Following the Latest Trend...

...and it's not "bubble glazing" (as seen on facebook)!

It's the VEGGETTI... As Seen On TV!!!!

I know so many people that have one of these and love it. Since I have been gifted lots of zucchini this summer, I figured it was time I got one. With a 20% of coupon at Bed Bath and Beyond, I spent a grand total of $15.99 (plus tax & shipping).

We are always trying to get more veggies into our diet so I figured this would be a good way to help us achieve our goal. There was a little learning curve on use, and carrots are trickier than zucchini. What I wasn't expecting was to be left with these funny discs of veggies with attached tubes. Not one to be wasteful, I bagged them up and will chop them into a salad tonight.

Our maiden voyage with the Veggetti was to make "zoodles" from zucchini, along with some spiralized carrots. I sauteed them in the wok along with some shrimp and grape tomatoes. When the vegetables were just starting to soften I tossed in freshly made pesto, my first batch of the season.

It was absolutely delicious! Jeff and I didn't miss the "real" noodles at all. I am sure this little gadget is going to one those things that in 10 years we say, "Remember the zoodles craze?"

it's the veggies that brought us together

Every time Jeff and I make Asian style stir fry it brings me back to a night in 2009...

Shortly after Jz died, Jeff said he would come over to my place and make me dinner. We decided on his recipe for Asian stir fry. Together we chopped all the vegetables, placing each of them in a different handmade bowl from my cupboards. We had lots of fun arranging the bowls on the counter and taking photos of all the pretty veggies and pots. I think it was the first time in many weeks that I laughed and enjoyed myself. That meal was the first of many that we cooked together. Other times in the following months he came over and did all the cooking... it was such a treat since at the time my commute to work was nearly an hour in each direction and cooking was the last thing I wanted to do at the end of the day. I was in heaven!

... and I think you know the rest of the story.