Some mornings it's fun to experiment with your green smoothie, adding a little of this and a dash of that until you come up with a new 12-ingredient smoothie masterpiece. On other mornings, though, you just want to make something that's simple, tastes great, and takes zero thought. (So you can … [Read more...]
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Jicama Nutrition + 4 Creative Ways to Enjoy Jicama – Happy Hug a Jicama Day!
I'm so excited I can barely stand it! And not just because I made it to Day 6 of Kris Carr's Adventure Cleanse, either, which has actually been easier than I anticipated. Even though I got a cold the day before I started, I seem to be recovering quickly. What's more, my energy level is … [Read more...]
Tear It Up, Quadruple Your Antioxidants
So I was listening to NPR on the way home from the grocery store yesterday (okay, yeah, I listen to NPR), when an interview came on that got my attention. Specifically, Dave Davies of Fresh Air was talking with Jo Robinson, a health writer who recently published a book called Eating on the Wild … [Read more...]
Vegetable National Food Holidays – Don’t Miss ‘Em!
Did you know that last Monday, June 17th, was National Eat Your Vegetables Day?Me neither! (**embarrassed**)Needless to say, I was none too pleased that I'd missed it—after all, this is Veggie Quest. So I vowed then and there to set up a calendar for myself listing all the national vegetable … [Read more...]
5-Minute Plant-Based Brown Bag Lunch
For the first time here on Veggie Quest, we have a guest post—and it’s written by none other than my fantastic hubby, Jeff! Part sous chef, part taste-tester, and 100% awesome, Jeff is a steak-chowing Texan turned plant-powered rock star. (OK, actually, he’s an engineering manager, but he’s totally … [Read more...]
How to Peel a Jicama
If you haven't tried jicama yet, you're missing out. Sweet and crisp and versatile, jicama is one heck of a go-to vegetable. It tastes great with almost any dip, adds a sassy crunch to otherwise ho-hum fruit salads, and can even be shredded into slaw or chopped into chutney for a cool … [Read more...]
What is Jicama? Juicy Root, Poison Peas
Would a yam bean by any other name taste as sweet? No matter what you call it—Mexican potato, chop suey yam, Juicy Root, poison-pea tuber—(okay, I made those last two up), jicama is a refreshing, crunchy veggie treat. Fleshy root of a plant that's a member of the pea family, jicama (pronounced … [Read more...]
Kale: Fun Facts on a Brassica Breakout
There's a lot more to this leafy green than meets the eye. For instance, what do kale, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, collard greens, kohlrabi, and cabbage all have in common? (Besides a tendency to smell a little funky when overcooked?)Go on, guess. I'll wait right here.If you said … [Read more...]
Beware the Butternut Squash: Treacherous, Delicious
I'm beginning to conclude that perhaps the delectable butternut squash does not want to be eaten.First, these squashes seem to come with their own built-in self-defense systems:If you grab said squashes by their stems, tiny talons will deploy, leaving itty-bitty squash-stem-sticker splinters in your … [Read more...]
Black-Eyed Peas and Homonyms
In the interest of securing good luck for 2011, I made a kicky black-eyed pea dip for my friend's Rose Bowl gathering. The dip went over well, and I'll be posting the recipe tomorrow (once I've had the chance to tweak it). Since I like to learn about what I'm eating these days, though, I did a … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.