Lets talk produce. I love veggies, they are great and I try to use them often in my kitchen. Fortunately, I am a fan of just about every vegetable so lucky for me, I just buy what is on sale. I mean it's hard to beat butternut squash or a fresh bell pepper. Let's just be honest, fresh veggies beat the baling wire out of canned veggies. I am so thankful for conventional row crop farmers who provide us with so many yummy things to eat. For those of you who are organic fans I have a challenge.... Now I am not bashing the marketing strategy used to impliment the organic craze, becuase spending less money to produce lower quality produce is pretty genious, however, I want all of you organic lovers do yourself a favor. Try this test I promise you will like the result. Budgets are tight, so for one month buy only conventional produce. Stay away from the high dollar organic shelves and buy some great produce farmed by families in America just like yours. Near the end of this trial period when you are enjoying a much more flavorful tomatoe, that you probably paid $3 less a pound for, and you realize that your children still have the normal number of extremities and only have two eyeballs, you will thank me, I promise. You may not even ever go back to organic. Not only will you be enjoying better tasting produce and loving the money you will save, you will be able to enjoy a wider variety of produce. Just try it, I promise....
Speaking of trying new things, have you ever wandered through the produce isle and found some things you never have tried. I too have been there, I promise! Let's talk about the big purple monster, that big yummy egg plant you have been afraid of for years. My Pappa grew tons of egg plant in the garden, but still I too was a long time skeptic. Only in recent years have I found a love for egg plant. I want you to try this next time egg plant is on mega sale at the market....
Slice the egg plant thin and fry it in canola oil or even better, salted butter. I promise that most things are amazing in salted butter. While this is sauteeing in the butter season with a little garlic pepper! Serve as a side, or my personal favorite.... on a juicy hamburger, with pepper jack cheese and a couple slices of that sauteed egg plant. For carb avoiders like me leave the bun out of the situation and you will have a totally yummy guilt free burger! Enjoy....
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