Ode to a Vegetable

These days I must sing a lot of praise for the unsung hero/vegetable I now love: celery!

I've never been a crazy-gotta-eat-me-some-celery kind of gal, but lately I've been digging it hardcore when it comes to my soups. Some chopped celery adds just the right amount of "sumpthin sumpthin" to my beef stews and chicken soups. Plus I love that organic celery can be found on the cheap. It's one vegetable that I can have without having to dip into my kids' piggybanks!

(By the way, I scored some organic celery heads at Berkeley Bowl for only 39 cents a pack! However it was odd that it was Safeway Organic celery at Berkeley Bowl...hmmm...that does seem a wee bit fishy...)

Nevermind that...here's a cool fact-celery is one vegetable that doesn't lose its nutritional value when cooked, so it can be enjoyed either cold and crunchy or hot and soggy-hurray!

Hope you can all grab some celery today!