Well, make that two confessions. The first: I’m not a great cook. I like food, but I don’t always know what to put together, or have the patience or skill to use the right techniques. I certainly don’t know how to make it look pretty in photographs. But I’m working on it. I’ve made some [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘vegetables’
July 28, 2009
This Is Why I Love the Farmers Market
Are these not the most gorgeous onions you have ever seen?
June 10, 2009
What’s Fresh in Your Area
I’m sorry guys, I am like 12 years old, but this title totally sounds like an ad for Summer’s Eve, no? Via Twitter (thanks for the RT that caught my attention, Foodzie), I found this really cool interactive map, where you can find out what’s seasonal and fresh where you live. Apparently okra is in [...]
June 2, 2009
Eat (and Trade) Your Veggies!
A few weeks ago, I posted about Neighborhood Fruit, an awesome website that allows you to find and share the bounty of neighborhood fruit trees. This morning, I read about a similar site, Veggie Trader, which allows users to trade, buy and sell produce, herbs, nuts, seeds, etc. Unfortunately, there are not a ton of [...]
March 26, 2009
Seasonal Pizza and Good Folk(s)!
Last night, after carpooling with my boss (yay for carpooling!) home from work, I took BART over to the East Bay to meet my sister for dinner and to see my friend’s concert. I have to say, I really love taking public transportation, and I always forget that! Taking BART, or Caltrain like I did [...]
March 18, 2009
Pretty Green Tip: Keep Your Carrots Fresh!
I often get a bunch of organic carrots from my CSA, or pick them up at a Farmer’s Market. The problem is, they don’t last very long! Whether I keep them in the fridge or on the counter, a day or two later they’re always shrunken and rubbery. Ewww. But I remembered that when I [...]
March 5, 2009
CSA Bounty, or WHO Doesn’t Like Potatoes?
I just picked up my CSA produce for the week – check out this cornucopia! I got: 4 apples 4 oranges 5 FREAKING GIGANTIC red potatoes Bunch of red beets (unpictured) Celery Kale I usually get to order whatever I want, but this week I either didn’t get the email or forgot to order in [...]
January 9, 2009
What I’m Cooking Today: Royal Purple
My CSA is off this week, and I just ran out of vegetables! After a fun boot camp class at the gym, I was totally craving Brussels sprouts (I’m weird, I know), but Whole Foods only had ones imported from Mexico. Boo! So I had to improvise. I picked up some California-grown organic purple cauliflower [...]
