL honey does make such a difference in taste!
You pretty much always get a pass. Hell, I broke my own rules today and shared just one meal. At least, you gave a whole day…or a couple of local meals.
Your spread looks phenomenal, and I’m intrigued by the oat flat bread. I will have to use my imagination over the biscuit, but that shouldn’t be hard.
As to your question, do I like to eat local? The answer is a resounding Hell Yes. The localer (not a word, don’t care), the better. Bring on the locals.
Breaking rules is how you make rules fun! Like English rules. Localer totally counts.
A ton of local awesome going on. Your party spread looks delish.
I’m such a huge fan of good biscuit sandwiches. They’re such a great way to start the day.
Biscuit sandwiches are such a great way to enjoy any part of the day. Every part of the day. Whoever invented biscuit, and then put things into between halves of them, deserves a hug. Although I have a feeling it’s someone long dead, biscuits have been around a while…
http://www.localhistories.org/biscuits.html
Apparently they’ve been dead a long, long time.
The things I just learned! I had no idea mince pies were a religious thing, I just thought they were use/hide rancid meat…
Unrelated note, the local ice cream shop made a mince meat ice cream. De-freakin’-licious.
What?? Totally related note. Because mincemeat pie is awesome/my favorite when I was a kid (ahh, I was such a bizarre kid), and it in ice cream form sounds amazing. Off to check flights to Portland YET AGAIN. Can they drop below $300 someday, please?
I think it happens. Sometime. The nice thing is with your less structured work-life, you can easily take advantage of weekday flights.
Ahhhh! I just read about The Biscuit Truck on Yelp a few weeks ago…now I want to go to the Franklin market even MORE!! Must…have…warm buttery biscuitsssssss! 😉
Thank you SO much for having me and TMF over for your little partay! So much fun! And seriously, you need to post the recipe for that oat flatbread!!!
Ooo, we’ll have to meet at the market for biscuits one of the these weekends! And oh my gosh, I really wish I remembered the details of that flatbread other than, “Well, I put some of these things in in ratios I don’t remember, rolled it out, and cooked it for random amounts of time at varying temperatures because I can’t leave my oven alone.” NEXT time I bake, I’ll pay attention (oops, except I think I say that every time…)
Yes, Allie, the flat bread looks yummy…please post. Everything looks good for that matter. Looks like a lot of fun!
Wish I knew how I made them! It was just “a little of this, a little of that” sort of a recipe.
That spread looks gorgeous!
I love eating local, something about eating food locally just brings me pleasure! I frequent a restaurant that sells meals with local ingredients and its the best food in town! Your food looks amazing! Love + shine Courtstar
I want to come to your house.
No just for the food.
But that’s part of it.
Next party I throw, you’re invited!
CUTE GUYS WITH COFFEE – maybe the best thing in the world? You guys should fall in love so you can drink free coffee forever!
Everything sounds delicious, especially that biscuit! No one does biscuits like southerners do biscuits.
It would be the most EXCITED and CAFFEINATED relationship ever! Think of everything we could get done when we give up sleep in lieu of coffee!
And seriously, you would love that biscuit. I mean, there are biscuits, and then there are biscuit truck biscuits…SO good!
I love eating locally. The only problem that I run into though is the high prices!
I’ve found that a lot of the prices are comparable! Okay, some aren’t, but I just stay away from those ingredients (like berries and fancier/exotic-but-local items). Cheese, eggs and basic greens/root veggies tend to be pretty similar! And FREE if you grow your own ;D