Re: RE: Being able to indentify Vegetables

November 29, 2003

In a message dated 11/29/2003 9:39:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Penelope@... writes:

> Mostly Mc's, Pizza and TV dinners growing up.

>

Regina,

I think that is my SIL's situation too. I have not seen such a fast food

culture in a household before. It was a once in a while thing in our home and

in my parents' home. Kim O

November 30, 2003

Regina, I don't know what's worse: not having ever seen a broccoli or

cauliflower before, or only having seem them prepared as I had: egged, breaded

and then fried. I guess it's the Napolitan version of tempura! LOL! We had

fried eggplant too of course, often made even more sinful after frying by then

making it either parmesan or rollentine. Zucchini was made same way. I

think the only thing that saved us from being 600 lb children was when we had

plain old mashed taters & canned peas & carrots! We also would see escarole &

beans and broccolirabe, but those were a little bitter and appealed more to

adult tastebuds and so we wouldn't eat them. Today, don't get between me and

a dish of sauteed broccolirabe garlic & olive oil. Italian soul food!

I have a very simple decent recipe to approximate that fried cauliflower, if

anyone wants it.

Lucille

In a message dated 11/30/2003 9:04:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,

>

> Kim I am not too surprised about your SIL and his lack of acquaintence

> with

> various veggies. I think this is true for more people than you would

> suspect.

> =========================================

> I was 25 1/2 when Tim and I got married. One day he came back to our

> apartment with a head of broccolli and cauliflower. I had no idea what

> they were or what one did with them. Any veggies that I had up to that

> point were from a can or frozen and were a very rare thing on our dining

> room table. Mostly Mc's, Pizza and TV dinners growing up.

>

> Regina

>

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