Food Tracking: Day Three

For more information on this project, see my introductory post.

Breakfast

Coffee, English Muffin + Almond Butter - for details see day one.

Mid Morning Snack

Hard-boiled egg (Corning)

Yesterday at the Tuesday Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market I picked up these beautiful eggs from a vendor I had never seen before.
He mainly sells olive oil, and is from a farm in Corning ... near Redding.  His eggs were nicely displayed in a bed of straw and when I bought them ($2.50 for 6, $4 for a dozen) he put them in a paper bag surrounded by the straw.  I love the variety of colors, and they tasted great.  I know someone is going to want to know how they stack up to Marin Sun Farms' eggs, and the truth is - I am not sure ... I have not had Marin Sun's in quite a while.  They are definitely worth a try if you are in the Ferry Plaza vicinity on Tuesdays.

Afternoon Snack

Organic Tortilla Chips with Sesame Rye and Caraway (Kettle Chips, Salem, OR)
Salsa from the El Novillo Taco Truck (Oakland)

First off, I'll tell you a secret.  If you ever find salsa you love from a taco truck or somewhere else, take them a ball jar and ask them if you can buy some salsa.  You will get it for a ridiculously low price (I actually got the last batch for free but they usually charge around $2) and it will be exactly the taste you want - since you have already tried it.

The Kettle Chips are from the Kettle Foods company in Salem.  I have emailed them to find out where their farms are - I'll let you know if I hear anything.  (Update: Here's the official word from Kettle Chips:  "this year 50% of the organic corn is from Oregon and Washington, and it will be 100% Northwest corn with the next crop cycle this fall.  Kettle Foods has been working with organic farms in the Northwest over the past couple of years to get this program set up so you can see that we have made some fantastic progress in that short time.")

Dinner

Salmon, caught by Dad (Alaska)
Salad, pretty much the same as described on Day One 
Wild rice - organic, from Whole Foods.  Origin unknown.

My dad lives in Anchorage - have I mentioned this?  Anyway, on years I am lucky, I get a huge delivery of fish that he has caught.  This year he visited and brought the fish with him.  The picture there on the right is my freezer full of Salmon and Halibut (the white plastic bag in front is crab legs he brought too).  Anyway, I know this gives me an unfair advantage in the whole "eat wild fish" thing, but who am I to turn down free fish?.  I made it tonight with Tamari (organic), Sesame Oil (Eden Foods) and Rice Vinegar (Trader Joe's brand). 

Overall, a pretty successful dinner as far as local, sustainable and organic go ...

Read Food Tracking, Day Two

Comments

[Jeanne]

I'm pleased to hear about Kettle Chips. As I am very much a fan. So, just exactly are you missing? I'd be interested in any cravings you have had that you have had to by pass...?

[Lindy]

Wow, those eggs are so beautiful. I am a crazy about good eggs, and I am consumed with jealousy. There are definite benefits to living where you do.... as I'm sure you know. I "subscribe" to veggies from the Kretchmann's here in Pittsburgh, whose community- supported farm nearby will start its 2005 deliveries this week. They used to also offer lovely free range eggs from a nearby Amish farm, but no more.
Once I saw pretty blue Aracana eggs at the East-End Food Co-op in town, but I hesitated too long, and they were gone. If I were not a city kid, I'd be tempted to try raising a few chickens, or maybe a duck. As I child I had a heavenly huge fried duck egg- an experience I'd like to repeat.
Thanks for checking out my early efforts.