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phthalombrageYesterday I got a box of seasonal vegetables (the first of many) which, to my surprise and delight, included seasonal fruits as well.
The strawberries, however, were starting to be soft.
Last night my snake game was due. After hours and hours of work, and another entire evening with chris trying to fix the hasNext() function of the iterator over the hashSet I wrote... it got done! I was so happy. Seriously happy. I didn't get to that point without crying and feeling like a shit for taking so long and still not getting it right, though. But... the point. After my emo break, we ate a big bowl of strawberries and blueberries. And it was like America. The strawberries so red, the blueberries... sort of blue? but juicy and fresh and local and summertime. It was most excellent. And prevented me from eating huge bowls of fruit by myself. I suppose it's better than ice cream?
The dinner we made (mostly chris made, this time) contained tomatoes and an onion from my vegetable subscription. I am picky about tomatoes due to their squishy, watery texture, so I was glad to be able to offer them up for cooking into mexican rice (also included canned black beans and corn. sprinkled with cheese it was delicious). I also tried to pawn off the cucumber I got on his apartment since its texture is simply. not. palatable. to me.
Part of the fun of the box was this... bizarre green thing. What the fuck is this bulbous deformed vegetable? A mistake? Is this even edible by humans? I asked the internet, and after some probing, discovered it to be what wikipedia describes as "a Sputnik-shaped vegetable", often a component of South Indian cuisine, kohlrabi. Sweet. Now I'm have to figure out something to do with that.
Today's lunch aimed to use some of the supply of slightly wilted red-leaf lettuce and strawberries. But I had just eaten all my walnuts, and the only cheeses in reach were shredded cheddar and parmesan. So I used these cheeses anyway, put in cashews, mostly for texture, and tried to think of other things to include. I remembered I had two kiwis I intended to bring to work but woke up too late to peel and slice. So I did that and threw one into the salad. The last, and probably strangest, addition to my salad was some vidalia onion I boiled for a little while, then sautéed in olive oil with brown sugar, cinnamon, and a touch of nutmeg in order to make it taste less potently oniony and more sweet. The moisture from the fruit was sufficient as a dressing. This strange mélange was pretty good, actually, although it might have liked to be refrigerated instead of hanging out in my backpack, and different nuts and cheeses might go better. Maybe I am just a weirdo.
The best part is, I should be getting a box every week now. yay!
Oh yeah, and it's going to be a long weekend of coding.
The strawberries, however, were starting to be soft.
Last night my snake game was due. After hours and hours of work, and another entire evening with chris trying to fix the hasNext() function of the iterator over the hashSet I wrote... it got done! I was so happy. Seriously happy. I didn't get to that point without crying and feeling like a shit for taking so long and still not getting it right, though. But... the point. After my emo break, we ate a big bowl of strawberries and blueberries. And it was like America. The strawberries so red, the blueberries... sort of blue? but juicy and fresh and local and summertime. It was most excellent. And prevented me from eating huge bowls of fruit by myself. I suppose it's better than ice cream?
The dinner we made (mostly chris made, this time) contained tomatoes and an onion from my vegetable subscription. I am picky about tomatoes due to their squishy, watery texture, so I was glad to be able to offer them up for cooking into mexican rice (also included canned black beans and corn. sprinkled with cheese it was delicious). I also tried to pawn off the cucumber I got on his apartment since its texture is simply. not. palatable. to me.
Part of the fun of the box was this... bizarre green thing. What the fuck is this bulbous deformed vegetable? A mistake? Is this even edible by humans? I asked the internet, and after some probing, discovered it to be what wikipedia describes as "a Sputnik-shaped vegetable", often a component of South Indian cuisine, kohlrabi. Sweet. Now I'm have to figure out something to do with that.
Today's lunch aimed to use some of the supply of slightly wilted red-leaf lettuce and strawberries. But I had just eaten all my walnuts, and the only cheeses in reach were shredded cheddar and parmesan. So I used these cheeses anyway, put in cashews, mostly for texture, and tried to think of other things to include. I remembered I had two kiwis I intended to bring to work but woke up too late to peel and slice. So I did that and threw one into the salad. The last, and probably strangest, addition to my salad was some vidalia onion I boiled for a little while, then sautéed in olive oil with brown sugar, cinnamon, and a touch of nutmeg in order to make it taste less potently oniony and more sweet. The moisture from the fruit was sufficient as a dressing. This strange mélange was pretty good, actually, although it might have liked to be refrigerated instead of hanging out in my backpack, and different nuts and cheeses might go better. Maybe I am just a weirdo.
The best part is, I should be getting a box every week now. yay!
Oh yeah, and it's going to be a long weekend of coding.
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Date: 2008-07-11 07:17 pm (UTC)A common suggestion is to cook it in a white sauce. Apparently this is popular.
My former officemate loves kohlrabi, and says it's somewhat bitter, but not as bitter as kale or collard greens. She just steams it (but for a long time because it's kinda tough), and then puts butter and parmesan cheese on it.
Hope that helps!