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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #40 on: February 25, 2007, 13:51:55 »
My number one favourite is spinach.  King of vegetables, IMO.

Broad beans are probably second.
Celery is pretty high up the list, ideally proper "dirty" celery from the Fens.
Aubergine, probably the most versatile veg of all.

Oh, and freshly picked runner beans.  We all take them for granted, but they're a delight.

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #41 on: February 25, 2007, 14:43:29 »
I love ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, winter squashes, sugar snap peas, new potatoes, garlic, leeks, spring onions, aubergines, chillies, spinach, french beans, broad beans, broccoli... (the list goes on). :P

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #42 on: February 25, 2007, 14:56:47 »
Must say there is not a veg that I do not like, do not know if it is A case of when I was a child I did not get the choice of saying, like children do today, that I do not like this and I do not like that if it was put on the table, thats what you ate. Sorry I know it sounds cruel but that is the way it was 40 to 50 years ago.
How true, and as my Dad was a Greengrocer we had to eat the stuff that didn't sell but other benefits were Muscat grapes, pomegranates,coconuts,figs etc. Oh joy, I'm drooling at the memory. :P
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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #43 on: February 25, 2007, 16:41:24 »
Forgot to say every Sunday afternoon tea was some thing that I can no longer stand Tinned fruit and jelly with bread and butter, revolting :(
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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #44 on: February 25, 2007, 16:44:09 »
and evaporated milk ? ;D
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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #45 on: February 25, 2007, 16:49:46 »
and evaporated milk ? ;D

Sometimes Nestles cream :) But always and always b&b....but the b wasn't b it was m :-\

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #46 on: February 25, 2007, 16:56:16 »
I think potatoes have an enchantingly mischievous way with them.
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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #47 on: February 25, 2007, 17:59:05 »
I think potatoes have an enchantingly mischievous way with them.

thats hilarious! I love them too although I find them more demurely seductive.

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #48 on: February 25, 2007, 18:20:36 »
As soon as I see a tin of carnation milk on the shelves in the shop the memories all come flooding back, please someone stop these nightmares
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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #49 on: February 25, 2007, 18:26:20 »
sweet potatoes, mashed with spuds, made into wedges with olive oil, put in to soup with squash, onions and chilli..roasted in the oven with other veggies, just love them   ;D

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #50 on: February 25, 2007, 19:51:12 »
.....but the b wasn't b it was m :-\
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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #51 on: February 25, 2007, 19:55:50 »
As soon as I see a tin of carnation milk on the shelves in the shop the memories all come flooding back, please someone stop these nightmares
Ah Richard, you should live in our house...... BW still craves tinned pear halves and evap.
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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #52 on: February 25, 2007, 22:28:50 »
Yes I love them all. I suppose if I could only have one..... it would be onions .. or garlic? or savoy cabbage ... or fresh young broad beans or.... I guess I love them all.

Interestingly, Richard, on the topic of kids and food: this evening we had prawn fried rice - leftover basmati from stir fry last night. Lucy, my granddaughter (5) took one look and said "I don't like prawns. I'm allergic". I told her that was fine she only had to eat 3. 3 prawns later she asked "Can I have some more please?" ::) ;)

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #53 on: February 25, 2007, 22:41:18 »
Fresh peas and sweetcorn are great but It's got to be roots... Parsnips, potatoes, carrots, after decades of not managing to grow them, but with Stan... Swede (Neeps)

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #54 on: February 25, 2007, 22:51:01 »
Beetroot as one veg on its own I think, but my favourite snack is the inside of broccoli, cabbage or cauliflower stems, the crispy bit you get when you trim off the outer skin. Cook's perks!  ;D

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #55 on: February 26, 2007, 19:35:17 »
PSB is my absolute fave.  More more more paaarp.  Sorry.  Im my house it's loveling called f*rt.

Thinking of it several things have than "pet name" - Sprouts are f*rt bombs.

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #56 on: February 26, 2007, 19:52:32 »
Crying with laughter here. Makes me think of jerusalem f*rtichokes, of which I have copious quantities, both in the kitchen, and also the allotment. Delicious when lightly stir fried with garlic and other veg, but they do insist on making their presence known :D

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #57 on: February 26, 2007, 22:55:17 »
Im another love um all gal :D (except aubergines & chicory! :P) reading this thread made me sooooo hungry i raided the fridge and I'm now muching on................................................ CELERY!! marvellous :) bit green this time of year tho prefer it nice and white not keen on the leaves tho but luckily OH eats those so no waste 8)

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #58 on: February 27, 2007, 16:01:58 »
My joint top 3 would be kumara (roasted), Kaboucha/buttercup squash and asparagus. I won't go into the rest the list is too long.

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Re: An opposite of DTW's thread. What's your favourite veg?
« Reply #59 on: February 27, 2007, 16:24:11 »
mmm, warm beetroot, aubergines, okra, new potaoes, sweet potatoes, broad beans mmmmmm artichokes, blackberry & apple crumble, baked garlic .... gawd I'm hungry

 

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