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In Season: Bok Choy

Flickr: The Marmot I am ashamed to admit that I only recently started cooking with bok choy. A member of the cabbage family, bok choy has been cultivated in China since ancient times and is often referred to as Chinese cabbage or simply "white vegetable." Available year-round but hitting peak season during the winter months, bok choy boasts mildly flavored crunchy stalks and leaves resembling cabbage. Bok choy varieties, recipes, tips, and ideas after the jump....

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11 Comments | Posted by Claire Sellers, February 20, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: bok choy, in season

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 38: Embracing My Inner Bok Choy

I freaked my son out last week. For perhaps the first time ever, I opted for the broccoli instead of the fried shrimp at the mediocre Chinese restaurant where we were eating. Will was incredulous: "I'm not believing what I'm seeing. What is going on here? You're really serious about this diet stuff, aren't you, Dad?" I'm even freaking myself out with my fervent embrace of (gasp) vegetables. We're talking about way more than broccoli here. We're talking carrots and green beans and even bok choy. My appetite is a bok choy-seeking missile. Do you know what it's like to eat the bok choy and leave the pork alone? This is more than a sea change. It's an appetite transplant....

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18 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, October 24, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Tagged: bok choy, diets, Ed Levine's Serious Diet, vegetables, weight