Romaine Lettuce... Really?
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Very good illustration; it has all the flavor of water.
I believe that lettuce is the unsung hero of the vegetable world. There are several very different kinds and they are all good. I like iceberg, romaine, bib, and butter lettuce. I try to keep at ,least 2 kinds in the veggie crisper all the time.True, they don't have much of a taste. Fresh isn't a taste per se, more a texture or sensation. Sandwiches, salads, lettuce wraps, etc. In the hot summer time I like to put canned peaches or pears on a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce, top that with some cottage cheese and a few cherries (along with a little of the juice). mighty refreshing.
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I realize many don't like cooked spinach, and I have to agree with the one exception being a souffle, certainly a very tasty dish. However, raw spinach, especially mature raw spinach as opposed to the less tasty baby spinach is very good - lots of flavor and a crisper texture than most similar greens. The bland flavor of cooked spinach in no way compares to the rich flavor of raw spinach. Just wash it real well; it often has a lot of sand in it.
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Please don't quarter a head of lettuce lengthwise and put it on my plate and call it a salad, I've ordered a Romaine salad and thats how it came. I like eggplant parm and have been known to tolerate chunks in other dishes. When it comes to Iceberg lettuce it might as well be water, I have had some Iceberg lettuce rollups that were pretty tasty.
Every time we go to P.F. Chang's Ruthie gets these.
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Iceberg lettuce for me. Add peanut butter and pickles; can't be beat - won't be beat.
Ruthie uses Romaine to make her excellent Caesar Salad (with anchovies).
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I just made 3 eggplant into a very tasty eggplant parmesan for tonights dinner.
My wife and I had about half of the casserole .I'll vacuum seal the rest and freeze for a latter date.
My wife and I had about half of the casserole .I'll vacuum seal the rest and freeze for a latter date.
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There's a lot you can do with eggplant, but other than frying, most of the dishes take a little work. Those who dabble in cooking and aren't serious enthusiasts probably won't prepare eggplant. Eggplant can be quite tasty.
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From romaine to eggplant.
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A nice salad with a quick protein is a default dinner for us. Especially in summer.
For those keeping track....Eggplant is way better than for example, broccoli!
For those keeping track....Eggplant is way better than for example, broccoli!
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A nice salad with a quick protein is a default dinner for us. Especially in summer.
For those keeping track....Eggplant is way better than for example, broccoli!
Broccoli is another vegetable that can be be very good, but when it's cooked to the point of mushiness, it has a bad flavor and is less than appetizing with its olive drab appearance.
Steamed just to where it's tender, it has a completely different rich flavor than when it is ruined by overcooking and it retains its bright green color. Same for stir fired broccoli; good eating.
Oh man...A local Greek restaurant makes a dish they call the "Turkish Plate"...grilled lamb cutlets, sliced pan fried eggplant, seasoned rice, covered with Tzatziki. Its amazing, I don't even look at the menu when we go there, I let them know right away thats what I'm there for.
I prefer the iceberg in salads because you can stab it with a fork. The other leaves, weeds an clippings keep falling off.
