Comments on: Organic Winter Vegetables

By: best colon cleanser

best colon cleanser — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:50:49 +0000

Your idea of just buying the best vegetables without knowing exactly what they are is encouraging to me.

We get so locked into what is or isn’t good without learning to explore a bit.

I love beets when stewed. Try adding a little honey to diminish the bitter ones though.

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By: Di the Colon Cleanse Geek

Di the Colon Cleanse Geek — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:46:49 +0000

Beets taste great roasted with rosemary and extra virgin olive oil. Wish I could have been behind you in the check out line we love kohlrabi and usually eat it raw but its great stewed as well:-))

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:29:48 +0000

A little late, but I love to make mashed potatoes with mashed celery root and rutabega mixed in.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:32:57 +0000

Ok, I just read your comment about juicing with the beets. It’s really very good in juice, if you don’t over due it, which is easy to do, because beets tend to overpower, don’t they? I used to work at a juice bar, and I would recommend juicing about 4 carrots, 1/4 beet and 1/4 – 1/2 lemon. A carrot, beet, lemon blend is one of my favorites.

xoxo
Amy

P.S. Try carrot, apple and ginger if you haven’t already. :-)

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:31:00 +0000

You really should just jump in and try beets! They are a very tasty, dynamic vegetable. I don’t know what “earthy” flavor dianne is talking about, maybe she didn’t peel them. Beets are actually one of the sweetest vegetables available, good roasted, curried, boiled, even in pasta!

By: textual bulldog

textual bulldog — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:13:00 +0000

veganyumyum, i second (or millionth) everyone’s comments about how beautiful your blog is. i found it a little while ago and had bookmarked it for when i could come back and really explore… so educational! inspiring! so everything! …and speaking of being inspired, you (and all these commenters) are inspiring me to tackle my own fear of winter veggies… kohlrabi and rutabega here i come!

By: corrie

corrie — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:30:00 +0000

I just learned what kohlrabi was this fall. I agree, it does taste good raw.

Also, mashed rutabaga is one of my husband’s favorite sides, and I’ve got to say it is pretty tastey. They take longer than potatoes to soften up, but otherwise it’s pretty much the same deal.

By: Lolo (VeganYumYum)

Lolo (VeganYumYum) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:48:00 +0000

vegyogini – Thanks! I think that’s what I’ll do with the turnips!! Sound delicious, but then again, I’m a sucker for maple syrup.

springsandwells – That’s the rough plan I had for the veggies – we must be on the same wavelength. I definitely want to try the kohlrabi raw, but I’m debating between a soup and a vegan remoulade for the celery root.

June – Yay for delurking! Thanks for the kind words. :)

By: June

June — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:57:00 +0000

Delurking to say that I really enjoyed your story and fwded the link to my mom – we have both done similar things at the grocery! LOL.

By: springsandwells

springsandwells — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:31:00 +0000

Yummy!
I totally love your blog! Your pictures are so beautiful, and I love reading all your different posts.

Have fun with the veggies… I’ve made some nice soups with celery root, great roasted veggies with rutabega and potatoes, and I like kohlrabi raw with dip or in salad.