kind of OT: How Day Twenty-Two went

[Guest guest]

, Serene <serene-lists wrote:

>

> One thing I'm noticing is that since almost all my food is no-added-fat

> and vegan, I really do appreciate the " feast foods " more. I mean, I

> really enjoy them when I have them, and then I don't really feel a need

> for them for a while.

 

Serene,

 

As someone else who is " almost " no added fat (though about 99.9%

vegan), I must say that I appreciate the " feast " -- it tastes good,

but I eat far less of it, and it's so rich that I don't want it again

for a very, very long time. I enjoy reading your menus in your

" experiment " , though I must confess some envy--I used to live in

California and would have been feasting on watermelon and mangos at

this time if we hadn't made the move to New England (which very well

may not last...I hope).

 

On a positive note, I have germinated several dozen (I plan on giving

away what I lack space for) Thai Violet Prince eggplants [

http://evergreenseeds.com/eghyvipr.html ], so this summer I am going

to be making recipe after recipe from SusanV's blog that call for

adorable little eggplants. (Last year for my birthday, I made myself

the stuffed eggplants with lentils and the un-dirty rice, but I did it

with my home-grown smallish white Chinese eggplants, since I couldn't

get ahold of the darling babies). Susan, you're the primary reason I

am growing these plants--the ripple effect is in place!

 

Mmmm...stuffed eggplants...can't wait for summer!

 

--Colleen

[Guest guest]

> Susan, you're the primary reason I

> am growing these plants--the ripple effect is in place!

 

Now that's what I like to hear--people eating more eggplant! :-)

 

I'm growing Japanese eggplants again this year, since they did well in

my garden last year. But I've also got some white ones growing, too,

so I hope to have some for stuffing.

 

Susan