Baldur

These will be eaten. I do grow turnip here at Chez Baldur, but they are not world famous, they are small bitter lumpy roots.
However they are homegrown so one should overlook their nasty flavor and occasional insect tenant.

GOLDIEGIRL8

Sorry. I'm allergic to turnips. I won't be taste-testing that.

GOLDIEGIRL8

:)

Baldur

There are no vegetables that I dislike enough to completely avoid.
There are some that Baldur is not fond of but if they are served to me I eat them with proper gratitude.
Celery would be one of my less favorite ones.
A personal favorite would be difficult, perhaps brussels sprouts, maybe broccoli. It would certainly be a brassica (+10 points), in the cabbage family.

Baldur

Some Baldur finds to be just rather dull.
Artichokes for example seem to have little flavor on their own.
Wax beans also, were they bred to be flavorless intentionally?

Baldur

Admittingly many of the vegetables enjoyed here at dinner are those most people despise.
Brussels sprouts, lima beans, broccoli rabe, winter squash, eggplant, mushrooms, onions, kale, spinach, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas

solosater

Have you ever grilled your arties?

I steam them first (cut in half either before or after steaming and then let them drain on some paper towel and let them cool enough to handle).

Then I coat them lightly in a mayonnaise/butter and herb mixture (I like lots of minced garlic, some onion powder, a little cayenne, black pepper, dill weed...).

Grill them face/inside down first until the leaves are just getting a little black then flip them and let the backs blister just a bit.

Usually they are served with clarified butter. These are, in my opinion perfect without anything but I do love me some butter...

Baldur

Now solosater, you are adding a mayonnaise/butter and herb mixture so of course that will be delicious. The artichoke on it's own is bland.

In any event Baldur must go to bed.
Goodnight everyone

'All Baldur, All the Time'

solosater

Any excuse to Eat More BUTTER!!!!

Good night Baldur.

sheftali52

Sheftali is bleary-eyed from reading more than 250 pages of Atlas Shrugged tonight--it's hard to put the book down once I get going. The artichoke discussion pleases me, as I love the darned things. Yes, the leaves are kind of a pain in the butt, but the hearts are well worth the effort--and yes, solo, butter is good!!!

Baldur

I do buy marinated artichoke hearts. those are wonderful.
But then, they taste like marinade.
Those are wonderful on pizza with black olives, too many onions and some hot red pepper flakes. Maybe a little feta too

lynnspotter

I'm with you on liking ALL veggies baldur! You couldn't serve me anything that I wouldn't eat, except maybe less of the hot flakes!

marg

hey sheftali.. which bit of Atlas Shrugged are you up to.. ? some bits I really want to throttle Ayn Rand.. and some I think she's just captured my whole essence !

sheftali52

Yum--artichoke hearts--marinated or steamed (with butter, of course)--delectable....As for Atlas Shrugged, marg, I'm at the point where the last major industrialist has vanished (except for Miss Dagny). There's lots of food for thought in the book, but what I like about it is the emphasis on individual responsibility for one's life.

marg

hmm.. what about the poor supporting cast, that faithfully stand on burning bridges/go down with the boat, etc., when the 'real' people disappear off ?

.. don't mind me.. I actually always did love the book, but I was never too sure about the 'responsibility' side of things !

.. and the best artichoke hearts (lightly braised in butter) I ever had were in NYC ..

marg

.. and Baldur.. do you like leeks ? I haven't heard you mention them, but then my transistor radiio's been playing up a bit lately..

Dragon

I'm sure I remember Baldur posting a recipe for eggplant sometime back but I cannot find it. I meant to put it on the Favorite Recipes thread at the time but somehow neglected too. Any chance of a repeat?

Oh and leeks, one of the most wonderful members of the onion family! I don't think I ever met a member of the onion family I didn't like.

Robindcr8l

Dragon, check post #28 on the recipe thread. I think maybe that's the eggplant recipe you were looking for. I think it's on page 2.

Dragon

Thanks Robin, but I'm sure it was a breaded eggplant recipe for a main dish. That mousaka looks yummy too though.

maddyjean08

Do you guys think it's weird that I'm the only child I know who votes lima beans as my favorite veggie?