Ideas? Suggestions?

[silverthorne]

So, okay

Suggestions for:

Green, leafy veggies (or any veggies, really), for me to eat/add to my diet?

How to celebrate my birthday next Sunday? (must be budgeted and plan on a solo activity)

Should I sleep some more, or build my other bookshelf?

Save up for an iPod or a 360?

Cake or Death? (Or however that goes).

The Eagles or Queen?

Have at, guys.

Comments

[cluegirl.livejournal.com]

Okay, spinach is a gimmie, especially since you can buy it FRESH in the veggie isle now. Steamed, either on stovetop, or in the microwave, with just a little bit of vinegar, they're top notch yummy. For awhile, Dominus and I were putting raw spinach on sammiches in place of lettuce.

Also though, fresh beet greens are amazingly good for you, and they taste delicious! Just pick up a bunch of raw beets in the green section of the grocery. Cut the tubers off, scrub them and bake them like you would a potato, but take the well-washed greens, and chop them roughly -- about like you would salad lettuce. Then take a pan (with a lid!) large enough to hold them, saute them briefly in a little bit of olive oil and salt, toss in a tiny bit of water or broth -- a quarter cup or less -- and get that lid on quick. Stay close by, so you can stir every few minutes, and in five or less, those greens will turn tender and amazing! I like to finish them with balsamic vinaigrette. Also, they cook WAY down, so a huge mound of leaves will make a little less than a serving.

Any green leafy can be cooked like this -- kale, chard, bok choi, cabbage, etc. But I like beet greens best.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Yep, spinach is definitely a gimme. I don't have any fresh ATM, but I do have a couple of cans. Not as good, but still. ^^
OOhhhhh, I did not know you could do that for beet greens. I will have to try. And the bonus is that I like beets as well, so there will be no waste there.

Of course, you've just managed to remind me that I haven't had turnips in eight years either...and I miss me turnips...

I have a feeling there will be raiding of the veggie aisle very soon. ^^ Thank you!