Doll Can Create

Living the 100-Mile Life doesn’t mean giving up comfort food.

It means learning how to make it closer to home, simpler, and more intentional.

This familiar supper—sausage biscuits and gravy—slips beautifully into local living with just a few mindful choices.

What “100-Mile” Looks Like in This Meal

Sausage

Use locally made pork sausage from a nearby butcher or farm Leftovers are a gift — this meal shines because it started with leftovers

Onion

Red onion from a local farm stand, CSA, or fall storage bin Even a yellow cooking onion works — use what keeps well in your pantry

Seasoning

Poultry seasoning made from common herbs (sage, thyme, marjoram) If you grow herbs or buy dried ones locally, this is a perfect blend

Biscuits

Homemade biscuits using: Local flour (many Ontario mills are within 100 miles) Butter from a nearby dairy Milk or buttermilk sourced close to home Biscuit mix can still fit the spirit of the challenge if the base ingredients are regional

Gravy

Butter + flour + milk + salt & pepper All simple pantry staples, often available from local producers

Why This Meal Fits the 100-Mile Life

✔ Uses leftovers ✔ Relies on pantry basics ✔ Honors local farmers, mills, and dairies ✔ Feels abundant without excess

This is the kind of meal that reminds us:

local living isn’t about perfection — it’s about relationship.

A Gentle 100-Mile Reflection

Eating close to home teaches us to pay attention.

To seasons.

To what’s already here.

To the quiet satisfaction of feeding ourselves well.

This supper didn’t travel far.

It didn’t need to.

It arrived warm, steady, and just right.

Pull up a chair.

This is what the 100-Mile Life tastes like.

— Grannie Doll 🧶💛