Carrots and Zucchini Salad

We all need our veggies, especially someone like me that unfortunately does not eat enough of them.

Do have a favorite veggie? I think I pretty much like all with the exception of brussel sprouts - we just cannot seem to get onboard with each other.

If there is a favorite I will have to say carrots. I like them raw, cooked, in salads, cakes, dipped in anything. The same goes for zucchini, which I love grilled with a splash of olive oil and some chopped herbs.

A couple of weeks back I gave Heidi Swanson Sunburst Carrot Salad recipe a try out in my kitchen.  It was part of our Gutsy Cook menu options and I had all the ingredients at hand. 

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Poached Kingklip with Spicy Ginger Butter Sauce

I was craving a fish dish, which is not unusual, since I barely include meat in my diet. So, when I get these types of cravings I know my body is missing some type of nutrients that can only be satisfied with a heavy dose of protein. So when I stopped at the supermarket to buy carrots, I passed the fish counter and I took a peek.

And saw a nice filet of a fish that for all intent and purpose looked like grouper; but was way cheaper.

I asked the fish guys what it was and he responded with kingklip.

The hell?  So my next question was what type of fish was it? And his response was “it’s like a grouper.”

It was on sale, so off I went with my filet to ask the gods Google about kingklip. 

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