Everything in our bag was organic and we had spent every penny of our $20. We walked home talking excitedly about how we’d prepare the pork chops and if we’d be able to taste the “organic-ness” of everything. On the suggestion of the meat vendor, I simply salted and peppered the chops and seared them on both sides for a couple of minutes while Scott prepared the salad. The yams were softening up in the oven. It all smelled delicious and I couldn’t wait to take my first bite.
We sat down at the table and I buttered a slice of bread and sank my teeth in. Oh, so good. Our plates didn’t have a lot of food on them; the pork had shrunk a bit while it cooked, and the yams were tiny. But yes, it was all absolutely delicious. The salad tasted like summer and the yams were very flavorful—not like the bland supermarket yams I buy so often. And the pork—well, it was porky. We loved every bite.
Verdict: The food was excellent. There just wasn’t enough of it. We could have easily eaten double. We’re on a tight budget and $20 needs to go a lot farther than one small meal at home. In a perfect world, organically farmed foods wouldn’t cost more than industrially produced foods. But for now, we’re happy to continue incorporating organic foods into our lives when we can, one pork chop at a time.
