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Veggie Chic

July 27th, 2007

Market day! The only shopping day I need

Yes, I rushed home from the farmers market, artfully arranged my purchases on the table, and photographed them before shoving them into my tiny fridge. Yes, I know I’m weird. But aren’t they beautiful?
I’m still sticking with my shopping challenge: only purchasing fresh fruits and veggies, tofu, and soy milk. I’ve been at it since […]

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July 10th, 2007

Rainbow chard

Is this stuff not gorgeous? I love the vibrant-colored stalks of Swiss chard on display at my local farmers market these days. Beautiful!
They taste just like their plain old white and green counterparts, which is to say, not bad. Plus leafy greens are super healthy for you, no matter the color of the stalk.
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June 26th, 2007

Do green beans have to be green?

I found these beans at the farmers market last week. They look like green beans, smell like green beans, and taste like green beans, but they’re purple. So I guess that makes them… purple beans?
Inside they were green, and the outside color faded from brilliant purple to kind of a greenish-purple while they were steaming. […]

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June 22nd, 2007

They come in yellow, too

Big at the farmers’ market this week are these yellow zucchini. They look ordinary enough, but I’m not sure I’d ever had them before now. The insides are yellow, too, and the taste was quite similar to that of green zucchini.
The same day I also picked up some zucchini flowers, a favorite from my childhood […]

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May 16th, 2007

Radishes of Unusual Size

We found these at the farmers market the other day. At first glance we thought they were beets, which seemed to be a common mistake. They weren’t selling well - apparently people just aren’t into giant radishes - and we actually ended up taking home a couple for free.
The radishes had a very strong flavor […]

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