Spokavore: Day 2
Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Andrew | Filed under: 7vs7, Food photo, Markets | Tags: bread, Coeur d'Alene Olive Oil Co., lamb, Main Market Co-op | 5 Comments »Meet my new best friend, this bottle of olive oil.
I splurged and picked up a bottle of Coeur d’Alene Olive Oil Co.’s garlic-infused reserve oil from the Rocket Market to expand and improve my cooking options. Last night I used it to saute onions, garlic and potatoes. Tonight I’m using it as a simple dressing on a simple spinach salad. This is nice olive oil with a robust flavor, and what I don’t use in the next few days will be a welcome addition to my regular cooking.
My main meal of the day was a lamb sirloin chop with steamed Yukon gold potatoes and baked delicata squash, paired with Arbor Crest Cliff House Red (food sources, respectively: Olsen Farms in Colville, Main Market, Main Market). This was my first crack at cooking a real cut of quality meat, and aside from some smoke, the simple broiling method I tried produced a delightfully tender result. The lamb didn’t require anything more than salt and pepper. (Aside: My poor mother is still not quite used to me, a vegetarian for six or so years, going on about the tenderness of lamb.)
A few points of order: What have I been eating for breakfast and lunch, you may ask? Well, for the former it’s been rolled Lentz Farms emmer flakes drenched in honey from the last competition and a generous splash of Spokane Family Farms milk. A little fruit and some Doma Urth blend coffee rounds out the meal.
For lunch, I’ve been enjoying a sandwich of spinach and Small Planet curry tofu spread between two slices of Bouzies Bakery whole wheat bread. In some ways this contest might be dangerous: I’m not sure I can go back to Orowheat or Franz bread from the grocery store after the Bouzies experience.
Finally, I got to spend a couple hours today at Main Market, shooting photos and recording sounds from the official ribbon cutting. Everyone was very nice and tolerated my inquisitive presence.
Post script: Has anyone else noticed that the guy on the Doma logo looks a lot like one of my fellow contestants? No wonder he loves the stuff so much.
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Yum, sounds like you’re preparing some tasty meals.
I’ve resisted driving all the way over to the Rocket Market (I live on the NW side) to pick up that olive oil as I’ve been using what’s left of my camelina oil from Round 1. So, how much did that bottle cost? I may break down…
PS- I see the resemblance although it would be easier to see if it were that photo of Remi with the wing sauce on his face.
Monique: Ooh, you’re right. The wing-sauce-face photo would have been a much better point of comparison. Maybe I’ll work up another version.
The olive oil was an indulgent $16.99. But I’m happy to give the Coeur d’Alene Olive Oil company the business — since they shut their downtown Spokane store, I’m worried about how they’re doing.
If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share a little of it with you. I realize the competition is winding down but let me know. We could do a swap a la Round 1.
I bought some of the CDA House Blend Reserve and hoping that it goes a long way too, even after this competition.
I agree with you, I don’t know if I can go back to eating grocery store bread after eating Petit Chat’s bread (I even bought the old discounted bread, and it’s amazing).
Also, Monique, I’m willing to share my olive oil with you, too!
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