Diets and Recipes - vegetables

Ways for Carrots to Accompany a Meal - Slashfood Ate (8)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:20 +0000

Filed under: Vegetables , Slashfood Ate , Vegetarian/Vegan , Winter During the winter, carrots are one of the few vegetables still being sold in large quantities. They are often planted in early spring, mature in early autumn, and are stored for winter consumption. They're a sweet and tasty source of vitamin A, and they're high in fiber.

Space-saving tomato garden

Mon, 22 May 2006 10:03:25 +0000

Filed under: Farming , Vegetables , Food Gadgets With the start of tomato season upon us, more and more recipes that rely on the delicious taste of a freshly-picked tomato are appearing on food blogs and in newspaper articles. For anyone who likes to cook (or eat) and doesn't have room for a garden, it can be a somewhat depressing time, since tomatoes will not be at hand quite as much as they could be. Unfortunately, the lack of a green thumb is not the only thing that prevents people from gardening. Apartment and condo dwellers miss out, too. This Upside-Down Tomato Garden from Hammacher Schlemmer can solve both problems. Not only does it allow tomatoes to grow easily and without risk of rotting while resting on moist, shaded earth under the vine, but it can fit almost anywhere - provided that there is enough sunlight to grow the tomatoes. It's a fantastic option for anyone with a sunny apartment, a condo with a small balcony, or if you don't have the room or motivation to maintain a full garden in your yard. The tomatoes grown will be as juicy and fresh as you could hope for. As an added bonus, the top of the "garden" can be used for herbs or other small plants. Basil would be a good idea if you like Italian cooking, but cilantro would be a great choice for salsa fans.

Eating the globe... globe artichoke, that is

Mon, 15 May 2006 09:02:07 +0000

Filed under: Vegetarian , Vegan , Vegetables , Steaming , How To Sarah posted that she was surprised to see such large globe artichokes when she was out shopping, but as an artichoke fan, I have been enjoying these for some time. They are significantly larger than your average 'choke - that is my chef's knife in the photo below for a size comparison - and they are so satisfying that they can actually serve as a light meal. The only downside is that you have to dedicate a whole, large pot to steaming one, so it's best to either only prepare one at a time as an appetizer for a group or a snack for yourself.

Biggest artichoke I've ever seen

Sat, 13 May 2006 19:59:31 +0000

Filed under: West Coast , Vegetarian , Vegan , Vegetables , Food Oddities , America

Ingredient Spotlight: Rhubarb

Sat, 13 May 2006 18:32:30 +0000

Filed under: Vegetables , Fruit Rhubarb is a stalk vegetable that is usually eaten as a fruit. In appearance, rhubarb very closely resembles celery and ranges in color from a light pinkish green to a deep, brilliant fuchsia. The plant is actually a member of the buckwheat family and only the stalks are edible, since the leaves contain a fairly high amount of oxalic acid, a compound which can be lethal (though you would have to eat quite a bit to reach that dose). In small amounts, oxalic acid inhibits calcium absorption and can detract from the nutritional value of foods.

Eat local? No thanks, say some

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:04:24 +0000

Filed under: Farming , Trends , On the Blogs , America There is a movement gaining popularity that concerns the way we eat. Some say that we should focus on organics, but this movement says that isn't quite enough. They think that people should eat locally produced and grown products . Exclusively, if possible. Some of the biggest proponents of this movement, the Locavores , are based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Slashfood Ate (8): Best foods you can eat

Mon, 08 May 2006 09:02:25 +0000

Filed under: Grains , Vegetables , Dairy , Nuts/seeds , Chocolate , Lists , Sugar

Food costumes

Tue, 02 May 2006 13:04:51 +0000

Filed under: Food Oddities , Stores & Shopping I know, Halloween is still months and months away. But perhaps you have an office party coming up, or, even better, you want to make a special appearance at your teenage son or daughter's birthday celebration. Wouldn't your friends and family be thrilled to be associated with you when you showed up dressed like a BLT (and with that mustache no less?)? Marylen Costumes has an absurd variety of food-themed full-body costumes and even more fruit and vegetable costumes. A quick browse through their galleries turned up nearly half a dozen different pickle outfits. I think you probably would have had to give me a few guesses to figure out that this was a cotton candy suit, though. Permalink Email this Linking Blogs Comments

