OK, I’m glad that you clicked on to read some more – because what could be more boring than vegetables – unless they are maybe the murder weapon and then everyone would say…”who would have thought…”
My second daily challenge was to cut up a load of vegetables and leave them “front and centre in the fridge” to snack on. Well I did join this site to “improve.” And yes, I don’t often have healthy vegetables ready to eat in my fridge – I ‘m sure I did at one time and then everyone, including the vegetables – wilted of boredom!
So I thought well, maybe I would pop past the green grocer on the way to getting my coffee fix for the day and see what they had. This didn’t happen because it was 90 F and I had brought my lunch and all I needed was water! I did not go outside!!
Now I had a litany of excuses for the challenge. 1. This was just a new web group 2. Who did I know there and 3. Why was I interested anyway? What I really meant to say was I was having trouble making raw vegetables interesting!!!!
I ignored the issue and buried myself in housework, when I came home from work – this is serious. I started a cryptic crossword puzzle – could take a while and then low and behold – my husband came home with fresh carrots and celery!!
Actually, we had planned on trying out a new recipe for mussels – curried, and the broth needed carrots, celery and scallions. He has bailed me out again!!! I could now, not only do the mussels, I could also complete the challenge.
I peeled all the carrots, cut up some of the celery and added a cucumber that was already in the fridge. I then added a scallion or two and some sliced peppers. Well, I didn’t even have to put them in the fridge, because the 19 year-old came down and said – thanks – he would eat the whole thing before dinner…and did!
Now I have to live with the guilt, that maybe I should have been doing this all along and what a horrible mother I am, because I let the “veg” side down…. damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
I’m not sure if they have challenges on weekends – but I hope that they have one soon that deals with guilt. I guess that I could always eat celery sticks for penance.
Have a fruitful day.