Question of the Day - Tuesday, December 22

fyllis · Dec 23, 2015

Mamanyt1953 said:
Wow. I never met a vegetable I didn't like, although I've run into some cooks who should be kept far, far away from some vegetables. My mom used to boil both Brussels sprouts and spinach into submission, and I thought I hated both. Later, I was introduced to them cooker properly, and a lifelong love affair began.

I suppose my least favorite veggie would be the acorn squash, but only because I can't seem to cook them properly, no matter how hard I try. They frustrate me. However, when we meet at the home of a knowledgeable cook, I am quite prepared to set my prejudices aside and greet them cordially.

If you want to try something easy with acorn squash (it makes for a nice side to your holiday meal!) try roasting it!

Preheat oven to 400F and wash the outside of the squash.

Cut squash in half and seed it, then slice in 1 inch thick crescents (leave the rind on).

Lay crescents on an oiled sheet of foil on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with course salt, black pepper and dark brown sugar (you can add a little butter and just a light sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice too if you want).

Bake for about 20 minutes or until tender (when the tip of a paring knife slides easily into the flesh)

Yummy!

It's raining outside but the temp is still 64F! That is 25 to 30 degrees above normal! I have all my windows open right now. We are expecting severe thunderstorms later tonight and optimum conditions for tornadoes! Soooo... I am thinking I will just make some grilled cheese and tomato soup tonight.

Mamanyt1953 · Dec 23, 2015

Fyllis said:
If you want to try something easy with acorn squash (it makes for a nice side to your holiday meal!) try roasting it!

Preheat oven to 400F and wash the outside of the squash.

Cut squash in half and seed it, then slice in 1 inch thick crescents (leave the rind on).

Lay crescents on an oiled sheet of foil on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with course salt, black pepper and dark brown sugar (you can add a little butter and just a light sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice too if you want).

Bake for about 20 minutes or until tender (when the tip of a paring knife slides easily into the flesh)

Yummy!

It's raining outside but the temp is still 64F! That is 25 to 30 degrees above normal! I have all my windows open right now. We are expecting severe thunderstorms later tonight and optimum conditions for tornadoes! Soooo... I am thinking I will just make some grilled cheese and tomato soup tonight.

I'll give that a try. It seems fairly fool-proof, so this should be the acid test (where DID that saying come from, anyhow?}. I have my windows closed and the ac on. I had them opened earlier, but when it hit 78 degrees in the house, I gave up. I want WINTER! I shudder to think of the mosquitoes and fleas next summer. We need several days of real cold to kill off a few eggs, and I'm not seeing it happen. Oh, well...maybe January.

Kat0121 · Dec 23, 2015

Mamanyt1953 said:
Wow. I never met a vegetable I didn't like, although I've run into some cooks who should be kept far, far away from some vegetables. My mom used to boil both Brussels sprouts and spinach into submission, and I thought I hated both. Later, I was introduced to them cooker properly, and a lifelong love affair began.

I suppose my least favorite veggie would be the acorn squash, but only because I can't seem to cook them properly, no matter how hard I try. They frustrate me. However, when we meet at the home of a knowledgeable cook, I am quite prepared to set my prejudices aside and greet them cordially.

Your mom and my mom must have gone to the same school of vegetable cookery. she used to boil vegetables to death. then when we got a microwave, she'd put them on a plate, sprinkle on some parmesan cheese and nuke it to death. equally awful.

stewball · Dec 23, 2015

I've never really thought about veggies. I don't eat much. I suppose if push came to shove I'd like most veggies.
I can't thing off hand what I don't like unless it's slimy okra.

rpandcat · Dec 23, 2015

Wow--there's a lot of people who don't like eggplant (I like it), but everything IS better covered in cheese... Like me...

There's some recipe that's Swiss Chard--maybe combined with Kale--covered with cheese and baked. That's the only way I'll eat Swiss Chard--it's so bitter!!! I think the cheese redeemed it from being my least favorite. I am with the okra contingent...