New tiger tomato debuts

Mon, 01 May 2006 18:47:53 +0000

Filed under: British Isles , Vegetables , Fruit , Stores & Shopping , New Products The tiger tomato has just made its formal debut at Marks & Spencer stores in Britain. The tomatoes are small, about the size of cherry tomatoes, but have dark red flesh accented with green stripes. Apparently, there is a growing demand for "novelty produce" to the point where farmers in the Isle of Wight are frantically working to develop new types of tomatoes. One of the next to hit the shelves will be the "strawmato," said to be very sweet and designed to pair with melted chocolate. I can't honestly say that I like the idea of a tomato dipped in melted chocolate, no matter how sweet it is. I do, however, understand the desire for new and more unusual forms of produce. Isn't that why heirloom tomatoes and other less conventional fruits and veggies are popular? In fact, these tiger tomatoes sound like dwarf versions of the red zebra tomatoes , but perhaps more brightly colored.

"Flexitarian" is so 2003

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:59:44 +0000

Filed under: Vegetarian , Vegan , Vegetables It was a term that was coined several years ago, but I haven't heard it being used recently. " Flexitarian " refers to a person who wants to eat vegetarian, but will occasionally eat meat. In 2003, the term was voted most useful by the American Dialect Society.

Biobags keep produce fresher

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:28:27 +0000

Filed under: Stores & Shopping Biobags are storage bags made from completely natural and biodegradable materials. Although they resemble plastic bags, they are made from cornstarch - and even the corn is certified as non-GMO. The material used to make them is actually a "bioplastic" called Mater-Bi , which is made by an Italian company that specializes in finding alternatives to petroleum-based plastics.

365 days of veggies

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:04:46 +0000

Filed under: Vegetables , On the Blogs , Food Quest The blog A Veggie Venture was founded on the principle that a vegetable could be eaten in a different way each day of the year. Actually, it started as a month long project and got stretched out due to its own success. It is written by Alanna Kellogg , a food writer who authors the popular Kitchen Parade newspaper column, which was started almost 50 years ago by her mother, as well as writing the Kitchen Parade food blog . This week marked the 365th post in on A Veggie Venture, meaning that Alanna was successful in her goal. Not only did she prepare a vegetable in a new way every day by including them in everything from soups to pancakes , but she provided a great source of veggie recipes. The carrot cookies pictured here are the 365th recipe . Here's to another year of veggie ventures! Read Permalink Email this Linking Blogs Comments

Cooking Live with Slashfood: Spinach and Feta Fritatta

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:00:04 +0000

Filed under: Lunch , Breakfast , Hors D'oeuvres , Food Porn , Vegetables , Dairy , Recipes , Baking , How To , Eggs , Comfort Food , Cooking Live with Slashfood , Garden Party

UC Berkeley offers organic salad bar

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:03:12 +0000

Filed under: West Coast , Organic , Vegetables , Trends , America The University of California, Berkeley just became the first US college to offer students food from an organic certified kitchen . The kitchen at the relatively new Crossroads dining commons was approved by the California Certified Organic Farmers, a trade organization that issues certificates to state and local restaurants and businesses based on their compliance of the USDA National Organic Program.

Spring Cleaning: How to dress up dry, packaged mixes

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:39:44 +0000

Filed under: Dinner , Grains , Vegetables , How To , Spring Cleaning There are lots of packaged mixes at the store that can make cooking a meal for your family fast and easy after a long day at work. Generally speaking, these mixes are grains with spices and sometimes vegetables and include favorite brands include Rice-A-Roni and Zatarains . Hamburger Helper operates along similar lines, but calls for the addition of meat. These options are already a cut above precooked frozen foods, but there is still something commercial about them. Many new gourmet mixes, with fresher vegetables, original spice combinations and unusual grains are coming out, like the Trader Joe's Spelt with Red and Green Peppers mix pictured here, which make for a lovely change on the dinner table.