cereal to add: I also didn't eat/like vegetables till relatively recently, and things didn't rachet up to "love" until we joined the CSA and had all these veggies we had to use. As brenda and other have pointed out, working around the veggie for meal planning brings a whole new attitude into play!

My farmer's market is FINALLY getting spring veggies and I am over the moon about it. Only downside is it means I have to start leaving the house way earlier on Saturday mornings to make sure I don't miss things. (I did manage to snag some awesome young carrots and skinny asparagus today, but when I got to the salad greens people, I was greeted by a bin labeled "pea shoots" that just sat there mocking me with its emptiness. So sad!)

I have never in my entire life stuck a fork in a vegetable dish and said, "OMG, this is GOOD!" and I eye with suspicion anybody who does.

I'm still Beverly. I'm facing the apparent necessity of a veg-oriented diet with dread and sulking. They are *better* from a farmer's market or home garden, but they still aren't *good*.

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I did not know that. That's really weird.

Thanks for the melon info, Trudy. I like cantaloupe, but it's hard to find it in stores at its proper moment for eating, and now I know why!

Roasting and grilling, noted. I'll try it, I promise. And I just remembered there's a big farmer's market on my way to my sister's place.

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My farmer's market does not yet have too many good spring veggies. The goat cheese people were there, however, so I have a couple of varieties to nom over the next week.

By 9:30, the empanada lady is sold out of her best empanada- the spinach one. And she's been making more every week, and every week, they're gone. Our market runs 7-12, and stuff moves. The crazy asparagus guy was already getting thin at that time too, and he started with basically a pickup truck bed full. Did I mention he's a hoot? A viking-hippy cross, mountain of a man with long blond hair, usually dressed in full camo hunting gear. Organic farmer, and quite the talker. He was teasing a kid insisting she preferred water to lemonade with "You know what fish do in water, right?) Booming voice, local B'more accent. And his asparagus is awesome. And he sells praying mantis nests. For real.

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I can't believe my CSA doesn't start until the end of June. I want it now! Stupid northern growing season.

I have always loved veggies, even as a kid. I tend to assume people who don't like vegetables dislike bitter flavors and sometimes wonder if perhaps "bitter" tastes different to different people.

I'm trying to think of veggie solutions. The problem is I'd have to know your taste and what you are trying to avoid. Are you trying to completely eliminate meat and cheese? If not, there are many delicious ways to combine veggies with meat and cheese in a single dish. Do you react to veggies the way ita does? Cause in a case that extreme, no recommendations. An example that many would like - Quesadillas: tortilla (corn or wheat as you prefer) whole or cut into strips with olive oil, spinach, garlic, salt, black pepper, and a little melted cheese. Alternatively cabbage or the green of your choice. Or Nopales (prickly pea fruit. tomatos can be include. Salsa or sliced chiles if you want some heat. Soy cheese if you are avoiding dairy. In general improvise to taste - lime juice, wine, garlic, onion. Or you can make mushroom quesadilla. Or mushroom quesadillas with pizza sauce or picante sauce, onions+ sweet peppers if you like, and you have Mexican pizza.

Thank goodness for y'all or I could've missed that my local market starts up next Sunday. Woo hoo! Hours are changed this year to 10am - 2pm, which means I won't have to get up early. Nice.

Suzi, if you see this, let me know if you want to go with me. You can click here to check it out.