Monday, January 24, 2011

Ahoy, Popeye - Greens Goodness at the market

Winter is an amazing time to try all different kinds of leafy greens available at the farmer’s market. There are the traditional recognizable vegetables like cabbage, spinach, lettuce, kale and then a whole spectrum of new varieties to try. Leafy greens are nutritionally about as good as things come. They are full of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, iron, and folic acid. Unfortunately they can be a bit intimidating. So we will try our hand at creating and finding recipes to integrate some of these veggi’s into our diets and trying to step out of the box on what we pick.

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