What the heck is that?

Have you ever walked through the produce section of a supermarket, looked  at some of the unfamiliar fruits and vegetable and thought—"what the heck is that"?

Chayote Squash

A few years back when a fruit and vegetable market moved into our neighbourhood, I had just that experience. The market carried a wide variety of  Asian, Caribbean and South American foods—some of which I never seen before. The curiosity built until I took the plunge and bought a green, wrinkly fruit that I had no idea how to eat or prepare (or more importantly what it would taste like).  A few Google clicks later and I was newly educated on how to cook "stuffed chayote". It was delicious...and it started a passion for hunting down and trying new (unusual) ingredients in my cooking.

A couple of years of exposure to eating new foods has led to me to expand into trying vegetarian, vegan and raw food recipes.

This blog will be a way for me to share my experiences, musings and recipes as a newly converted vegetarian.