parley view parsnip...

My Monday post about what is going on around my home .

Daughter belongs to CSA (community supported agriculture) a local organic produce group.
Every week she picks up her share of amazing produce. The farm it comes from is halfway between Tucson and Phoenix.

What is interesting is I was under the impression that I was adventurous cook
but through her I have found vegetables I have really never used in my cooking before.
Lots of greens, the tops of vegetables we all toss out or give to the rabbits. Like carrot and radish tops and the greens that look somewhat wilted in the markets that look so much better straight from the farmer.

Bok Choy
a Chinese cabbage...
I cook with this cabbage quite often but what is so interesting is how different it looks straight from the farmer. All the beautiful outer leafs are left on, not the smallish white bulb with a few green left on top in the super market.

I love the way it looks like a green bouquet, fabulous.

Beautiful outer leaf.

A group of braising greens.

I make "chips" from every vegetable I can.
Now don't start laughing...
but you can if you really want, who am I to say no !
And yes, I know that this might look like "Fall" in many places.
But these "chips" are so good.

I really needed to tear them into smaller pieces first like I usually do but this is what the above braising greens turned into.
Paper thin crunchy tasty goodness.

Cooked in the oven with a small spray of oil and what ever spice you want. For "us" who like chips but can't eat deep fried potato chips... these veggie chip tastes great and are good for you. I really like Kale the best.

I have made oven potato chips and they are better than any bag chip. You will never want to eat a store bought chip again but a carb is a carb ! Bummer !

crunchy. . . parsnip
music. . . Dancing In The Street, Martha & The Vandellas