A big thank you to everyone who shared recipes in December’s Shop Local #4 challenge. This round up has eleven delicious recipes for your viewing pleasure, some of them from new-to-me bloggers; I hope you enjoy them! As usual, there is a linky at the bottom of this post for you to link up your own recipes using locally sourced ingredients. If you are new to this monthly blogging challenge you can read all about it here.
First off the mark is Shaheen over at Allotment 2 Kitchen with a really clever ruby red chard and feta pasta loaf. Shaheen picked up some gorgeous chard at a little Usk Farmer’s Market and included it in a dish vaguely resembling a macaroni cheese pie: a pasta dish baked in a pastry. Shaheen says this dish tastes even better the next day and is excellent served cold on picnics or in lunch boxes.
Heather Haigh
A fabulous selection of tasty treats. Thank you for sharing.
The KitchenMaid
Just added mine – using hyper-local (as in homegrown!) rhubarb!
Deena Kakaya
Damson cheese? Genius! Lovely set if recipes xx
Elizabeth
In the US, there’s a cocoa/molasses fudge, too, We call it “Smith Fudge”. Very ruch dark flavor, not too sweet – a small piece goes a long way!
Elizabeth
RICH, not ruch …
Corin
Hi Elizabeth, wonderful round up, such a great variety of recipes! I just received my first veg box of the new year and I’ve got my thinking cap on for a recipe for this month’s challenge.
ChandainWV
You are BRILLIANT! I love all these things.
Phil in the Kitchen
That’s a fine round up with a lovely variety of local dishes. Happy new year.
Jacqueline Meldrum
Some nice entries there. Oh tummy rumbles! I’ll go add it to the diary for you now 🙂
selmastable
Elizabeth, Thank you for your lovely write-up and for hosting this challenge. I look forward to submitting more often and wish you all the best for 2014!
Elizabeth S
Thank you Selma, and thank you for contributing! Your photos are beautiful!
Shaheen
Thank you Elizabeth for hosting,
Wishing you a Happy New Year and 2014 too.
p.s. You would be most welcome for dinner 🙂
Elizabeth S
Thank you for contributing Shaheen, I really do appreciate it! Dinner – I’ll be right there!! 😀
Michelle
Oh my; I just bookmarked two fabulous-sounding recipes that I KNOW I’ll try! Thanks!
Elizabeth S
Yay! Job well done then 🙂
Rachel Cotterill
This is a great round-up – and a fabulous challenge that I haven’t noticed before 🙂
Elizabeth S
Thanks Rachel! I do hope you get the chance to join in sometime, that’d be great! 🙂
Choclette
Always interesting to find out what local produce there is around. The damson cheese looks beautifully glossy. My mother thought she’d planted a damson, but it turns out it was a plum! Thanks for another lovely round-up.
Elizabeth S
Isn’t it! I love seeing what people create from food grown around them. I’ve never had the privilege yet of trying a damson – I hope to one day!