Nothing. It's what's for dinner.

So it is Friday and Day 2 of my New Year's Res to avoid the evils of out-of-season, 10000 miles traveled produce consumption. Unfortunately for me, I live in the northern tundra. Normally I preach the joys of four distinct seasons and the appreciation of each season's distinctive qualities whenever someone questions why I would choose to live in Minnesota when I am an adult who is free to go wherever I please. Those were the days when I would bring home a ripe pineapple from the grocery store in the middle of January. Now that I am switching to locavore mode, that is no longer possible. From my limited knowledge of my region's growing capabilities, I know not to expect much. Root vegetables are my new mainstay since I neglected to can or freeze anything from my imaginary garden last August. In hopes there might be something else I can eat that I have forgotten, I turn to my handy dandy guide to what's in season. I select January and my long loved state of the union and what does my interactive map tell me? "The growing season is currently dormant here; opt for items from storage, such as apples, pears, and root vegetables." Dormant seems a little bit harsh, like all of the potential food I could be eating decided to hibernate with the black bears for the winter. In order to avoid panic, I start to strategize about my future. What you may not know is that I am moving to Texas for the summer, and possibly for the next 3-5 years. Praying that a quick glance at my next state of residence will at least give me some optimism for my future (if I can survive my meager diet of pear and root casserole for the next 5 months -- nothing comes into season in Minnesota until late May). Lo and behold, Texas currently has 10 produce items in season. That sounds great for 2010, but it still doesn't solve my current problem: What to make for dinner tonight?