At this time of year, Spring and Summer, with all the varieties of vegetables coming into their season. Nothing is more beautiful than a platter of grilled vegetables. Make sure to grill extra vegetables to add more flavor and serve in sandwiches, salads, omelets, snacks, etc. Learn 8 tips for added flavor when grilling vegetables
Category: Vegetables
You May Have Heard “We Eat With Our Eyes First.”
Cook with a rainbow of colors. You’ve heard the saying “We eat with our eyes first.” Choose to make your food more colorful. This tip makes your diet more interesting with a variety of colorful fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and grains. Here are a few ideas you might try. When using a basic yellow or… Read more »
Tomatoes – Are they fruits or vegetables?
In the US, tomatoes are a fruit and a vegetable. Interesting how this came about. Tomatoes botanically are a fruit, but, according to law, they are a vegetable. During the 1800’s, New York’s port taxed imported vegetables, but not fruits. An importer wanting to cut costs, went to court stating tomatoes were fruits. His case… Read more »
Splurge! Start using a variety of colorful bell peppers.
Make your food more colorful. You’ve heard it said “We eat with our eyes first”. Sometimes we get tired of eating the same thing all the time. Just by adding more colors, the whole dish changes. Plus you are adding not just color but also flavor and nutrition. Try starting with colorful bell peppers. Instead… Read more »