Vegetarian meals

Moonbear

koolrabi = kohlrabi (I think...sounds like it probably is) I like it raw in salads, somewhat like a radish flavor.

rabarber = rhubarb (I was able to confirm that one http://www.flyswatter.com/nawc/fruitsveggies.htm )

I can't even guess at the others.

Math Is Hard

OK, I just whipped myself up a yummy dinner.. but something is missing. It's a colorful salad with cubes of diced cucumber, chick peas, whole pitted black olives, and grape tomatoes all tossed in red wine vinaigrette with a teaspoon of crushed garlic.

I think the missing ingredient is chopped red onion. Any other recommendations?

Mk

Oh no! You forgot ham, lemon juice (I like lots! instead of dressing, because I don't like it), shredded cheeses, and parmesan.

wolram

I like fruit with salad, may be pineapple or orange, i know you super cooks
think im bonkers but i like it

Mk

Ohhhh this is the vegetarian thread....... well in that case don't use the ham, and if you're pias, only use the lemon juice. You can add in a half a teaspoon of baking soda to get rid of that unpleasant smell in your breath afterwards. It works in refrigerators!

Math Is Hard

OH no!! I am so busted. I just went and put some ham in it. How did you know?
Oh, dear, the veg police are on to me!! They see everything!!

Math Is Hard

I have a thing for grapes and bleu cheese in a salad. Still trying to find the right recipe though.

Townsend

I love blue cheese but I cannot imagine grapes in my salad. we are talking about the kind of salad you eat right?

Monique

Invented a soup today (enough for two):

3 red bell peppers
1 red onion
1 large tomato
1 cube vegetable stock
1 inch skinless cucumber

Roast the bell peppers under the oven grill.

Fry onion in pan, add tomato.
Add the roasted bell peppers, black skin removed.
Add a cup of water and the bouillon cube and let everything simmer.
Blend until smooth, add water to get a creamy texture.

Chop up an inch of cucumber (without skin) into very small cubes.
Add to the soup, for a fresh bite.

DELICIOUS!!

rachmaninoff

Try google's Image search, it seems to work for most of them. Ex: For "Zuring", image search led me to this page in the Netherlands, with photographs and the scientific, Rumex acetosa, which of course is common Sorrel.

Monique

What's tasty on bread?

My favorite:
peanut butter with a generous amount of sambal and slices of cucumber

rachmaninoff

Between Names of Vegetables, and Wikipedia-Nederlands, I've been doing a lot of translating today:

Nederlands / Scientific / English
knolselderij / Apium graveolens var. rapaceum / celeriac
pastinaken / Pastinaca sativa / parsnip
meiknolletjes - ?
schorseneren/ Scorzonera hispanica / black salsify, 'black oyster plant', 'serpent root', 'viper's grass'; a photo here
ramenas / Raphanus sativus / radish
koolraap / Brassica napus / rutabaga, swedish turnip, yellow turnip
koolrabi / Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes / kohlrabi (the German name)
rabarber / Rheum rhabarbarum / rhubarb (Moonbear got this one before me)
raapstelen / (?) Brassica rapa var. rapa / my guess is a turnip? (raap-)
postelein / Portulaca oleracea syn. Portulaca sativa / purslane, 'pusley', 'little hogweed'
zuring / Rumex acetosa / common sorrel

Hope this helps! Links are all to wikipedia articles (English versions).

wolram

Black current jelly, strong cheese, lettuce and cucumber

Garlic bread just on its own

wolram

I made a ginger cake today, when it was cooking it did not smell right, but
i thought it was just my sense of smell, i have just tried a peice, it is awful
and i have found out why, i used garam masala instead of soft brown sugar