I gave in and bought frozen vegetables at the grocery store yesterday. I have had to face the fact that I will not be producing anywhere near enough vegetative matter from the garden this year to keep our family fed in a well-balanced manner (no matter what A. says, two pounds of steak per person does not constitute a full meal). I will not be freezing enough chard, green beans, and maquechoux to take us through the winter. I'm not even going to have enough fresh stuff for the summer.
I had to buy vegetables. It was a sad day. Although I must admit that the convenience of opening a bag and dumping pre-picked, pre-cleaned, and ready to cook vegetables is kind of nice. They don't taste like the real thing, though.
Oh well. Next year. It's my new mantra.
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Aren't those frozen veggies already in the bag the bee's knees?
Hope you are keeping somewhat cool, we are having 100+ degree temps for more than a week, unusual for here. Very little humidity , also unusual for here.
Beth
It seems to me that there are some other ways to get your vegetables and come down somewhere in the middle of the Goodness/Ease-of- Preparation spectrum, where Home Grown is max for Goodness and frozen-in-a bag is max for Ease-of- Preparation. My first alternate would be a local, seasonal Farmer's Market. If that's not possible, I still find most vegetables are tastier bought "fresh" from the produce section of the market, rather than "fresh frozen".
On the other hand, the tiny, "microwave-steam-in-the-bag" Brussels sprouts are really, really good. ;-)
You sound like a Cubs fan...there is always next year!
You sound like a Cubs fan...there is always next year!
Some years are like that. Store-bought veggies are better than no veggies.
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