Vegetables galore!

My veg - from memory -I am sitting in bed are
1leek
Half a bag of sprouts
2parsnips
2 carrots
Half a cabbage
Three quarters of red cabbage
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
Onions
Tomatoes
beetroot
Cucumber
Lettuce
Spring onions
Can't remember what else
Have the shopping delivery tomorrow
so must make sure I use up the above first.

My fresh veg are mainly limited to what's in season (as much as possible home-grown so very fresh), so at this time of year I can't begin to compete with what some of you seem to have, but I still don't think that we are short of variety - we had a seven-veg stew for tonight's dinner, with more than enough left for a 'heat and eat' tomorrow.

I wouldn't know where to keep twenty-odd types of fresh vegetables if I bought / harvested them all at the same time!

Oh I love swede, mashed with butter delicious. Now found a way of cooking ( thanks Gransnet) in the microwave as peeling is impossible for me.

Nearest supermarket is 20 miles away, so I do stock up on frozen veg. I also buy fresh veg (sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower etc) blanch and freeze.

I also keep a few bags of frozen Chargrilled Vegetables, and Stir Fry Vegetables as they don't keep for long if I buy them fresh since I don't get out much!.

We are so fortunate now to have such a choice of vegetables - should add I am a vegetarian.

I have about 10.
I usually use up last week's veg. in a veg. casserole.
Slice and parboil potatoes and root veg. Slice other veg. Onions essential.
Make some stock - less than half pint - with a veg. stock cube and some tomato puree.
Grease a large casserole dish (mine's Pyrex) and layer the sliced veg. with S&P and mixed herbs.
Pour in some stock, to halfway. A little olive oil over the top.
Hot oven for at least an hour.
It's even better the next day, but you might need to add extra stock.

Teetime nearest supermarket is 15 miles away and work is in the opposite direction. Can get stuff in Spar but it is not always fresh so we prefer tinned and frozen.

I buy loads and loads of fruit and veg several times a week - we don't eat much frozen or canned though - we have twice weekly markets and I have a Waitrose delivery and sometimes pop to Sainsbury- any surplus goes into soup.

I can't beat that even adding fresh, tinned and frozen. But there are only two of us so too much fresh stuff would go to waste.

I have just counted 15 not including my salad goods plus frozen peas, parsnips and brussels, tinned peas,sweet corn, and beans 3types. I eat a lot of veg..