It’s hit or miss with my own kids. My youngest loves all vegetables — she sits by the veggie tray at birthday parties eating the raw cauliflower, cucumbers, broccoli and tomatoes. Her twin, however, will only what she absolutely has to in order to be excused from the dinner table. My oldest can take it or leave it – she’ll eat it if it’s there and won’t complain but she won’t request it either.

Over the years I’ve tried to incorporate more veggies into our diet. I admit that while I don’t like the idea of “hiding” vegetables in other foods (I think kids should learn to eat them as they are), I have been known to puree some carrots to add to pasta sauce, or add zucchini to chocolate cake (ok, that one’s probably a stretch).

Cooks.com has a great page full of vegetable ideas. Listed by vegetable name and broken down into individual recipes, the page includes everything from main dishes to side dishes, and even has soups and gourmet options.

What’s your favorite vegetable to eat and/or cook with?

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Veggie Variations

My current favorite is the raspberry Chambord margarita that I wrote about last month, but I’ve also found a page with eight other yummy margarita variations, from basic to interesting!

Raspberry Chambord Margarita

The page has recipes for a basic mix, a blood orange margarita, a Cadillac Margarita (which just uses higher-end ingredients), an Italian margarita, a Lovely Rita, a Melon Margarita, Strawberry Margarita (my favorite!), and a Three-Citrus Sunrise Margarita.

Any of these would be great for a relaxing evening out on the back porch or for a rowdy get-together on May 5th. Which one sounds most appealing to you?

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8 Different Margaritas

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Her “live” blog will be displayed in a viewer window on the main Pink Ribbon Review website (thanks to software provided by CoveritLive). It’s like instant messaging — except you don’t need a user name or password — and you can watch the conversation, view photos, send in comments, or participate in polls. There’s no downloading … just have her website loaded at 8:00 EST and watch the magic unfold.

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Live Blogging at Pink Ribbon Review Tonight During SU2C- Stand Up 2 Cancer