Zucchini...

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed For fun new recipes and articles to help you become a Gourmet too. Thanks for visiting!This veggie may resemble a cucumber, but it is actually a member of the squash family. They are green like a cucumber, but they come in the yellow variety as well. Zucchini are great stir fried with onions or steamed with a complement of other vegetables. Here are some tips for...

Yams: Debunking the Sweet Potato Myth...

In America, “yam” is another word for “sweet potato.” While many use the names interchangeably, yams and sweet potatoes are two different vegetables. Most of the time what we are eating are actually sweet potatoes unless they have been imported from another country such as those in Africa. Then it may truly be a yam. On the off chance that one of the farmer’s in your area has decided to grow a true yam, then you...

Potato...

Potatoes were introduced to us by our Mayan brothers about 300 years ago. They were grown for food among other uses. Potatoes are full of starch and carbohydrates to fuel a hard day in the field as it was with the early days of this country. The Various Types of Potatoes There is more than one type of potato. We have white potatoes, Russet potatoes, red-skinned potatoes, yellow potatoes, and even blue potatoes. Potatoes are...

Onion...

They can make you cry if you let them, but they really are not bad. In some settings they can be stinky beyond belief, but are a fine complement to steaks. Onions come in many varieties, some sweet, some tangy, but all are good for the body and good as an ingredient in main dishes. Just where did onions come from? It is believed to have originated somewhere in the Middle East. Onions come in three colors: white, yellow, and...

Eggplant: Don’t Let the Name Fool You...

This vegetable has a funny name. It doesn’t look like an egg or a plant. It is big and purple and doesn’t really even look like something you should eat. But, people seem to love the big purple vegetable. The eggplant was once thought to be a love potion. Some early Europeans believed it caused insanity. With love, sometimes those two are one in the same. In Oriental nations, the skins were used to make cosmetic dyes. It...