Re: Broccolini and good produce

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your note about Broccolini. I'll have to look for it as both

Broccoli and Asparagus are favorite vegetables.

I live in Anacortes Washington. We have a wonderful farmer's market every

Saturday morning. It reminds me of markets I visited when in Switzerland;

very colorful and lots of wonderful, fresh vegetables, berries and fruits.

We are also blessed by having many local farm stands where the farmer's sell

their own produce.

I grew up in New Jersey and I know they have many of same type of farm

stands, at least, they used to. Guess that is where I learned my taste for

the freshest possible edibles I could get. Of course, the 1/2 acre my

grandfather and uncle used to plant each year and the many fruit trees on

the property didn't dissuade me from eating healthy either.

Darn the Food Pyramid!

Ruth

[Guest guest]

From the sound of it, sounds like a cross between broccoli and linguine

:-)). Should be named something like " broccoligus " - but I guess that

sounds like the name of a new microbe.

on 7/11/2003 11:23 AM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote:

> Found a new vegetable that's worth raving about, called " broccolini. " The

> lady at our farmer's market said it was a cross between broccoli and

> asparagus. It's taste is delicious, somewhat milder than either asparagus or

> broccoli, and the stem texture is also in-between (very edible.) It turns

> brilliant bright green when steamed. Really pretty!

[Guest guest]

Hello Ruth and CR ALL:

I too love a variety of veggies. Asparagus is one that is

extra special, and also inexpensive when in season. I have

heard that asparagus is unique among veggies because of

unique nutrients in it found nowhere else.

Old wives tale or truth? I do not know. I do know that if

I eat a lot at one sitting (tastes good, and different from

most other veggies), then my urine has a peculiar smell that

is distinctive. This leads me to believe that nutritional

benefits may be unique to this plant, and that consuming

occasionally might be wisdom.

-- Warren

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-----Original Message-----

From: Ruth [mailto:cccucc@...]

Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 9:25 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Broccolini and good produce

Thanks for your note about Broccolini. I'll have to look for it as both

Broccoli and Asparagus are favorite vegetables.

I live in Anacortes Washington. We have a wonderful farmer's market every

Saturday morning. It reminds me of markets I visited when in Switzerland;

very colorful and lots of wonderful, fresh vegetables, berries and fruits.

We are also blessed by having many local farm stands where the farmer's sell

their own produce.

I grew up in New Jersey and I know they have many of same type of farm

stands, at least, they used to. Guess that is where I learned my taste for

the freshest possible edibles I could get. Of course, the 1/2 acre my

grandfather and uncle used to plant each year and the many fruit trees on

the property didn't dissuade me from eating healthy either.

Darn the Food Pyramid!

Ruth

[Guest guest]

Warren, Ruth, et al, asparagus is one of those vegetables that can taste very good OR very bad, IMO. I enjoy the skinny little "baby" asparagi (asparaguses?) but the older, big stalks are too woody for me. (BLECH!) But I agree that asparagus is a nutrition miracle. Crossing it with broccoli HAS to be a powerhouse.

IMO, good TASTING produce isn't so easy to find in this country. (Someone from another country or planet can correct me if I'm wrong.) Our groceries have LOTS of produce, and it's PRETTY, but it tastes like styrofoam. Instead of blaming Mc's for our obesity problem, I suggest we blame ALBERTSON'S (Kroger, Publix, Wherever.)

Aside from our traveling farmer's markets, the produce at the so-called "wholesale" stores (i.e. Costco, Sam's Club) tastes better than regular groceries, I've found. All of the produce I've bought at Costco is great, and if you can work with the large quantities, it's priced realistically. Also, we have a few "whole food" markets around town that sell very nice produce, for a ridiculous price (and half a tank of gas because none of them are conveniently located!) The Asian markets are great, but that's a WHOLE tank of gas. And of course there's homegrown sprouts, which anyone can do. (Do you people reeeallly truly honestly like sprouts all that much? I enjoy them in small doses, but get easily bored with them.)

That's my rant. Your turn.

Hugs

Suz