I admit it. Before today, I had never eaten fennel. When I saw this beauty last night at Kroger next to a sign that said, "SALE: Organic Fennel 99cents", I couldn't resist.
It sat on the counter all night while I pondered what to do with it. This morning, I sliced up the root with some other vegetables and roasted them.
There's Noah's hand grabbing the roasted vegetables. They were a delicious breakfast.
Next, I tackled the stalks. They looked like celery, so I cut them up and put them with our salad for lunch. They added a nice licorice-ish crunch.
But what to do with those beautiful feathery fronds? I took one in each hand like a pompom and danced around the kitchen, waving them. The cats were very interested in that and decided that fennel fronds look like cat toys, so I used them as such.
They all loved playing with the fennel fronds, but when Shadow started gobbling one, I stopped to find out if they're harmful for cats. It turns out that fennel has no harmful effects on cats. In fact, it freshens their breath! So I encouraged all three of them to snack on it. They all did, but Shadow enjoyed it the most passionately.
I also saved some of the little green feathers to use as a garnish on our salad and roasted vegetables. In the end, I really enjoyed discovering a new vegetable and used every bit of it. Definitely 99 cents well spent.
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