Veggie Month: String Beans

(Halfway through the salad. Since life is uncertain I ate the beets

first. One green bean is left at the top of the plate.)

String beans, raw, eaten in a roasted beet salad. I usually like my green veggies cooked (spinach, broccoli) but these were tasty.

As I type this, I wonder if the correct term are "string" or "green" beans. A Wikipedia check says that either is acceptable. So now we know.

Veggie Month: Broccolini

Broccolini, stir-fried with carrots and tofu in a hoisin sauce. This vegetable is 15% broccoli floret, 75% asparagus spear. Which is 100% delicious.

Veggie Month: Red Tomato

One roma tomato, cut into chunks and eaten on a salad.

Veggie Month: Cabbage

Regular cabbage, prepared as cole slaw from Phil's Barbecue at a Super Bowl party. Congratulations, Saints.

Veggie Month: Red Cabbage

While tempted to count the dill pickles I had at Elijah's this afternoon as today's vegetable, I pushed ahead and cooked a head of red cabbage from my vegetable drawer.

When I think of red cabbage, I think of "A Christmas Story." I have no idea if this recipe is in fact what was prepared in the movie, but it was tasty.

I've cooked red cabbage before, with just butter, sugar, and balsamic vinegar. This new recipe required more ingredients, but it wasn't any more difficult. Although next time I'd try it with apple cider vinegar to complement the diced apple.

As Ralphie's mother said, "You love red cabbage."

I do.

Veggie Month: Beet Greens

I can't wait for the emails on this post.

When KK and I were at the story yesterday, I picked up a bunch of beets with stems nearly as long as my arm. (And my arms aren't too stubs.) The beet greens were falling out of my basket, and I said something to KK along the lines of, "I wonder if you can eat the greens. I feel guilty throwing so much out."

When I got home, I noticed a tag on the beets with cooking directions. Directions for cooking the beets and the greens. So that's what I did today. Removed the stems and chopping the greens, then sautéed them in a little butter and water.

The results were fantastic. It tastes just like spinach, spinach that comes free with a bunch of beets.

Veggie Month: Bean Sprouts

I had a vegetable ready to go this afternoon when KK suggested we walk down to the grocery store to scour the produce section together. Never one to pass up a walk (especially with tomorrow's forecasted rain), I decided to pick up a different vegetable for today.

I ended up with bean sprouts, which I love but haven't eaten in some time. My childhood bean sprout memory is of my mom putting them on salads, which she'd dress with olive oil and apple cider vinegar.

Tonight, they gave my salad a nice crunch. So did the croutons, but this isn't carb month.