And the most favorite--sweet corn from the garden, raw.

miagi's_mommy · Dec 23, 2015

I've never had eggplant. But I bet I'd like it.

Mamanyt1953 · Dec 24, 2015

rpandcat said:
Wow--there's a lot of people who don't like eggplant (I like it), but everything IS better covered in cheese... Like me...

There's some recipe that's Swiss Chard--maybe combined with Kale--covered with cheese and baked. That's the only way I'll eat Swiss Chard--it's so bitter!!! I think the cheese redeemed it from being my least favorite. I am with the okra contingent...

And the most favorite--sweet corn from the garden, raw.

OH YUM! I stayed with my cousins in Georgia one summer. They lived in the middle of a corn field, My favorite lunch was to go out and pick an ear, shuck it and eat it right there, warm from the sun.

Mamanyt1953 · Dec 24, 2015

Kat0121 said:
Your mom and my mom must have gone to the same school of vegetable cookery. she used to boil vegetables to death. then when we got a microwave, she'd put them on a plate, sprinkle on some parmesan cheese and nuke it to death. equally awful.

I've actually converted a couple of "spinach haters" with baby spinach salads, and spinach lightly wilted with bacon drippings and tossed with toasted almond slivers. Brussels sprouts can be fixed very nearly the same way. It makes all the difference. Of course, it's hard to turn down something made with bacon in any form. It's a good thing I'm not Jewish. I could never survive it. Although I've known a few who cheated. ~GRIN~ My old mentor, Rabbi Lev, used to say, "If a good Jew decides to eat pork, he whould never sneak. He should enjoy it till the juices run down his chin." Rabbi Lev was a wise old man.

denice · Dec 24, 2015

I much prefer spinach as a salad green. I don't care for it as much when it is cooked. I love a salad made with baby spinach, really good sweet strawberries, pecans, a little crumbled blue cheese and poppy seed dressing.

fyllis · Dec 24, 2015

As some have mentioned, a LOT depends on how a vegetable is prepared as to whether or not it is palatable! Over-cooked, under-cooked, cooked the wrong way, wrong seasonings, paired with non-compatible foods, or a poor presentation can have you turning up your nose to a delicious vegetable! (or ANY food!)

When we were kids, my sister refused to eat corn because she said, "It's too yellow". But she loves shoepeg or white corn!

And I have a friend who will only eat corn and green beans - plain and out of a can! She refuses every other vegetable out there and claims she doesn't like them! Then I found out she has NEVER even tried them! OMG! How could someone only eat 2 vegetables their entire life and never try anything else? She won't even eat a salad! It breaks my heart because this is how she was raised - and her son is now the same way! The only seasoning she has in her house is salt! And I will tell you (because I have told her!) she is one lousy cook! LOL

Try something new! Try something different! Your palate changes as you get older - what you hated as a child might be your favorite as an adult! Experiment and experience the plathora of flavors! You can always sample different things at buffets or pot-luck dinners! Go ahead, be bold and give it a chance!

stewball · Dec 25, 2015

Mamanyt1953 said:
I've actually converted a couple of "spinach haters" with baby spinach salads, and spinach lightly wilted with bacon drippings and tossed with toasted almond slivers. Brussels sprouts can be fixed very nearly the same way. It makes all the difference. Of course, it's hard to turn down something made with bacon in any form. It's a good thing I'm not Jewish. I could never survive it. Although I've known a few who cheated. ~GRIN~ My old mentor, Rabbi Lev, used to say, "If a good Jew decides to eat pork, he whould never sneak. He should enjoy it till the juices run down his chin." Rabbi Lev was a wise old man.

I cheat. :-(

Mamanyt1953 · Dec 25, 2015

Stewball said:
I cheat. :-(

I have a suspicion I would, too, good advice from the Rabbi notwithstanding. It's hard to buck tradition and laws laid down thousands of years ago. Not that I'm Jewish, but I do know traditions.

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