veggies

When I work a lot, I tend to eat like crap. Part of it is that I tend to graze on the fly (we rarely take meal breaks in my line of work), part of it is that I'm surrounded by delicious snacky foods, part of it is that I'm friends with the kitchen staff and they often ask me to taste things and give my opinion...anyway I probably won't NOT be chubby anytime soon, and also I sometimes get to craving veggies to the point of distraction.
Today for lunch I had an artichoke (I'm the only one in the house who likes them), a bunch of roasted backyard kale, tomatoes with feta and lime basil, and the heel of a loaf of zucchini-carrot bread. My kids are veggie-fans, too (Big Child and I practically ended up arm-wrassling over the pan of roasted kale, it was so good and Little Child stole half my tomatoes).
I love our wacky little family.

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Comments

[winecat]

YUM, can I come to your house for lunch?

[dulcian]

Sounds delicious!! What temp do you like to roast the kale at, and for how long? My husband and I love hi-temp roasted Brussels sprouts (450F) and cauliflower (425F) with just a bit of olive oil and salt -- they come out all caramelized and yummy.

[MFA Mama]

I do the kale rinsed, patted dry, and tossed in EVOO with minced garlic, salt, pepper, and sesame seeds at 375 for fifteen minutes, turning and stirring at five-minute intervals. One of the guys at work makes roasted brussels sprouts that are TO DIE FOR. I've never tried roasted cauliflower though...hmm...

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