Botanically, butternut squash is a fruit because it: However, culinarily it’s classified as a vegetable due to its savory taste and cooking uses. Both classifications are technically correct depending on context. What you’ll learn in … Read more
Last summer, my neighbor Karen knocked on my door holding a basket of tomatoes from her garden. Beautiful, deep red Brandywines. But she looked worried. “My sister told me these are nightshade vegetables,” she said. … Read more
My daughter asked me this question last summer while we were picking cucumbers from our raised beds. She was seven. I gave her a confident wrong answer. Said they were vegetables, obviously. Where else do … Read more
Last fall, my nephew asked me a question while we were planting garlic cloves in my garden beds. He’d been learning about food groups in school. “Uncle, is garlic a vegetable? Because we use it … Read more
I was helping my nephew plant his first garden last spring when he asked me a question that stopped me cold. “Uncle, why are we putting tomatoes in the vegetable section if they’re fruits?” I … Read more
Have you ever picked a pepper too early? It looked big and green. But when you took a bite, it was bitter and had no flavor. Or maybe you waited too long. Then you found … Read more