It happens to the best of us. The vegetables are steaming away, and we get sucked into a conversation or the phone rings or there is a loud crash in another room and by the time we return, our beautiful farmers' market baby zucchini is limp and smushy. More than once I have dumped a pot or pan of ruined veggies in the bin, cursing my distractions and bemoaning the waste, making the salad bigger and pretending there is not a hole on our dinner plates where a delicious vegetable should be. Read more... |