Bonus points if you know what tonight’s title comes from!


I’m back with more results from Munch Madness. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can see the bracket here. Shameless attempt at blog promotion coming…

C’mon- these are so cute you want to paste them on your own blog, right? 🙂

Last night’s contenders were Squash/Zucchini vs. Pumpkin for veggies, and Apple vs. Pear for fruits.


The winners are…


Zucchini/ Squash and Apples!


It was pretty much a landslide here (18-6 for both fruits and veggies races). Some of you mentioned that pumpkin is in the squash family. Indeed. I kind of wanted to separate it from the others since it’s sort of it’s own entity to me. 


Also, thanks to all for contributing recipes- be sure to check the comments for descriptions of everything from homemade pineapple juice to prosciutto wrapped asparagus. Yum!


Now if anyone wants to share recipes or favorite ways to use yesterday’s competitors, I’m all ears! I suppose none of these are the MOST seasonal right now, but I can start to get excited about next fall’s pumpkin muffins, right?


Now…

It’s in the bag(el)!

PB and honey, cream cheese- tasty any way you make it!

What is my message for Rudy Rudi’s Organic Bakery? THANK YOU! You have resuscitated my ability to eat bagels thanks to your delicious, soft- pretzel-like, nutty and chewy bagels. Back in high school, I literally (I use this not like Rachel Zoe, but in the actual meaning of the word) ate a Cream cheese bagel and special K bar Every. Single. Day. for lunch. For a long time after that, I could barely look at a bagel without wanting to yak. I had some delicious bagels in Manhattan, but that was the extent of it for 5-6 years. 


Now, thanks to Rudi’s, I’m ready to try some more and slowly reintroduce this food into my life. Sounds easy, right? Well, a  year or so ago I ate a refrigerator bagel and gagged. So this is a big step.


They also make dank breads. My favorite is the oat and nut. Whenever they are on sale, I buy it. They can be a bit pricey though.


So there’s some carb love for you. Are bagels a regular part of your diet? What do you put on them?


And TONIGHT’S VOTE is:


BROCCOLI vs. CAULIFLOWER
and
FIGS (fresh or dried) vs. DATES (fresh or dried)


Tonight will be the last “double header,” so from here on out it will be one competition a day until the finals. 


Vote for your faves and share how you use them!




Meri