tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post719658179981031076..comments2010-12-16T19:51:32.368-06:00Comments on The Vegetable of the Month Club: Vegetables UniteEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15496929035938207992noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post-13702747380217900662010-08-11T08:08:51.553-05:002010-08-11T08:08:51.553-05:00Howl!
Just say yes to garlicscapes - they're ...Howl!<br /><br />Just say yes to garlicscapes - they're adorable.<br /><br />Oh, ha. Perhaps I got rid of that cookbook too quickly...it was not working for me. But basil cheesecake would work for me...that'd be nice if you'd post it.Rachel Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post-48400309036486117652010-08-10T21:54:47.116-05:002010-08-10T21:54:47.116-05:00Oh, man, yeah. Even after the whole my-car-won'...Oh, man, yeah. Even after the whole my-car-won't-stop-accelerating scare, my gut says Japanese. There are also a lot of typos in all of these posts and comments. What is my day-job, again? Right. Well. I guess you can't be perfect all of the time.<br /><br />Good luck with the respiratory illness. Maybe you should stock up on Mucinex? I have a coupon if you are interested, although the generic brand is still less expensive.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602188941386674547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post-89842773626020450372010-08-10T21:44:19.534-05:002010-08-10T21:44:19.534-05:00I am seriously gasping with laughter. It's you...I am seriously gasping with laughter. It's your fault if these comments cause me to contract a dire respiratory illness. I just wanted to say that I understand the primeval impulse to use the phrase "the Cadillac of..." I find it particularly interesting because Cadillacs do not connote the same sense of impressiveness here in 2010 that they did even 10 or 15 years ago. I don't know why this is exactly, but today a Cadillac seems to mean not the pinnacle of luxury, but the pinnacle of excess, and possibly excess that will break faster than if you had just followed your gut and bought Japanese. Which is why your comment is especially insightful--"don't buy anything worse, but you might find something better."Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646494808627521078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post-30345474241371285502010-08-10T21:36:07.192-05:002010-08-10T21:36:07.192-05:00I realized after I posted that last comment that t...I realized after I posted that last comment that the Tamari/Cadillac comparison works for me not at all, as I currently drive an old Toyota Camry that needs to be taken to the shop. I'm pretty tired, and this entire comment was probably, subconsciously, inspired by my inability to hold back the urge to use the phrase, "the Cadillac of..." to describe something, ANYTHING. I'm too tired to resist this primeval impulse.<br /><br />And actually, I realize that my parents have owned both a Prius and a Cadillac, which makes me feel unoriginal. Next month I will, perhaps, write about food that connotes the '88 Pontiac Bonneville that once broke down on a mountain pass, forcing our family to spend an entire three-day weekend camping in a trailer park Osburn, ID. Redemption portion of this my-middle-class-childhood-was-actually-sometimes-sad-and-boring story: this misfortune enabled us to sit around and read without my Dad pestering us about not being "active." Also, we we able to a taxi to a Gondola ride not dissimilar from the ride in Breckenridge. I think it may also have been free, but I do not recall a Super Slide option.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602188941386674547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post-12567990462740423242010-08-10T21:07:09.552-05:002010-08-10T21:07:09.552-05:00Annie, I'm happy to make some associations for...Annie, I'm happy to make some associations for you. Let's go with car metaphors. I can't think of anything less earthy and I'm feeling pretty irreverent.<br /><br />Quinoa is like the Prius of grains: popular, good for you, and related to greens. It's a pretty complete protein and cooks faster than rice! And if you shop at Whole Foods you probably have purchased Quinoa. I got into it because my Mom was allergic to Wheat and Corn and so I've been forced to explore a lot of alternative grains.<br /><br />Tamari. Tamari is the Cadillac of Soy Sauce. It's stronger than your average variety. Don't buy anything worse, but you might find something better. <br /><br />Garlic Scapes are like the Saturn electric car of the nineties. You'll have to watch "Who killed the Electric Car?" Anyway, they are really great, but not publicized nearly enough, perhaps even hidden from general consciousness for a while, but making a come-back. This metaphor is really breaking down, but let me just say that they are a hybrid (haha, hybrid!) between garlic and green onions. In reality, they are the first green stalk of the garlic plant, before it is harvested for the bulb. Delicious!<br /><br />Rachel, I will post the cheesecake recipe. Although you can find it in the "The Real Dirt on Vegetables" cook book.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602188941386674547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post-50342209310382041852010-08-09T20:53:00.502-05:002010-08-09T20:53:00.502-05:00I would be thrilled if The Vegetable of the Month ...I would be thrilled if The Vegetable of the Month Club Summit turned into an annual event. But in the meantime, I need some definitions: quinoa, tamari, garlic scapes. Is a garlicscape similar to a landscape? And yes, my harvesting was exuberant, but the main reason for this is that I ate all of Katy and Ryan's cherry tomatoes. Sorry guys. They were to die for.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646494808627521078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458612580385654926.post-25150204616162122802010-08-09T19:26:33.789-05:002010-08-09T19:26:33.789-05:00Basil cheesecake? Do tell...Basil cheesecake? Do tell...Rachel Mnoreply@blogger.com