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. 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. Grilled cabbage is delicious; it carmelizes nicely and tastes
great. But I digress...

Am I the only person who ever steams veggies? 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. I either steam them or heat
them in the microwave with a little water. So what? It's not as if
they're bland and boring. 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