Tableau Vivante

Whenever I buy root veggies with tops at the market (beets, carrots, etc.) they always ask if I want the leaves removed. At first I would say yes, but this past year I started saying no. Seeing all that green get tossed onto asphalt always gave me pause. Seemed a bit of a waste. The thing is you want to top your root veggies – the leaves tend to suck nutrients (and flavor) from the roots in an effort to stay alive. And I do so when I get home. But instead of tossing all that foliage, I use the tops for quickie bouquets. I added rosemary to yesterday’s carrot tops for some height and voila, a pleasing all-green spring display on my backsplash. It won’t last terribly long. But for a few days it’s a nice reminder of market day.