It has no flavor, but it does add crunch.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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Vortex - Oct 07, 2018 3:59:05 pm PDT #4516 of 8234
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Beverly - Oct 07, 2018 4:09:07 pm PDT #4517 of 8234
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Ooh, celery is wonderful with rosemary in chicken and rice dishes--I mean, for those of us who don't require *fiyah!* in every dish. You just have to remove the solids after cooking, because...yechh. But celery flavor and scent, with ginger and any or all of the following: rosemary, onion, garlic, black pepper, paprika, and the occasional other herb, is good with chicken.
Jessica - Oct 07, 2018 4:11:27 pm PDT #4518 of 8234
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Good celery has flavor. You just need to buy it at the farmer's market and get the dark green kind with more leaves than you think it ought to have.
sj - Oct 07, 2018 5:13:30 pm PDT #4519 of 8234
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Celery has evil anise flavor. I can't stand it in anything.
Steph L. - Oct 07, 2018 5:32:02 pm PDT #4520 of 8234
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I bought celery today at TJs before I ever came home and read all this. I feel like a traitor to half of you and a goddamn hero to the other half. (I like celery with hummus and also peanut butter. NOT TOGETHER OH GOD)
Atropa - Oct 07, 2018 9:59:53 pm PDT #4521 of 8234
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I will sidestep the celery war! Peanut butter is only acceptable on toast, with honey. Or on its own in a small dish. With honey. And fancy salt.
juliana - Oct 08, 2018 3:20:19 am PDT #4522 of 8234
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I like the salty CRONCH of celery, and will eat it plain (but prefer it with hummus).
Laura - Oct 08, 2018 3:32:14 am PDT #4523 of 8234
Our wings are not tired.
Mmmm celery. As a delivery device for hummus, peanut butter, egg salad, soft cheese, other stuff. I get to eat it with blue cheese when the guys get wings too!
Theoretically working this morning. Really wanted to sleep in but the dog wasn't allowing that to happen.
Steph L. - Oct 08, 2018 3:45:38 am PDT #4524 of 8234
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Buying celery was actually part of my new plan to shift my diet toward a lower carb one. When I got my flu shot last week, I had blood drawn for cholesterol, etc., tests. But I hadn't planned on it, so I didn't fast. My total cholesterol didn't really change much (it's at 220, which my doctor is fine with), my HDL went up to 48 (which is good), and my LDL went down to 120 (which is also good). But my triglycerides went up to 260, and the upper limit of normal is 150 (dang).
I assume the results are partly affected by me not fasting before the test, but not fasting wouldn't throw off the results by 100 points. My doctor said too many starches and sugars make triglycerides go up, so he recommended shifting some things away from starchy carbs and sugars. So one of the things I did was buy hummus and celery and bell pepper for snacks. And eggs for breakfast (which is definitely not a hardship, because I love me some eggs.)
Zenkitty - Oct 08, 2018 4:13:50 am PDT #4525 of 8234
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Celery is bitter and the stringy texture is gross.
You can scoop peanut butter into your mouth with a spoon. Neither the spoon nor the celery are edible, but the spoon can be reused.
I don't want it to be Monday.