What's up, food bloggers? Eggplant Challenge!

September has been a slow month for our local food bloggers but thankfully they are starting to pick up. I really enjoy reading the local blogs, seeing what people are getting in their CSAs and what delicious meals they are making.

Chelsea from figs and twigs has a gorgeous post up that describes a purple cauliflower and white bean puree. The recipe sounds delicious. I have to go check the garden tomorrow to see if my purple cauliflower made it. Image from figs and twigs.

April from 1000 Pizza Doughs has posted yet another 60's style photo of a dinner that she made to cook away her most recent CSA haul. She claims the entire meal took only 40 minutes to prepare, "including scrubbing the dirt from the potatoes". Check out the post to see pictures of Mountain Rose potatoes- they maintain a pink swirl after cooked. Image from 1000 Pizza Doughs.

I Used to Be a Person shares pictures of her bounty from week 14 of her CSA. The CSA boxes are looking mighty good this time of year.

Dianne's Dishes has a pretty picture and a recipe for smash potatoes. Image from Dianne's Dishes.

And last but not least, Volt taunts us with their Whitmore dinner menu- a farm to table event that I would love to attend if I were not taking a class out of town next week. The menu features dishes that highlight local farms:

• Summer Creek
• Whitmore Farm
• Earth and Eats Farm
• Eco Friendly Foods
• Glade Link Farm
• Scenic View Orchard
• Tuscarora Organic Growers

I was thinking it would be fun to start more of a dialogue with the local food bloggers and our readers, so I am going to throw out a challenge: some time in the next two weeks, put up a post focused on eggplant or send us an email and we'll post your eggplant dish. I would love to see how many eggplant dishes our friends can come up with. You have until midnight on Saturday, September 26.

Shannon