Sunny Side Up

[ase]

Some people wake up with a hangover and no money. The morning after my last midterm (and post-midterm celebrating), I bounced out of bed to find temp job paperwork in the "sent" folder. I'm okay with this outcome.

In better news, I won a raffle for a Farm Fresh box while sober. Free organic food is great, but I don't recognize everything that came in the box. Are the stalk thing at the bottom of this picture leeks? Sauteeing is my default in the face of unfamiliar veggies. Is oil + heat a good option for putative leeks?

Comments

[damned_colonial]

Yup, those are leeks! Slice the white and pale green parts, and saute. They're best with things, not just on their own... they go well in leek and potato soup, or in a quiche or frittata, or with bacon and lentils.

[andraste]

That certainly is a leek, and they are delicious sautéed so go right ahead. They work just about anywhere you would use an onion, as well.

[silmaril]

Yes, those are leeks, and this is a classic Turkish dish with them; it's one of my favourites.

[jd]

Leeks make fantastic objects for spinning, or so I hear.

Also, soup. I may have some recipes in Joy, if you want to browse at some point.