Well sadly it had been quite a long while since I last update… There are so many reasons for my absence so what better way to recap the summer than you drag you the read along a photo gallery recap of the summer so far…
May:
To start the month, a giant wedding cocktail party for over 100+ people…. sadly I was too busy to take photos… sad
Although the Farmer’s Market in Decorah did open as usual in the first weekend of the month and I was there to start my little stall. And if I remember correctly it was cold and very wet and windy for the entire month with little in the way of local produce… (side note; it has been a very odd growing season with most produce in the region have been delay to a very, cold and wet spring. Farmers had a hard time planting in the field with soggy soil. Thing now in mid-July are still behind the usual… not that I’m complaining!).
June:
So May come and went and June came in full force. Great weather, sunny days and lots of food. Farmer’s Market took off and this page came online again (finally…) and it scored a great hit with roasted Lemonade. Who would thought something just slightly different then the norm would be so popular. Many thanks you all of you that came to the site and checked out the post and following recipe.
Then a major event happened in June as well. A wedding just outside of Harmony for over 200 + guests featuring a 150+ lb hog roast. That was quite an event and feature a gross ton of food (well almost…) and many drinks. By the end of the night everyone was very pleased and stuffed, an event to remember.
July:
Well after the wedding in June, I can barely remember then else that happened for two weeks after… Yet there was light at the end of the tunnel do a rare three-day weekend off from regular work, which of course led to a party on the 4th for the employees of the bistro and some selected guests. Always nice to man a grill and cook some food over some coals, unrefined but delicious none the less.
And here we are in the middle of the month… tremendous heat and humidity at the moment and less than a week and half until Nordic Fest madness arrives. Yet I am staying quite busy with lots of canning projects… All of the farmers have so much produce ready that it is time to keep some of this wonderful bounty before it all disappears but at least I’ll have some memories stored away for the cold months.
Driftless Food 