Saturday, January 15, 2011

What's a Rutabaga look like?


Rutabaga
Originally uploaded by ianqui
My Mom emailed me..."Rutabaga? Celeriac? Turnip? What do they even look like?" Great question..since I didn't even know they existed before we joined a CSA ( community supported farm).

Our farm (Vermont Valley) introduced us to all sorts of funky vegetables and ( luckily) recipes so we had some idea of what to do with them.

This time of year...if you want to eat local...it is root crops are us.

The other action we are working on is our commitment to eat more plant...specifically more beans and grains. Most of our protein still comes from cheese and eggs and we'd like to diversify. This week we are making dal ( an Indian lentil stew that both mark and I love....I'll let you know what the boys say)


Interested in the what the other veggies look like?
Celeraic
celeriac
Flickr photo: ispy/1950484255
Turnips
Turnips are nutritious (high in fiber and vitamins) and versatile (they can be eaten raw, sliced for salads, or mashed like potatoes), but are still shunned by many vegetable lovers. 5px
Flickr photo:7bikeframesweldedtogether

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

oh my gosh thank u so much this helped me so much i'm starting a rutabaga fan club hmu if u wanna join rutabaga_rox@rutabaga.com