Articles tagged “Try A New Vegetable”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Try a New Vegetable: Fava Beans with Peas and Bacon By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 15 2010 I’ve always avoided making fava beans because I had read about how much work they were. You have to shell them as you do with peas, and then you have to peel them. Faced with peeling each and every bean always made me move on to another vegetable. One the other hand, you always read about how fantastic they are. + READ MORE

More Fun With Brussels Sprouts By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Nov 3 2009 All week I have been congratulating my husband on his terrific purchase of a stalk of Brussels sprouts from our farmers' market, although he may be getting a bit tired of them. Personally, it's been a revelation for me because I've never had so many sprouts on hand at once. When I buy them once every week or two I usually just do my pan fry and everyone is happy. This has forced me into thinking of other ways to serve them. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Heirloom Tomatoes with Couscous and Peas By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 29 2009 I realize that tomatoes are hardly a new vegetable for people, but have you ever tried the heirloom tomatoes) that are making a resurgence at farmers' markets? They come in all colours, shapes and sizes and many don't look like tomatoes at all. Some of them are beautiful to look at and some of them are downright homely, but they have amazing flavours. Some of them are so sweet you can pop them in your mouth as though they were strawberries. + READ MORE

Try A New Vegetable: Pheasant Back Mushrooms By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 3 2009 I missed my normal Thursday afternoon trip to the farmers' market because I had the beginning of a terrible cold. My daughter went in my stead and blithely announced that unless I had a specific request, she was only going to buy what she liked. It was fine, but I wanted to be sure to be at the Saturday market right when it opened to pick up anything I might have missed on Thursday. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Mizuna By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Nov 11 2008 There's a guy at the farmers' market who I visit every week because he almost always has something new on offer. His booth is small and he doesn't sell a lot of things each week, but there's always a new type of green leafy vegetable. He sees me coming now and is ready to point out the interesting thing to try. + READ MORE

Re-Try a Vegetable: Cauliflower, Eggplant and Potato in Herb Sauce By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Oct 27 2008 Cauliflower falls into the category of vegetables he will eat, but he'd rather not. It's a pretty strong tasting vegetable, but I'm not sure that's the reason he doesn't like it. My mother-in-law is generally quite a good cook, but her weakness seems to be vegetables. Like many women of her generation (including my own mother) she cooks vegetables for a very long time, and the result is the occasional dish of mushy cauliflower. Sometimes it pays to try a vegetable again, for that reason alone. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Romanesco Cauliflower By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Oct 23 2008 This vegetable is such an enigma that it is called a romanesco cauliflower in the US and Canada, a romanesco broccoli and a romanesco cabbage in Germany. It is the most amazing chartreuse color and unlike hybrids like broccoflower and orange and purple cauliflower, it is a species unto itself. It demands photographing as much as cooking, and I can pretty much guarantee that it is the only vegetable you'll ever eat that is a fractal. + READ MORE

Re-try a Vegetable: Brussels Sprouts By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Oct 9 2008 Have you ever spent years thinking you don't like some particular food, only to accidentally have a bite of it and discover you actually love it? So often we form our food opinions as children and never revisit things when we are older. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Zucchini Blossoms By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 28 2008 I didn't really know what to do with them, and the result was pretty lame. I have persevered over the last couple of years, but my family always looks askance when I come home with them. This year I finally got it right, perhaps because I actually searched out a recipe to make them instead of just trying to make something up. They don't last more than a week or two at the farmers' market, so now is the time to get them. You can keep your eyes open for squash blossoms later in the season. + READ MORE

Try a New Fruit: Saskatoon Berries By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 14 2008 Saskatoon berries have been around for a very long time indeed, and at one time were an important food for Native Americans. In Canada, the word saskatoon is derived from the Cree language, but I believe the fruit is more commonly known as serviceberry in the United States. It's appearance is similar to the blueberry, but it is actually a pome, more closely related to the apple. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Peacock Kale By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 9 2008 I have developed a real fondness for kale, but my devotion is fairly recent. It was one of those vegetables that I'd always seen at the grocery store, but didn't buy because I didn't know what to do with it. I had read about how beneficial kale was, along with other dark green, leafy vegetables so I bought some and started experimenting. It turns out to be quite versatile and I've used it in soups, stews or sometimes just wilting it in some olive oil and garlic. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Garlic Scapes By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 1 2008 I discovered garlic scapes a few years ago at the farmers' market near my cottage.It definitely has a garlic taste, but it is milder than clove garlic, and even milder than bulb garlic.I still had some bulb garlic left over from the previous week at the market, so a garlic extravaganza seemed in order. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Amaranth By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 24 2008 When my son, Hugh and I were wandering around the farmers' market last week I spied something I'd never seen before. I asked the farmer what the name of the vegetable was he and he replied "pig weed." I guess the look on my face said it all, because he added "amaranth." Hugh's hand shot out instantly to take a bunch. I was a bit surprised at his alacrity until he said with a lowered voice "Fuchsia uses it." + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Stinging Nettles By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jun 2 2008 For the past month I've been heading out to the farmers' market on each Thursday with no clear notion of what I'm going to make for dinner.Nettle Soup 1 lb. fresh nettles 1/2 lb. russet potatoes, diced 1 leek, white part only 3 1/4 tsp butter 1 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup cream salt and pepper to taste 1 tbsp lemon juice... + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Fiddleheads By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health May 14 2008 I was so excited to see fiddleheads in the farmers' market last week, and as I mentioned in an earlier post I was kicking myself for not getting more.Stir Fry Tofu with Fiddleheads 1 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced 1 inch of ginger, peeled and finely minced 1 onion, diced 1 cup... + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Salsify By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health May 5 2008 I was searching for ramps at my farmers' market last week, but apparently I was a bit early for it.Pasta with Cream and Salsify 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp unsalted butter 2 bulbs of garlic, or two cloves of garlic 2 green onions 1 cup cream Parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Cooked pasta for 2 1. + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Celeriac By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 21 2008 We were invited to dinner at a friend's house a few weeks ago, and when we arrived, our host held up a celeriac and asked what he should do to cook it.It seems that this vegetable is pretty versatile.You can serve it raw in coleslaw style recipes or cook it with potatoes and I think that, like the Jerusalem artichokes I + READ MORE

Try a New Vegetable: Jerusalem Artichokes By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 17 2008 We are now into mid-January and local produce is getting pretty thin at the market.Just scrub them and don't peel them, because the nutrients are just below the surface of the skin.You can use them raw in a salad but you have to put some lemon or vinegar over them because they oxidize quickly. + READ MORE

Cook a Vegetable You've Never Seen Before By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 9 2008 Okay, 'fess up.Of course, if you are one of the growing number of people who are ordering organic vegetable boxes, you may find yourself taking delivery of something you have never seen before. + READ MORE