Comments on: Meatless Monday: Eats Roots and Leaves Salad With Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2011/06/27/meatless-monday-eats-roots-and-leaves-salad-with-blueberry-balsamic-vinaigrette/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2011/06/27/meatless-monday-eats-roots-and-leaves-salad-with-blueberry-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-187025 Barbara Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:01:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1630#comment-187025 Thank you for the tip Louise–I’ll try it!

]]> By: Louise http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2011/06/27/meatless-monday-eats-roots-and-leaves-salad-with-blueberry-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-186917 Louise Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:27:20 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1630#comment-186917 My lettuce is starting to go bitter as well, but the U of I extension service (check it out, it’s very useful) notes a neat trick on their website: you can wash and store the lettuce in the fridge for a day or two, and most of the bitterness will go away!

]]> By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2011/06/27/meatless-monday-eats-roots-and-leaves-salad-with-blueberry-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-185506 Barbara Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:38:23 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1630#comment-185506 Nancy–maybe I’ll write a post with just various vinaigrette ideas on it in the near future–homemade dressing makes salads really sparkle and the dressings taste so much better than bottled.

OBB–thanks for suggesting the film. I’ll see what I can do to suggest regional foods.

]]> By: Oxford Burger Blog http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2011/06/27/meatless-monday-eats-roots-and-leaves-salad-with-blueberry-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-185122 Oxford Burger Blog Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:08:18 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1630#comment-185122 I have been reading your food blog and have really enjoyed it. As a fellow foodie, I have a blog about my quest for the ultimate hamburger, I wanted to share this link and project that I have been following as I think they have an very interesting idea for a short film that will appeal to foodies.

A team of documentary short film makers is making a film about the regional foods which are disappearing from our grocery store shelves. Once, the grocery store reflected the foods and culinary heritage of each region of our country. There was a time that Coors beer was not sold east of the Mississippi River, and Moon Pies only existed in the South. Small regional food companies are being bumped from the store shelves, and we are losing these food traditions.

These are those foods that maybe your grandparents had in their pantry and you refused to eat. Things (and these are real) like mudfish in a jar, sauerkraut juice, and canned snake. They are looking for input on regional foods in your area, like those strange food items on the top shelf that you have no idea how they are used or what to cook with them.

The film will include calling the makers of these unique foods and learning the history and reason behind why mudfish is available in a jar. Then they will have a big food tasting offering volunteers the chance to taste these items and give their feedback.
I hope you can suggest possible regional foods or ask your readers. You can learn more about the project on their website http://www.indiegogo.com/10MinuteFilms

]]> By: Recipe Club http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2011/06/27/meatless-monday-eats-roots-and-leaves-salad-with-blueberry-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-185036 Recipe Club Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:45:26 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1630#comment-185036 Wow! What a colorful salad! I’d love to grow beets like that! And that dressing sounds fantastic! I’ve been wanting to take a shot at making my own, but I’ve never gotten around to it. I’d love to see some of your other dressing ideas if you get the chance.
~Nancy Lewis~

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