April 16, 2014

Vegetables to me are like exercising- I know I need them but don't necessarily enjoy them! During the winter growing up we didn't have many fresh vegetables. Frozen peas and mixed vegetables and canned green beans were the norm. Consequently, I did not grow up to be a huge veggie fan. I always wondered why mom ruined a perfectly good stew with carrots! These days we have year round access to a variety of fresh vegetables. I'm  constantly looking for new ways to fix vegetables so I'll want to eat them. When my kids were growing up we always had vegetables and I always made them eat them but fortunately they didn't keep tabs on how many I ate! However, my life changed when I discovered....EDAMAME! This has become my all time favorite vegetable. Shelled, in the shell, it doesn't matter, I'll take them! Forget the sugar, come by my house if you ever need a cup of edamame!