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I decided to go for something well outside my comfort range this week. I’m not the world’s most daring cook, and tend to stick with easy things that I know. I saw that our local poultry farmer had cornish hens, so I figured hey, wee little chicken, if anything goes wrong, I’m not ruining a whole bird. In fact, she gave me a few ideas and some tips, and it came out great. The wee little bird is stuffed with apples from our local orchard and some onion. The potatoes and acorn squash were cubed and put in tin foil on the grill, as was the hen. Everything came out great and made for a very filling meal. I just love being able to cook everything on the grill and not make a mess of the kitchen!

Cornish Game Hen, Potatoes, and Squash:
Hen – Mt View Organics
Potatoes – Jack’s Farm
Acorn Squash – Charlestown Farm
Apples – North Star Orchard
Onion – Jack’s Farm
Non local – spices, olive oil, pepper, salt

Another week on my own. I think I worked up something pretty good though! Pretty basic – good ole Pork Chops, with acorn squash and onions. The fun part is the balsamic vinegar and fig sauce for the top of the pork chop which was made using figs from our wee little fig tree! We just planted the little thing this spring and it’s already gifted us with a few figs. Not bad for its first year! The balsamic vinegar is obviously not local, but I needed something to go with the three little figs I had to extend them a little. I was just so excited to finally have them. The pork was pan seared in our cast iron pan and allowed to sit in the pan until it reached the proper temperature. The onions and squash were also roasted up in a pan while the pork cooked. Pretty easy!

Pork Chops with Squash:
Pork Chops – Countrytime Farm
Acorn Squash – Charlestown Farm
Figs – Our Tree
Onion – Jack’s Farm
Non local – olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper.

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