The voters have spoken, and Midweek Dash won the title (har!) for my Wednesday posts, which from here forth will feature superfast veggie recipes (15 minutes or less).Without further ado, here's this week's blisteringly fast dish:_____Smashed Tomato Salad This recipe is adapted from the squashed … [Read more...]
Superfast Hoisin Collard Greens
Yesterday I got a request for fast recipes. (Gosh, it's like you people have lives or something!) Since I aim to please, as of tonight, I'm instituting a new tradition on Veggie Quest: each Wednesday night, I'll be posting a veggie recipe that will have you in and out of the kitchen in 15 … [Read more...]
Spam: Good with Brussels Sprouts?
Major Veggie Quest milestone today: the first spam comment! (On the brussels sprouts post.) An excerpt:"Most people think that the latest fashion is important and while they purses style, also has to UGG boots demand and understanding..."Thank you, "Wholesale Coach outlet," for your shamelessly … [Read more...]
Brussels Sprouts for Skeptics
By popular demand—okay, two of my (approximately) four readers made the same request—I decided to tackle one of the cutest but most maligned of all veggies: the brussels sprout. I found this undertaking especially challenging, because I decidedly dislike brussels sprouts. Indeed, my most vivid … [Read more...]
Turban Squash, Part 2: Impress-Your-Friends Soup, Now With Free Tureen
Continued from Turban Squash, Part 1 Enchanted with my pretty, ugly turban squash—and clueless about what to do with it—I set it out on a platter on my dining room table, ostensibly so I could savor its festive looks. (Read: procrastinate on launching Veggie Quest.)While it sat there, though, I … [Read more...]
Turban Squash, Part 1
The kitchen is no place for the timid, so a few weeks back I decided to start my quest with a challenge: the oddest-looking, most obscure vegetable I could find. After cruising the produce aisles of my local grocery store, I decided on this warty, bulbous concoction: Apparently, it’s called a … [Read more...]
Learning to Love Veggies, One Veggie at a Time
I have always had a love-hate relationship with vegetables. Oh, I know they’re healthy. I know they’re wholesome, packed with vitamins and minerals and fiber and a host of beneficial phytochemicals. Blah, blah, blah. And I love them for that. I do. But I also know that, typically, they do … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.