Celery

Celery is beautiful. Truly. It doesn't have loads and loads of flavor and lots of people hate its stringiness. But is there a better, more natural boat-shaped vehicle for peanut butter and raisins? And when I was a kid, my parents put leafy celery into colored water and a day later the celery leaves had turned deep blue. Magic!

And celery can be pretty helpful in print making.

Exhibit 1:


The shape of the end of a celery is the perfect thing for printing cabbage roses on paper or fabric. If you can do it with potatoes. . . why not with celery?

Exhibit 2:


Close up, its colors are subtle and lovely. Sort of like slices of lemongrass.

Cooking is more fun if you enjoy the process. . . if you slow down long enough to take note of the ingredients you're using.

I promise it's true.