tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post116904443242302178..comments2024-03-20T10:36:19.032-05:00Comments on A Veggie Venture: Comfort Food: Fennel Mashed Potatoes ♥Alanna Kellogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-60848309120316840592007-03-07T07:32:00.000-06:002007-03-07T07:32:00.000-06:00Like Lydia, I can't 'do' fennel raw or lightly coo...Like Lydia, I can't 'do' fennel raw or lightly cooked. But caramelize it 'till sweetened... it becomes a thing of beauty.s'kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608290084940445730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-52820117592370954332007-03-06T05:40:00.000-06:002007-03-06T05:40:00.000-06:00Lydia ~ Oh I'm so sorry fennel doesn't work for yo...Lydia ~ Oh I'm so sorry fennel doesn't work for you, raw. I love-love it in all forms. <BR/><BR/>Willa ~ Oh I grew a bronze fennel in a pot a couple of years ago, it was gorgeous. I don't know if it's really an 'ornamental', however, and edible? It might be 'edible' but not palatable, like the giant sweet potatoes at the base of the sweet potato vines I put into pots as well. Thanks for the tips re the birds, you've got me thinking, Hmm, what should I do with the pots on the patio this year?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958734676085265311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-59052531266876361802007-03-05T15:25:00.000-06:002007-03-05T15:25:00.000-06:00I have a beautiful Bronze Fennel that keeps coming...I have a beautiful Bronze Fennel that keeps coming back to my ornamental garden each year. I've never cooked with it because I don't know how to harvest it. I wasn't too worried about that since I "knew" I wouldn't like the licorice taste of fennel, but reading this has made me want to rethink that attitude. Thanks! (BTW- the birds LOVE the fennel seeds, and the swallowtail caterpillars love the plants!)<BR/><BR/>WillaWillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115110657993404611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-82825646398104492052007-03-05T07:11:00.000-06:002007-03-05T07:11:00.000-06:00Fennel and potatoes is my new favorite combination...Fennel and potatoes is my new favorite combination. The fennel (which I don't like raw, no matter how thinly it's shaved) sweetens when cooked, and it's great in gratins and in soup. I'm definitely going to try it with mashed potatoes -- yum.Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.com