It's wonderful to be able to buy decent local tomatoes nearly year-round - here in central Iowa, no less. Graddy's in Carroll grows greenhouse tomatoes for delivery throughout most of the fall and winter.
As any true tomato-lover knows, nothing can compare with a fresh-picked tomato right out of the garden, but these tomatoes are the closest I've found so far and definitely world's better than imported tomatoes.
Sliced tomatoes were the perfect accompaniment to this week's main course, a spinach and feta frittata. Everything in this dish was grown and made here in central Iowa; fresh spinach and garlic sauteed in soy oil, fresh eggs, and feta.
When I spotted locally grown zucchini at my food co-op I couldn't resist making some off-season zucchini bread. The flours (white and whole wheat), zucchini, eggs, and oil were the only local ingredients in this dessert.
The chocolate chips, not so much.
The Dark Days eat local challenge is sponsored by Not Dabbling in Normal.
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