Oh, the desert. Living somewhere that is 98% sand presents a variety of challenges. One of the challenges faced by us (and the entire country of Kuwait) is the ability to obtain fresh fruits and vegetables. The Kuwaitis have done a good job of adapting to their environment. We are actually able to find a variety of vegetables that are grown (somehow...thanks Allah) locally in Kuwait. The thing about the vegetables though is that you have to be quick, super quick, in snatching them up. Vegetable seasons last maybe one month. Ok, maybe two weeks.
After a lengthy conversation with the high school secretary in regards to this local vegetable dilemma we decided to take action. Last time we headed out to our favorite grocery store (again in the desert, surrounded by sand) we bought obscene amounts of the local broccoli. Since the broccoli is grown here and not flown in from say, Tibet or Inner Mongolia, it is actually affordable. Maybe we got some strange looks as we loaded close to a pallets worth of veg into our grocery cart. Upon returning home we blanched the heck out of that green goodness and crossed our fingers that the price would dramatically increase making this adventure worth it.
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| The first of many large pots of broc. It is good that your pee does not turn the color of green that the water changed to after blanching. That would be weird if it did. |
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| Some of the fruits (or veggies) of our labor. Hopefully it still tastes good in April. |
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