This article
http://m.dailygood.org/story/551/a-delicious-revolution-alice-waters/
Is so true for me. I love that she writes..."Consider this: eating is something we all have in common. It's something we all have to do every day, and it's something we can all share."
And I recall growing up...working the garden with my parents. Eatting veggies just picked from the garden. The fresh, earthy taste. The experience of working the soil. Watering the seedlings. Watching them grow. Picking the veggies. I lost all that for a while, I'm guessing in my 30's, when I was in a fast-pace, no time for lunch, grab-n-go for dinner. And I recall a chiropractor I went to see in my 40's, ask me after he completed his adjustment, what's your intake of green, leafy vegetables, like kale? The mention of kale, took me back to that time with the garden. And eatting fresh vegetables. I went to the grocery store after the chiropractor's, purchased some kale, and cooked it that night. Dang, it was good!.
Now...I am an improv chef in my home! Nothing delights me more than to open the icebox (yes, I call it an icebox) and survey the contents to see what tasty meal I can create from what's before me. And having produce delivered from a local farm feeds that delight. For through that, I have learned to cook or prepare veggies I might have passed over in the market. Butternut squash comes to mind. Fennel is another.
Bon Appetit!
Bon Appetit!
