This is our biggest Kohlrabi. The compost added to the garden, and lots of rain, really made a difference in the yields this year.
Years ago we ordered seeds from a company in the US. It was their policy to include a surprise packet of seeds with a purchase of a certain size. One of those surprise packets was Kohlrabi.
Neither of us had ever tasted Kohlrabi, not even seen it for sale. So Attila, always ready to try something new, planted the seeds. We have been growing Kohlrabi every year since.
Kohlrabi is a mild tasting brassica that is a root vegetable. It’s flesh when raw is similar to a potato. It is relatively nutritious, high in fibre, low in carbohydrates. We peel, dice, blanch, and freeze it. When we have potatoes we cook the frozen kohlrabi along with the potatoes in the instant pot, then mash them together. It reduces the glycemic index and the calories of the potatoes, adds nutritious elements, and we find it delicious.
Mom is bouncing back, feeling better every day. Still in hospital, but hopefully not much longer.
Today is much cooler than it has been. As I stepped outside to commence the morning walk it was a bit of a shock. Luckily I had decided to wear a shirt over my t-shirt, so I wasn’t too uncomfortable. Also, after about ten minutes of vigorous walking one does warm up a bit.
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“Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.”
Heinrich Heine
1797 – 1856
Same old, same old humans.
I’ve never had kohlrabi! I’m glad you’ve found a use for it. I’m especially glad your mother is continuing to improve!
Joan, I hadn’t heard of it before the seeds arrived with the order. It is a happy discovery.
Thanks so much for the kind thoughts for Mom! My sisters, who now live down the street from her, watch out for her, just like she watches out for them!
Kohlrabi was a favorite when I was a child. My grandparents used to serve it with butter, as you would carrots or potatoes. When he retired, my grandfather had a smallish garden, maybe 20ft x 20ft, where he grew tomatoes, green beans, and kohlrabi, among other things.
We’ll probably be going down to see my FIL today. Looks like the hospital will be keeping him for the 8 weeks that he’ll be healing and the hospital will actually be choosing what nursing home he’ll be going into after that. leave the residents on their own, much like living in a condo, and I don’t think that’s a good idea for him.
Teri, I love butter, so I would love kohlrabi served with butter, it sounds delicious!
I am unfamiliar with the system in Ontario for moving seniors into nursing home care, or assisted living of any kind. Every situation is different as far as what is needed, and I hope the hospital uses feedback from DH as to what is appropriate and needed!
In our family we would never dream of telling my Mom what she can do, she is in full command of her faculties. Of course she gets honest feedback from her children, there can be intense discussions, but in the end it is her decision. Whatever she decides she needs or wants is what we fight for, with my middle sister in the lead.
I think the hospital choosing the nursing home is for his own safety as he recovers, as breaking that neck/spine connection could mean either his being paralyzed from the neck up or his losing his autonomic functions, which would most likely kill him.
That is a serious injury, wishing him a full, well supported, and relatively painless recovery!