Who knew that chicken could be so good? Wow – Josh outdid himself today. A whole chicken (from Casey Farm) with a little salt and pepper on the grill. It was super moist and with or without the mustard, it was just perfect. The salad I made for a side paled in comparison – though the colors in the salad were impressive.
Part of the reason we took on this challenge was to decrease our average number of “food miles”. It is estimated that the average American’s meal travels 1500 miles and with my love of Italian wines and Josh’s love of Belgian beer, our average is probably a bit higher. This 100 mile challenge would help bring our food miles down at least for one month plus teach us what foods grown in this area and what is in season at what time. Since the rules allow us to use items we already have (this past week we used some olive oil, had some old crackers, a bit of French cheese we hadn’t gotten around to eating), I’m guessing that our average food miles since the start of the challenge is about 200-300 miles. Seeing how there is very little left in our cupboards and freezer from before the challenge, our average food miles should be dropping to 100 miles very soon – if only those tomatoes would ripen . . .