Veggie/Fruit A Month Event

We all either already know or have heard about various benefits of fruits and vegetables in our day-to-day lives. Yes, yes, yes, you will say, it is old. But, it can never get old news. These colorful veggies and fruits can help us fight almost all diseases you can think of on the face of the earth from as simple as a common cold and as complicated as chronic cancer. 

There are many studies done on the what should be ideal serving and how much and many such facts. There is lots of information available over net and every group which does surveys or research has their own measurements. But, whichever group or organization it is, they all say one thing in common. We should take multiple servings of fruits and vegetables in day. Whether we take them in raw form or cooked, doesn't matter. We should eat them. Of course less processing of the veggie or fruit is better for health.

Now, with all that blabbering let's talk about my event. I am starting a monthly event "Vegetable/Fruit A Month" starting this month which would feature a veggie and a fruit a month. So, every month, we will feature a veggie or a fruit and share delicious recipes made out of our star ingredients. We will try to pick the veggie/fruit that is in season so that everyone can buy and cook it easily. Fruits and veggies will be selected in alternate months, for e.g., I am starting with Avocados (a fruit) and next month we wil feature a vegetable. While announcing this event, the host will also describe the benefits and details of the fruit/veggie.

Veggie/Fruit of June 2013 is LYCHEE.

There are few rules of this event:

·              The chosen veggie or fruit has to be the STAR of the recipe.

·              It can be cooked in any way or can be in its raw form in the recipe. 

·              It can be any course of the meal (appetizer/main course/side dish/dessert/beverage or breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack).

·              Recipe has to be strict vegetarian (eggs are allowed). This is simply to re-enforce the fact that we can eat veggies without any meat and also for all our vegetarian friends, who do not eat meat.

·              You HAVE to make new recipes and old archived posts are not allowed. This is just so that we try and make new fresh recipes :)

·              Please send in your entries before end of July 31st 2010.

·              If you are a blogger, you can simply send your Name and URL of your recipe at priya DOT mitharwal AT gmail DOT com with the subject of "Veggie/Fruit A Month - Star Ingredient".

·              Non bloggers can email me your name, recipe and picture at priya DOT mitharwal AT gmail DOT com with the subject of "Veggie/Fruit A Month - Star Ingredient".

·              Link your post to the original event post along with the event announcement for that month.

·              You can choose any kind of fruit/veggie that is featured. Feel free to mention the variety if you know.

·              Always try to buy and use locally grown veggie and fruits :)

Please feel free to send any suggestions or feedback on the event or if you have any questions regarding any of the rules.

As I plan to make this a regular monthly event, I would love to have some volunteers to host this every month.

List of Hosts

Month	Host	Veggie/Fruit	Round-Up
2010
Jun-10	Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal from Mharo Rajasthan’s Recipes	Avocado (Fruit)	Avocado
Jul-10	Akheela from Torview	Corn (Veggie)	Corn
Aug-10	Ayeesha from Taste of Pearl City	Cherry (Fruit)	Cherry
Sep-10	Kiran from Sumadhura	Okra (Veggie)	Okra
Oct-10	Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal from Mharo Rajasthan’s Recipes	Apple (Fruit)	Apple
Nov-10	Richa from Richa's Kitchen	Green Peas (Veggie)	Green Peas
Dec-10	Aipi from US Masala	Ripe Banana (Fruit)	Ripe Banana
2011
January-2011	Divya from Dil Se…	Potato (Veggie)	Potato
Feb-11	Pari from Foodelicious	Strawberry (Fruit)	Strawberry
Mar-11	Vanessa from Sweet Artichoke	Radish (Veggie)	Radish
Apr-11	Rupali from Recipe Grab Bag	Pineapple (Fruit)	Pineapple
May-11	Reshmi from Rasoi	Spinach (Veggie)
Jun-11	Savitha from Savitha's Kitchen	Orange (Fruit)	Orange
Jul-11	Revathi Madan from Kaarasaaram	Carrot (Veggie)	Carrot
Aug-11	Susan from The Well Seasoned Cook	Peach (Fruit)	Peach
Sep-11	Shri from Tiffin Carrier Antic/que's!	Cauliflower (Veggie)	Cauliflower
Oct-11	Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal from Mharo Rajasthan’s Recipes	Coconut (Fruit)	Coconut
Nov-11	Archana from The Mad Scientist's Kitchen	Plantain (Veggie)	Plantain
Dec-11	Richa from Ambrosia	Cucumber (Fruit)	Cucumber
2012
Jan-12	Raji from Vegetarian Tastebuds	Bottle Gourd (Veggie)	Bottle Gourd
Feb-12	Gopika from The Kitchen Affaire	Lemon (Fruit)	Lemon
Mar-12	Priya Mahadevan from Now Serving	Sweet Potato (Veggie)	Sweet Potato
Apr-12	Shama from Eay2Cook Recipes	Grapes (Fruit)	Grapes
May-12	Sowjanya from Ruchikacooks	Pumpkin (Veggie)	Pumpkin
Jun-12	Harini-Jaya from Tamapalaku	Blueberry (Fruit)	Blueberry
Jul-12	Vardhini from Vardhini's Kitchen	Zucchini (Veggie)	Zucchini
Aug-12	Anu Shoj from Anu's Healthy Kitchen	Papaya (Fruit)	Papaya
Sep-12	Sumedha Bailur from Sumee's Culinary Bites	Beetroot (Veggie)	Beetroot
Oct-12	Sumedha Bailur from Sumee's Culinary Bites	Cranberry (Fruit)	Cranberry
Nov-12	Rinku from Cooking in Westchester	Winter Squash (Veggie)
Dec-12	Amy B from Savory Moments	Date (Fruit)	Date
2013
Jan-13	Sara from Sara's Corner	Capsicum (Veggie)
Feb-13	Apurva from Pure Vegetarian Bites	Strawberry (Fruit)
Mar-13	Usha Rao from My Spicy Kitchen	Brinjal/Eggplant (Veggie)	Brinjal/Eggplant
Apr-13	Sandhya Ramakrishnan from My Cooking Journey	Mango (Fruit)
May-13	Rinku from Cooking in Westchester	Turnip (Veggie)
Jun-13	Mireille from Chef Mireille's Global Creations	Lychee (Fruit)
Jul-13	Sowmya from Nivedhanams	Onion (Veggie)
Aug-13	Alka Monk from The Kitchen Monk	Fruit
Sep-13	Priya Srinivasan from Enveetu Kitchen	Broccoli (Veggie)
Oct-13	Kirthi Karthi from Krithi's Kitchen	Pear (Fruit)
Nov-13	Open	Veggie
Dec-13	Open	Fruit