Foodie - Jicama

“The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth.”  Frances Moore Lappe

In the third stage of my life journey I am aspiring to be a Foodie – one who embraces the enjoyment of good food and wine!  The taste buds are sensory receptors for flavor.  I don’t strive to be Julia Child reincarnated.  I am pursuing culinary tastes and learning – how to cut a mango, how to eat jicama, how to make flavored vinegars and dressings, how to chop an onion, how to use a mandolin, etc.

So follow me on my ‘Foodie’ journey…..

   


Jicama – Mexican turnip with taste closer to an apple

Wash and peel the jicama with a vegetable peeler.  Use a sharp knife to halve from the top to bottom and slice the jicama into small sticks, discs, chunks or wedges. 

Dip – combine the following:

½ C reduced-fat sour cream

Zest and juice of 1 lime

½ teaspoon chili powder

2 scallions, finely chopped

Coarse salt and ground pepper

Transfer dip to serving dish surrounded by jicama sticks.  Yummy!!