I understand the texture problem people have with zucchini. Or, I understand how the texture of a food can make it either beloved or loathed. Texture is why I hated watermelon for so long. It's largely why I hate jello. And we all know what happens to vegetables--zucchini or otherwise--that are cooked within an inch … Continue reading Zucchini Ribbon Salad with Lemon, Mint and Feta
Category: Food You Don’t Know What To Do With
Spaghetti with Zucchini, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts and Goat Cheese
Here they are. My husband's mortal enemies. I don't understand what he's so afraid of. Look how cheerful! Okay, that's not true. I do know, because he has no problem telling me that his hatred of zucchini comes from its "overwhelming grossness." When I ask, "Are you talking about taste or texture?" he says, "Yes." … Continue reading Spaghetti with Zucchini, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts and Goat Cheese
The Weekly Ode: Zucchini
Few things make me happier than food and poetry, so every Monday, I will strive to post something that brings those things together! Attack of the Squash People by Marge Piercy And thus the people every year in the valley of humid July did sacrifice themselves to the long green phallic god and eat and … Continue reading The Weekly Ode: Zucchini
The Blue Mixing Bowl of Happiness and Possibility Says…
It's time to pick next week's featured ingredient! Can you feel the excitement? Are you shivering with anticipation? Me too, me too! (please don't be cheez whiz please don't be cheez whiz please...) And the winner is.... Congratulations, Jess, who submitted the following comment: As a college student with little to no experience in cooking, … Continue reading The Blue Mixing Bowl of Happiness and Possibility Says…
On the Tasting Menu: Kale
In this Friday feature, I offer ten recipes using the week's featured ingredient from fellow food-lovers in the blogosphere. *Note that I have not tested any of these recipes, but to me, they looked good enough to eat! Spiced Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Kale Chips at Smug Kitchen Marinated Kale with Red Pepper and Garlic … Continue reading On the Tasting Menu: Kale
Lay Your Hands on Kale
I met my husband through an online dating site, but before I found him (or he found me; we can't really remember at this point who found who), I had a small handful of dates with some guys who were, to varying degrees, just exactly wrong for me. The wrongest, though, was the guy who … Continue reading Lay Your Hands on Kale
Regarding Cheez Whiz
When I put out the call for Food You Don't Know What to Do With, one of my dear readers (who also happens to be a dear friend), submitted the following: Cheez Whiz. Two E’s, two Z’s. That is all. Cheez Whiz. You know, the toxically orange cheese-esque product that comes in an aerosol can. … Continue reading Regarding Cheez Whiz
On Your Kale!
When my son was two years old, and I was four months pregnant with my daughter, Paul and I traveled to Europe with his parents for a three week tour of their native Germany. It happened that our timing had us arrive right in the middle of something called Spargelfest--a yearly festival celebrating the much-anticipated harvest … Continue reading On Your Kale!
And the Winner Is…
I want to start out by saying that I am fairly knocked out by everyone's enthusiasm for and participation in this new project. Thank you! I've been keeping this blog sporadically since 2009, but never really felt driven to actively build an audience beyond those folks who know me and would come here anyway. And … Continue reading And the Winner Is…
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