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One of my goals this month was to try 2 new veggies. Well, the month has been getting on and I needed to get to it! I was at the farmer’s market on Saturday and saw all these pretty fresh greens. I know I am in the great internet minority, but kale does not [...] Okay, first off – I am going to say right here and now that I do not like onions for the most part. If they are raw and on my plate, I pick them off. I use a fork, too, since I don’t want the onion smell on my hands. I won’t eat big chunks [...] Mid summer means lots of different kinds of squash! At the farmer’s market, I decided to get some patty pan squash. It looks like a sunflower, doesn’t it? Also called scalloped squash or cibleme. This squash is a good source of vitamins A and C, plus magnesium and niacin. 1 cup of squash has [...] So I finally got around to trying the beets. I bought them at the farmer’s market, and that particular vendor had 3 different kinds of beets: The regular red beets, target beets, and white beets. Since I wasn’t really a fan of the possibility of stains, I chose the white beets. She also said they [...] At the farmer’s market, we purchased some parsnips. They look kind of like carrots, only more pale. Actually, they are related to carrots, so that makes sense. It is considered a winter vegetable because it actually needs to have some frost temperatures to fully develop the roots. So it’s season is winter time and early [...] I try to look closely at the small baskets in the produce section to find unique veggies and found a sign for batatas – or Mexican sweet potato: It looked pretty harmless and if potato is in the name, I know it is likely a safe bet for me I thought it looked [...] Haven’t done a GVE in a while! I actually got the Taro Root a couple weeks ago, but just used it last night. Good thing it is a root veggie and will keep well. Taro root (also known as arrow root) is used a lot in Oceanic cultures. I also did not know that [...] I love all things New Orleans, as you know – so trying okra seemed like a no brainer. Okra is actually from the mallow family, which includes hibiscus and and cotton. Who knew? Okra is also called lady finger in some parts of the world, although not sure what lady has fingers that look [...] Saw this fun sign at the store: Cute little thing, isn’t it? Turns out the 8-ball squash is a variety of zucchini. I keep getting fooled by that LOL! The shape just said “Grill me!”. So I sliced it up, brushed with oil and S&P and put it on the grill. Came [...] Been a while since I did a GVE! I finally decided to try the spinach smoothie that I have seen on any number of blogs lately in various incarnations! * I searched for recipes online, and made the mistake of putting in ‘green monster’ in the search engine. I got all kinds of alcoholic drinks, [...] |
 
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