Veggies 101

Quiz Time: I got this in my Bountiful Basket this week. What is it?

Second Question: What is this? Same or different?



I was so excited to get my produce on Saturday from Bountiful Baskets. I'm loving all the yummy produce I get. What's BB? Go to www.bountifulbasekts.org On Monday mornings at 10am Utah time, you have to order a basket to be picked up at numerous locations in several states on Saturday. I've been getting a basket every 2 weeks. But with my garden starting to produce, I might go later that that.

I ordered a case of strawberries and made 5 batches of freezer jam. My kids love strawberry jam! Back to the basket, we have had a couple new things which now we know we like-artichokes and hicima. Everything else we've received we've loved. This last basket we got lots of peaches, mango's, strawberries, limes, apples, plums and 2 cabbage, carrots, celery and what I thought was rhubarb.

Sunday evening, my brother Brody and Grams came over for dinner. Grams brought with her a London broil---mmmm and a bean salad. I made Chinese Chicken Salad (w/o chicken) from my basket and a delish potato salad. AND for dessert we were going to have rhubarb crisp. A great friend in Boise, Sarah Holderness, gave me rhubarb from her garden and her recipe.

Maddy had just put 1/2 of the crisp in the bottom of the pan and I was slicing the rhubarb. I thought, I better taste this. HMMM, not sour but a beet taste? I said, Mike taste this. Yep, it's rhubarb. Me again, no tastes like beets. I googled beets to see if they grew without a bulb at the end. Nope. Called Mom/aka Tifani who has rhubarb and asked her what I got in my basket. She said have you ever heard of swiss chard? Googled that and what do you know the picture looked exactly like what I got in my BB.

My taste buds were very disappointed, and now what do I do with swiss chard all chopped up like celery ready to go into a crisp (I dug out the leaves from the trash apparently they are edible too). So if you know what to do with swiss chard let me know.

And now looking at the two--I can tell which is rhubarb and which is swiss chard. Guess I need to go back to school and take Veggies 101!

And I promise to post recipes of all the yummy things I've mentioned.

Baby Red Potato Salad from skinnytaste.comBaby Red Potato Salad
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 • Size: 3/4 cups • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 107.2 • Fat: 3.2 g • Carbs: 17.8 g • Fiber: 2.1 g • Protein: 2.2 g

4 cups baby red potatoes, cut in small pieces
1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely diced
1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
3 scallions, diced
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp reduced fat mayonnaise
salt and fresh pepper

Boil potatoes in salted water until soft, approx 10 minutes. Drain and let cool.

While the potatoes are boiling, combine red onion, green pepper, mustard, olive oil, vinegar and mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and let the flavors marinade while the potatoes cook. Once the potatoes are done and cool, mix into the bowl and add scallions and additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve room temperature or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Rhubarb or Apple Crisp1 c flour
3/4 c oats
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c butter-melted
1 tsp cinnamon

Combine and press 1/2 in bottom of 8x8 pan then add rhubarb chopped and cleaned
4 c. rhubarb

1 c sugar
2 T cornstarch
1 c. water
1 tsp vanilla
Bring to boil-boil til clear, pour over rhubarb.

Sprinkle other 1/2 of crisp on top

Chicken Cabbage Salad
1 3 oz package ramen noodles broken up
1/4 c slivered or sliced almonds
2 T sesame seeds
Place on baking pan and toast 350’ for 5-8 minutes. Remove from oven

3 c shredded cabbage
2 c chopped cooked chicken or turkey
1/4 c thinly sliced green onions

Dressing
3 T salad oil
2 T white wine vinegar
2 T soy sauce
1 tsp sugar

For dressing, in screw top jar combine ingredients and shake well. Pour over cabbage mixture. Add toasted noodle mixtures and serve immediately!

London Broil
1/4 C honey melted in microwave
3 T veggie oil
3 T worcheshire sauce
1 T soysauce
juice 1 or 2 limes
2 tsp chopped garlic (fresh)
1 tsp onion powder
2-2.5 lbs London broil -ask the meat guy
Mix all ingredients together and marinade 8-24 hrs turn frequently.
Cook meat medium rare and slice thinly across the grain