Kohlrabi

I should not have complained about the heat. 'Cause it's gone. Tonite the temp is supposed to be 8 degrees (Celsius). Not sure what that is Fahrenheit but I know that it's cold for August. A few days ago we were sweltering and now for the past two days its been windy and cold. Ugh! But enough about the weather or this blog will turn into a weather blog instead of a food blog.

Today, I cooked another of my organic-type purchases, Kohlrabi. I am told there are several types; this one was a pale green  and even lighter green on the inside. It's easy to cook. Peel it with a sharp vegetable peeler and cut it into small chunks or slices. Bring it to a boil in very lightly salted water and simmer as you would a potato. It is done when fork-tender. I just put a little butter and pepper on it. The taste is similar to a very mild turnip although its ancestry is the wild cabbage which is also the origin of the common cabbage, broccoli etc.

It would nicely accompany a pork or roast beef dish. Also a nice vegetarian addition. I would think this could be added to any full-tasting soup such as beef vegetable but maybe a bit too strong in a chicken based soup. Again, a welcome addition to a vegetarian soup.

If you would like a lot more info try this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi

Today I Ate An Apple

I ate an apple today. That's not to say that I have never eaten an apple before in my life. But this was a real apple. I went to a farmer's market in a nearby town. It was rainy with a chilly wind blowing in off the river. I talked to a farmer about organic meat  and looked at crafts and honey, cookies and freshly baked bread. Finally I came to one of the produce vendors. I bought some corn on the cob, tomatoes and noticed some green apples in a bin. I asked the seller if her produce was organic and she replied that she could not strictly call it organic because she wore bug spray when she worked in the garden. I bought some apples too.

While I was working on cooking and freezing some of the corn on the cob (which by the way was delicious) I thought I might try one of the apples. The first thing I noticed when I bit into it was that the skin wasn't waxy. I chewed the first bite and OMG it actually tasted like an apple. It smelled like an apple too. I realized that I have probably not eaten an apple like that since I was a kid and we used to ride our horses under the apple trees and reach up to pluck a piece of fruit and eat it right there.

I hope I am not too preachy about this. I have to admit that it is only recently that I have come to the realization that I am fed-up with food that doesn't taste like what it is supposed to be and is also laced with pesticides, fertilizers and who knows what. So for me, it is my intention to be more mindful of what I eat. I want to know where it has come from, how the animals were treated and what has been put on it or into it. Don't we deserve the real thing? 

Bare Fruit 100% Organic Bake-Dried Apples, Fuji, 1 Pound Bags (Pack of 2)