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August 16, 2007
"You're A Vegetable Whisperer"
That's what MR said yesterday as he ate his dinner of funky fun farmers' market veggies. I was explaining how I just listen to the veggies and they tell me how they want to be prepared.
The beautiful little yellow tomatoes, for instance, wanted to be turned into a bruchetta-like dish, so I sliced them and sat them down on some steamed eggplant rounds. Then I topped them with nonfat mozzarella, capers, a little garlic powder, a dash of red wine vinegar, basil, oregano, and after microwaving to melt the cheese, I added flax oil to their tops and little puffs of nonfat ricotta. Kinda like the bruchetta they make at the Italian restaurant across the street, but on eggplant instead of bread.
The funny squash that I bought that looked a bit like a child's spinning top wanted to be a bit spicier, so I coated it with a bit of Whole Foods hot sauce, then topped with eggwhites, a dash of chili powder, and after heating, topped with big slices of avocado.
I try to get out of the stew-like dish rut as much as possible, as it's easy to fall into the habit of putting all the veggies in a pot with their protein and the fat source and the spices and serving that every night. So pizza-like dishes, or dishes where the individual items can be picked up and eaten like crackers with toppings, are good.
I just love the Allentown Farmers' Market this time of year. So many fascinating veggies to play with. All varieties of eggplants and squash this time, including a giant purple and white eggplant that I can't wait to break into. Also some green zucchinis that are very light green and shaped like little balls, almost like Christmas tree balls. Weird!
Tonight I'll be making dinner for MR but leaving it for him as I have contract negotiations on the older of the twin campaigns,the one in Philly, and they'll go late. Probably won't get home until about 9 or 10, so I'm messing with my CRON-O-Meter now trying to figure out what I can take for dinner that will both hit my nutritional bases and be portable. I love playing with CRON-O-Meter, now that I've gotten used to the transition from DWIDP. I never played video games, but I think that CRON-O-Meter is my Tetris. It's just fun to mess around with. I'd do it much more if I didn't have a job! But speaking of job... I doubt that we're going to end up ordering any food, and I don't want to be without something to eat. I may just take something small and eat a real dinner when I get home. In winter it's easier cause you can leave cold food in the car and the atmosphere refridgerates it, but not so this time of year. In winter I'd just take a bunch of cottage cheese packs and some nuts and fruit and have good food and then some to share. Maybe I'll bring a big bag of apples and oranges along in case I'm not the only one getting hungry.
I am thinking I should just give the twins blog names so I can refer to them quickly and easily. I'll be going back and forth between the two as we negotiate the contracts. Let me see if I can come up with something appropriate.
Posted by april at August 16, 2007 5:53 AM