When Melissa made this meal I insisted that I take a picture because it really does mark a major milestone. When we got married, I was hardly a vegetable eater. I mean, I ate vegetables: potatoes, carrots, beans, and peas. (Ha!) One day I came home to our newlywed little apartment (in Provo) after having gone to class and smelled a really foul odor: "What have you been cooking that stinks so bad?" After Melissa sheepishly informed me she'd just had cauliflower, I said, "Please make sure that if you ever cook that stuff again, I am in a different state!" Okay, maybe it wasn't that exaggerated, but to this day Melissa repeats the story with some sort of similar outlandish declaration that is quite akin I'm sure to what I actually did say.
Everything pictured in this meal is from our garden or the community garden. The kids loved it, and even I loved it! That's right, I actually eat cauliflower now...and broccoli, beets, asparagus, zucchini, and squash. I still hate tomatoes, though, which is funny because everyone else in the family LOVES them. Last Thanksgiving I even tried Brussel sprouts just to demonstrate to my mother-in-law that I had in fact learned to appreciate vegetables. I'd have to say, though, that I hope to never eat Brussel sprouts again.
Everything pictured in this meal is from our garden or the community garden. The kids loved it, and even I loved it! That's right, I actually eat cauliflower now...and broccoli, beets, asparagus, zucchini, and squash. I still hate tomatoes, though, which is funny because everyone else in the family LOVES them. Last Thanksgiving I even tried Brussel sprouts just to demonstrate to my mother-in-law that I had in fact learned to appreciate vegetables. I'd have to say, though, that I hope to never eat Brussel sprouts again.
6 comments:
Melissa, you are such a good mom (and wife), to serve your family veggies. My kids and I are a lot like Craig was -- carrots, potatoes, and corn. LOL!
Look's good! BUT WHERES the BEEF!!!!
You grew all that!!! Wow!
I wish I was there to have a taste, it looks great. Some of us have to be vegetable missionaries and teach people that vegetables do taste delicious. Good job teaching your family how to love one of the most important food groups:) Maybe we should swap some veggie recipies.
I'm with Craig. I don't eat vegetables.
It looks fabulous...I wish I could pull up a chair
Wow! That looks like a great meal and to have grown it all is even more impressive! We'd probably never even eat vegetables if they didn't come in a can or frozen from Costco!
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