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Leslie Engel, Food Writer
Brooklyn, New York
About me
Champion of culinary literacy, lover of leftovers and writer of the Irrationalparsnip.com. Deeply suspicious of escalators and celery.
Website
irrationalparsnip.comMore local tomatoes!
Sliding Doors
This time on grilled pizza with fresh mozzarella and basil from my stoop. Can't get enough tomatoes. Ever.
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DietID_TeamDietitians @AMK you guys should swap tomato ideas!
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AMK Ooooof, that looks delicious!
My first sun gold tomato harvest of the year! Finally!
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carpe_deli Congratz ! 😄👌🏼
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LezEngel Thanks @carpe_deli !
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DietID_TeamDietitians Look at these beauties!!! Amazing!
Happy to see this deal on "blemished" produce at the Union Square farmer's market.
Union Square Greenmarket
Care of Norwich Meadows Farm #nofoodwaste #KnowYourFarmer
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yes!!!
The sweet and the savory
irrationalparsnip.com
Ripe cantaloupe, fresh herbs and a drizzle of white wine vinegar and olive oil over lettuce make a cooling combo on a hot summer night. #KnowYourFarmer
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DietID_TeamDietitians Just picked up the first melon from the farmers market yesterday. Definitely trying this for dinner tonight.
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LezEngel Hope you enjoy @Rachna!
Let’s admit it: Crickets are just another food fad | Grist
grist.org
This is an interesting and alternative view from Grist on crickets as a food source. Apparently some cricket producers use organic grains and filtered water to feed their insect flocks. This method...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Fascinating!
Discovered this patch of purslane growing wild in my parent's backyard in upstate NY. Does anyone have a good recipe for this stuff?
Purslane can be used as a salad green, sautéed like spinach and probably many other ways I have yet to discover.
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sugardetoxme Never can go wrong in a salad but notice @DigInn is doing a cold salad with cantaloupe and purslane
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JenniferEmilson Love it in salad!
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LezEngel Thanks for the tips @sugardetoxme and @JenniferEmilson! Big fan of @diginn so I'll have to check out their take on purslane. Sounds delicious.
Kale vs. Pizza Cutter
irrationalparsnip.com
Is this a new way to take down those massive bunches of kale available now? See how it turned out on my blog.
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Udi Why didn't I think of this?
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sociokim So simple and brilliant!
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DietID_TeamDietitians OMG GENIUS
Wrinkly cucumber? Try this quick and cooling soup just in time for summer, from my latest blog post.
irrationalparsnip.com
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NehaNBB Looks refreshing!
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LezEngel Good question @mirasingh! Yes, the seeds don't blend well and sometimes with larger and/or older cukes the seeds are really bitter & unpleasant. I usually eat the seeds but decided to leave them...
Beet greens for breakfast!
A relative of chard, beet greens cook up just as good with a little olive oil and garlic, so save those tops!
#NoFoodWaste
#NoFoodWaste
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DietID_TeamDietitians I've started doing salads for breakfast and I feel like I have a much better day. It could be placebo ;) but it's working
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LezEngel I'm a big proponent of the breakfast salad!
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gingerandchorizo I once made an omelette with beet greens, so good! Totally fits for breakfast:)
Bread, Resurrected
irrationalparsnip.com
Stale bread is resurrected for croutons in this smoky kale salad.
#nofoodwaste
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DietID_TeamDietitians Nice! Lots of bakeries so the same thing. And croutons are the perfect topper to literally anything