Nov 04 2008
Lift Me Out of This Rut!
When I was a child, I remember my mother preparing canned vegetables for dinner. As was apparently the common practice in the kitchen during my mother’s day, in the sixties and seventies, canned vegetables were opened anywhere from two hours to five hours before dinner was actually to take place and boiled to death until every last nutrient evaporated into thin air.
As a result, my early love of vegetables was lackluster, to say the least. I was pretty much limited to peas, corn and green beans. An occasional carrot might round out the selections if I was lucky.
I have long since grown up and outgrown the limitations of my childhood palate. I much prefer fresh vegetables, steamed al dente, and the variety has grown exponentially - Most of the time.
Every now and then I find myself staring into my pantry, eye-balling a few choice cans of vegetables and seeing the old stand-bys - yep, peas, corn and green beans. Tonight I rummaged around long enough to find a can of lima beans - Yee Ha!
And so, tomorrow it will be back to the produce department of my local grocery store. This 50+ body needs some good wholesome greens with a substantial serving of fiber. I’m done with the canned vegetables, at least until the next time I grab them in a pinch.
Tomorrow - it’s Kale!
What is your favorite vegetable? It would be especially interesting to hear how you repair them. Let me know via e-mail and I’ll share your version of jicama with the world.
