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 Romanesco
I'm embarrassed to admit that
I'm writing recipes for a gardening website, but I'm currently between
gardens. Unless you count the very sad looking thyme plant on my
fire escape - which is so dejected I like to pretend that it's my
neighbor's. I couldn't possibly mistreat a plant like that.
Instead, I joined a CSA (community
supported agriculture) so I can get the freshest produce possible until I
move out of the city and can garden again. Next June! It'll be
here before I know it. The tough part about having a CSA box come
every week, is that I have no choice about what I'm getting and have to
come up with some way to cook it all. But the good thing about
having a CSA box come every week, is that I have no choice about
what I'm getting and have to come up with some way to cook it all.
It's been four weeks, and I'm loving
it. My produce couldn't be fresher unless I picked it myself.
I'm forced to be creative and really quit cooking the same three or four
meals over and over again. And best of all, I'm exposed to a ton of
vegetables that I've never heard of or never would have tried in a million
years.
So along with the joys of Kale Chips
(my 18 month old eats them faster than I can bake them!), I've been
introduced to the alien vegetable: Romanesco. A relative of both
broccoli and cauliflower, it's amazing to look at, and even better to
eat. It tastes vaguely of cauliflower, but without as much of the
musty flavors.
Recipe Links:
Romanesco
Noodle Soup
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