Green stuff

[Balmoral Green]

Following on from the hilarity expressed over the 'Green st' on the photo of your dinner thread. Would anyone care to enlighten me as to what exactly this 'Green st' is for? I bloody hate vegetables, and only eat them on sufferance, I have to force myself, and add loads of seasoning, butter and maybe Mayo to make them palatable. And that's just the least 'horrible' of the vegetables, most of them are plain foul

And don't even get me started on salad. If I want/need vitamins, there are pills, much nicer, simpler and easier than force feeding yourself 'Green st' against your gag reflex simply because it's good for you.

So folks, pray do tell, what is it about this 'Green st', and what is it that you like about it?

[Penny-lope]

How can you not like veggies?

I would quite happily just have a big bowl of roast veggies (peppers, courgette, red onion, mushrooms and garlic) for my tea. Or carrots, parsnips, and shallots, or, or, or

[Celt]

Dont particularly mind vegetables. However they were taking up space on that plate that was for meat or chips.

[Roop]

Penny-lope said:

How can you not like veggies?

I would quite happily just have a big bowl of roast veggies (peppers, courgette, red onion, mushrooms and garlic) for my tea. Or carrots, parsnips, and shallots, or, or, or

+1. Love vegetables, me

[21TonyK]

Celt said:

Dont particularly mind vegetables. However they were taking up space on that plate that was for meat or chips.

/tip of the week

USE TWO PLATES!!

[captainmatt]

If you don't eat veggies I hate to think what your toilet habits are like. You probably haven't taken a dump in about 3 weeks...

[johnnywgk]

For a week or two i could just eat a pound of meat each meal, but think would
get bored. Half pound of meat with half pound of roast spud, done in duck/goose fat, etc etc, has to be a winner.

[Balmoral Green]

captainmatt said:

I hate to think what your toilet habits are like.

Mainly 'invisible poos' the best kind. You hear it hit the water, but when you turn and look, there's nothing in the bowl, and when you wipe, the paper is clean too. I'm quite regular thanks.

[Kays vRS]

I love veg. Including salad

A few years ago I would hardly touch it, until I changed my eating habits to save cash (did more home cooking). Now almost every meal I have contains masses of veg. I couldn't do without meat though, that would be just wrong

[calibrax]

Veg adds colour to a meal. If it was all beige I just wouldn't bother with most of it.

[21TonyK]

Veg cooked properly can be as interesting as "meat" but it does need to be seasoned and cooked properly. Too many people chuck it in the steamer or a pan of boiling water and hope for the best.

[Cotty]

Penny-lope said:

I would quite happily just have a big bowl of roast veggies (peppers, courgette, red onion, mushrooms and garlic) for my tea.

Same here, as long as it has a big slab of meat with it.

Penny-lope said:

Or carrots, parsnips, and shallots, or, or, or

Whoa hang on you can go too far

[Vegetable Sex]

I reckon the OP's trolling anyway.

[shirt]

Cotty said:

Penny-lope said:

I would quite happily just have a big bowl of roast veggies (peppers, courgette, red onion, mushrooms and garlic) for my tea.

Same here, as long as it has a big slab of meat with it.

Penny-lope said:

Or carrots, parsnips, and shallots, or, or, or

Whoa hang on you can go too far

completely 100% agree. for me, the 'why would i eat that st' list is:

boiled carrot
swede
cauli
broccoli
green beans [or whatever their proper name is]
boiled cabbage
sprouts
parsnips

i.e. all the st i hated as a kid and still do.

anything raw, salads, and most other veg are fine. stir fried carrot and cabbage are also passable.

[Penny-lope]

shirt said:

Cotty said:

Penny-lope said:

I would quite happily just have a big bowl of roast veggies (peppers, courgette, red onion, mushrooms and garlic) for my tea.

Same here, as long as it has a big slab of meat with it.

Penny-lope said:

Or carrots, parsnips, and shallots, or, or, or

Whoa hang on you can go too far

completely 100% agree. for me, the 'why would i eat that st' list is:

boiled carrot
swede
cauli
broccoli
green beans [or whatever their proper name is]
boiled cabbage
sprouts
parsnips

i.e. all the st i hated as a kid and still do.

anything raw, salads, and most other veg are fine. stir fried carrot and cabbage are also passable.

Have you tried roasted parsnips with mustard and maple syrup?

And red cabbage is scrummy, and you can do funky stuff with the left over water. As for green beans...stick them in a curry, along with sweet potato and spinach.

(I have to stop now before I make myself hungry)

[Shaw Tarse]

Vegetable Sex said:

I reckon the OP's trolling anyway.

Or does he hate all that is Green?

[remedy]

Penny-lope said:

Have you tried roasted parsnips with mustard and maple syrup?

And red cabbage is scrummy, and you can do funky stuff with the left over water. As for green beans...stick them in a curry, along with sweet potato and spinach.

(I have to stop now before I make myself hungry)

Or carrots and parsnips sliced lengthways, drizzled in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, seasoned and covered in fresh chopped rosemary and a splinkling of crushed fennel seeds.

That's roasted btw.

[Cotty]

shirt said:

swede
parsnips

They are my top two that I will not eat. Just hate them. Don't care what you do to them just hateful.

I will eat
Brussel sprouts
Cabbage
Bell peppers (never liked as a kid)
Courgettes
Green beans (french not the hairy broad beans)
and lots of other stuff

Edited by Cotty on Monday 31st January 21:24

[johnnywgk]

Cotty, what's the difference between sprouts, that you won't eat, and
brussell sprouts, that you will, i'm confused, thanks for a reply, anyone.

[Mobile Chicane]

I love vegetables!

Not as an adjunct to the main dish, or something that you're guilted into eating because they're Good For You, or because the Starving In Africa would chew off an arm to get their hands on your soggy broccoli, but as an event in themselves.

Vegetable deniers, visit Amazon for Yotam Ottolenghi's compendium of vegetable dishes (for the non-vegetarian), 'Plenty', and just get it.