On 2018-02-25 11:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> Show of hands, please:
>
> How many people here own a steamer basket?
>
> How many people here occasionally steam fresh vegetables?
>
> Julie Bove keeps referencing my "steaming" vegetables, as if it's some
> sort of slight.Â* She ignores the fact that I also bake/roast, pan-fry
> and even grill vegetables.
>
> A recent mention of cabbage had me thinking about grilled cabbage
> wedges.Â* Grilled cabbage is delicious; it carmelizes nicely and tastes
> great.Â* But I digress...
>
> Am I the only person who ever steams veggies?Â* Somehow I doubt this,
> given the proclivity of all the "steam-in-bag" packaging in the frozen
> vegetable aisle.
>
> In the winter I rely on frozen vegetables.Â* I either steam them or heat
> them in the microwave with a little water.Â* So what?Â* It's not as if
> they're bland and boring.Â* I know how to use herbs and spices.
>
> Oh, and I also think it depends on the particular vegetable.
>
> So, to steam or not to steam?
>
> Jill

I steam potatoes rather than boil them. Tiny ones I nuke.
Graham