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Today is pretty chilly, so we’re making turnip soup. Photo and recipe courtesy Quinciple. Turnips are part of the super-potent cruciferous vegetables* group, from which we try to eat daily. There’s more about the family below. We’ve enjoyed mashed, purée, roasted and stir-fried turnips, and we’ve fried and baked them in the manner of…
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A head of fennel. The white portion is the bulb, the feathery green tops/stems are the fronds. Photo courtesy Valerie Confections. We’ve always loved fennel in a salad (like cucumber salad or this Orange-Fennel Salad) or on a crudité plate. But we never thought to pickle it until we saw this recipe from Quinciple,…
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Homemade almond milk. Photo courtesy Juice Queen. Here’s a fun project for the weekend: homemade almond milk. All you need are almonds, water, cheesecloth and a jar. Almond milk is a dairy-free milk alternative, favored by the lactose-intolerant, vegans, raw foodists and as a kosher (pareve) milk alternative. Others simply like the creaminess and…
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Many people don’t like broccoli stems, as proven by the bags of florets-only in the produce section. But while the texture is different, the stems are just as tasty, with just as much nutrition and cruciferous antioxidants. If, for whatever reason, you don’t cook them along with the florets, put them to another use. Cook…
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We really appreciate mushrooms. They’re what we call a “bonus” food: extremely low in calories and a versatile ingredient in cooked foods from omelets to rice pilaf to meat loaf to sauces. They’re also delicious raw. Our marinated mushroom salad is very popular (recipe
