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Low maintenance vegetable eating

Salamandrous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:12:27 -0800

What's the laziest way to eat enough vegetables? Preferably also at the nexus of tasty/palatable and cheap. Easy includes not having to worry about wilting, minimal preparation (washing, chopping, etc) and clean up, maximum portability. I like vegetables and am happy to eat them in almost any form when the prep and clean up are taken care of for me, but I have no patience for preparing them.

I'm happy to spend some money on this but not too much.

Would 3 cans of v8 a day really do it? What about the spinach potato dish on rice from the Pakistani take-out place near work - how much spinach is enough vegetables for the day? Is spinach more efficient than okra? Or a shake/smoothie that I can buy (ie not prepare for myself) - what would give me enough for a day when I'm otherwise not eating anything green or greenish? (There's a place near me that sells these, what combination/density of veggies is best?) How far would a can of peas at work every day get me? Other suggestions? I know I can buy a can of spinach/collard greens/turnip greens, but that by itself is not super fun for me to eat. (Peas with salt are fine).

No cooking is ideal, but I do have a microwave at work and am on decent terms with my toaster oven at home. I'd rather have ways to do one big vegetable consumption activity per day, even as its own whole meal, instead of having to do side dishes with meals.

Thank you!

No, not the band.

Asparagirl — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:59:58 -0800

Vegetable gardener living in SoCal (zone 9) wants to try growing black-eyed peas (cowpeas) in big raised beds in the backyard this summer. Problem: being Yankee-born and raised, I have never grown, eaten, nor even seen black-eyed peas before, on the vine or off. Suggestions for backyard-worthy varieties, gardening tips, companion planting possibilities, and authentic recipes desired.

Pressure canning help?

peeedro — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:16:42 -0800

Pressure canning recipes and technique? I have more beans and cucumbers than I know what to do with, and I'll have an avalanche of tomatoes shortly. Can anyone point to recipes and techniques to preserve these veggies with a pressure canner.

I have the canner, jars and lids but not much of a clue beyond that. I'm looking for advice on the web or in print.

As a bonus, I will make kool-aid pickles for whoever can help me turn cucumbers into pickles.

I wanna (healthier?) eastah egg!

dancinglamb — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:12:19 -0800

What's on the dinner table at your Polish Easter celebration? All of my Polish relatives have passed on, so I don't have anybody to ask what traditional stuff they served at Easter. In the past I've done pierogies with onion and bacon, ham, kielbasa, mashed potatoes, golabki, hard boiled eggs, babka, chrusciki, the Butter Lamb... You know, the good artery-clogging basics.

I'm thinking I need to, ummm, add something with a little more nutritional value. I've been Googling but it seems that the only other thing remotely involving veggies is the buraczki or chrzan.

The bottom line: are there Polish veggie recipes? And can you point me in that direction? Thanks!

Eating for ate.

Kickstart70 — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:31:03 -0800

What can/will my newly-pregnant, incredibly-picky, wife eat? (there are complications to this question) She won't eat eggs that are in any way detectable (texture or flavour...in a cake would be fine, for example). She won't eat tomatoes. She won't eat onion or garlic if it's detectable. Given the choice, she'd exist without eating green veggies or fruit in any way...there are very few fruits she will eat.

She's not allowed deli meat, things rich in Vitamin A (liver, orange cauliflower, etc), seafood, soft cheeses, pate's or meat spreads...

SO, we need to create a meal plan of some sort with meals that she can eat that she'll enjoy and will be safe for her and the baby, and that she won't get too tired of. She tends to eat pretty crappy in general, and I have to nag her about veggies. Ideally, the meals would be simple and quick to prepare, because time is always at a premium for us (I work a >fulltime job and have side projects that I am trying to build up to supplement our income, she works fulltime right now, but I don't know how long that will last).

If we're eating the same meal, I can't eat dairy products.

Help?